Thursday, November 22, 2012, 12:29 pm

Amazon drops prices on MacBook Airs and 13-inch MacBook Pros ahead of Black Friday [u]

By AppleInsider Staff

Amazon on Thursday cut pricing on Apple's MacBook Air lineup and a handful of 13-inch MacBook Pros, yielding the best prices thus far on some models while matching pricing from rival retailers on others.


For MacBook Airs, Amazon has knocked $100 off all models with the exception of the 1.80GHz 13" MacBook Air, which it cut by $174 to $1,024.99 -- the best price for this model thus far. The price cuts also yield the best deals on the 2.5GHz 13" (4GB/500GB HDD) MacBook Pro $1,034.99 ($164.01 savings) and 2.9GHz 13" (8GB/750GB HDD) MacBook Pro $1,349.99 ($149.01 savings). Both these prices will best Apple's Black Friday sale. Amazon also pays some of the highest prices (in Amazon Gift Cards) if you sell them your old Mac (compare with other trade in services).

Constantly updated prices on all of Apple's offerings can be seen in our Price Guides.

MacBook Airs						Discount
11-inch Models
11" Air (1.30GHz/4GB/128GB)	$999.00	$999.00	$964.18*	$999.00	$994.00	$34.82
11" Air (1.30GHz/8GB/128GB)	$1,099.00	n/a	$1,061.18*	n/a yet	$1,199.00	$37.82
11" Air (1.30GHz/4GB/256GB)	$1,199.00	$1,199.00	$1,158.18*	$1,199.00	$1,199.00	$40.82
11" Air (1.30GHz/8GB/256GB)	$1,299.00	n/a	$1,255.18*	n/a yet	n/a yet	$43.82
11" Air (1.30GHz/8GB/512GB)	$1,599.00	n/a	$1,546.18*	n/a yet	n/a yet	$52.82
11" Air (1.70GHz/4GB/128GB)	$1,149.00	---	$1,109.68*	n/a yet	$1,149.00	$39.32
11" Air (1.70GHz/8GB/128GB)	$1,249.00	n/a	$1,206.68*	n/a yet	$1,249.00	$42.32
11" Air (1.70GHz/8GB/256GB)	$1,449.00	n/a	$1,400.68*	n/a yet	$1,449.00	$48.32
11" Air (1.70GHz/8GB/512GB)	$1,749.00	n/a	$1,691.68*	n/a yet	$1,749.00	$57.32
13-inch Models
13" Air (1.30GHz/4GB/128GB)	$1,099.00	$1,099.00	$1,061.18*	$1,099.00	$1,094.00	$37.82
13" Air (1.30GHz/8GB/128GB)	$1,199.00	n/a	$1,158.18*	n/a yet	$1,199.00	$40.82
13" Air (1.30GHz/4GB/256GB)	$1,299.00	$1,299.00	$1,255.18*	$1,299.00	$1,294.00	$43.82
13" Air (1.30GHz/8GB/256GB)	$1,399.00	n/a	$1,352.18*	n/a yet	$1,399.00	$46.82
13" Air (1.30GHz/8GB/512GB)	$1,699.00	n/a	$1,643.18*	n/a yet	n/a yet	$46.82
13" Air (1.70GHz/4GB/128GB)	$1,249.00	n/a	$1,206.68*	n/a yet	$1,249.00	$42.32
13" Air (1.70GHz/4GB/256GB)	$1,449.00	n/a	$1,400.68*	n/a yet	$1,449.00	$48.32
13" Air (1.70GHz/8GB/128GB)	$1,349.00	n/a	$1,303.68*	n/a yet	$1,349.00	$45.32
13" Air (1.70GHz/8GB/256GB)	$1,549.00	n/a	$1,497.00*	n/a yet	$1,549.00	$52.00
13" Air (1.70GHz/8GB/512GB)	$1,849.00	n/a	$1,788.68*	n/a	$1,849.00	$60.32
Show 2012 MacBook Air clearance models

MacBook Pro						Discount
2.5GHz 13" (4GB/500GB HDD)	$1,199.00	$1,099.99	$1,066.98*	sold out	$1,112.78	$132.02
2.5GHz 13" (8GB/500GB HDD)	$1,299.00	n/a	sold out	n/a	n/a	$86.51
2.9GHz 13" (8GB/750GB HDD)	$1,499.00	$1,398.99	$1,357.02*	$1,499.00	$1,374.00	$141.98
2.9GHz 13" (8GB/1TB HDD)	$1,599.00	n/a	on order	n/a	$1,559.00	$52.82
2.9GHz 13" (8GB/256GB SSD)	$1,899.00	n/a	on order	n/a	$1,799.00	$153.01
2.3GHz 15" (4GB/500GB HDD)	$1,799.00	$1,709.96	$1,658.66*	sold out	$1,659.00	$150.00
2.3GHz 15" (4GB/750GB/ANTI-GLARE)	$2,149.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	$2,149.00	$0.00
2.7GHz 15" (8GB/750GB HDD)	$2,599.00	n/a	sold out	n/a	n/a	$82.82
2.7GHz 15" (8GB/1TB HDD)	$2,649.00	n/a	$1,988.49*	n/a	n/a	$660.51
13-inch MacBook Pros (MBP) with Retina display
2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,128GB)	$1,499.00	$1,419.98	$1,377.38*	sold out	$1,416.10	$121.62
2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,128GB)	$1,699.00	n/a	sold out	sold out	$1,599.00	$100.00
2.6GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB)	$1,699.00	$1,599.99	on order	$1,649.00	$1,599.00	$100.00
2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB)	$1,699.00	$1,539.99	$1,435.59*	sold out	$1,479.99	$263.41
3.0GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB)	$1,899.00	n/a	sold out	sold out	$1,899.00	$0.00
2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB)	$2,199.00	n/a	$1,551.99*	sold out	sold out	$647.01
3.0GHz 13" MBP (8GB,512GB)	$2,199.00	n/a	$2,114.58*	sold out	$2,199.00	$84.42
2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,512GB)	$2,499.00	n/a	$1,648.99*	sold out	$1,849.00	$850.01
3.0GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB)	$2,599.00	n/a	$2,516.18*	sold out	$2,599.00	$82.82
2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,512GB)	$2,699.00	n/a	$1,745.99*	sold out	$1,849.00	$953.01
2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB)	$2,999.00	n/a	sold out	sold out	$2,049.00	$950.00
2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB)	$3,199.00	n/a	on order	sold out	sold out	$919.51
15-inch MacBook Pro (MBP) with Retina display
2.3GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 256GB)	$2,199.00	$1,944.99	$1,842.99*	sold out	$1,879.00	$356.01
2.4GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 256GB)	$2,199.00	$2,079.99	$2,017.58*	$2,199.00	$1,999.00	$200.00
2.7GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 256GB)	$2,499.00	n/a	$2,419.18*	sold out	$2,499.00	$79.82
2.6GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 512GB)	$2,799.00	$2,249.00	$2,230.99*	sold out	$2,199.00	$600.00
2.7GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 512GB)	$2,799.00	$2,628.98	$2,570.48*	$2,799.00	$2,599.00	$228.52
2.8GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 512GB)	$3,049.00	n/a	on order	sold out	$3,049.00	$0.00
2.7GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 768GB)	$3,199.00	n/a	$2,618.99*	sold out	$3,199.00	$580.01
2.8GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 768GB)	$3,449.00	n/a	$3,327.08*	sold out	$3,449.00	$121.92