Never miss an update Follow AppleInsider
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 02:36 pm
B&H Photo cuts price of Apple's 2.6GHz MacBook Pro by $300 exclusively for AppleInsider readers
As part of our effort to serve up the lowest prices on Apple products through our price guides during rough economic times, AppleInsider has teamed with B&H Photo to offer an exclusive $300 discount on Apple's new 2.6GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display ($2,499) for the next two days.
The $300 discount on the current, high-end retail configuration (MC976LL/A) of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display (8GB of RAM/512GB SSD/GeForce GT 650M) is instantaneous when using the links in this article or our Mac Price Guide. The promotion, which offers the lowest price on this model by roughly $190, is valid until 11:59 pm on November 30th.
 MacBook Pro
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Discount
|
|||
| 2.5GHz 13" (4GB/500GB HDD) | $1,199.00 | $1,112.79 | $1,079.40* | sold out | $1,112.78 | $119.60 | |||
| 2.5GHz 13" (8GB/500GB HDD) | $1,299.00 | n/a | on order | 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 | $1,546.18* | 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* | $1,649.00 | $1,659.00 | $150.00 | |||
| 2.3GHz 15" (4GB/750GB HDD) | $1,899.00 | n/a | on order | n/a | n/a | $61.82 | |||
| 2.3GHz 15" (4/750/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 | on order | n/a | n/a | $82.82 | |||
 13-inch MacBook Pro (MBP) with Retina
display
|
|||||||||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,128GB) | $1,499.00 | $1,419.00 | $1,377.38* | $1,399.00 | $1,416.10 | $121.62 | |||
| 2.6GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB) | $1,699.00 | $1,599.00 | $1,551.98* | $1,649.00 | $1,599.98 | $147.02 | |||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB) | $1,699.00 | $1,539.99 | $1,479.99 | $1,499.00 | $1,479.99 | $249.01 | |||
| 2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB) | $2,199.00 | n/a | $1,599.99 | sold out | sold out | $599.01 | |||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,512GB) | $2,499.00 | n/a | $1,699.99 | sold out | $1,899.95 | $799.01 | |||
| 2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,512GB) | $2,699.00 | n/a | $1,799.99 | sold out | n/a | $899.01 | |||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB) | $2,999.00 | n/a | $1,839.99* | sold out | $2,149.00 | $1,159.01 | |||
| 2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB) | $3,199.00 | n/a |
$2,279.49* |
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 | $1,899.99 | sold out | $1,899.00 | $300.00 | |||
| 2.4GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 256GB) | $2,199.00 | $2,079.98 | $2,017.58* | $2,199.00 | $1,999.00 | $200.00 | |||
| 2.6GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 512GB) | $2,799.00 | $2,279.99 | $2,299.99 | sold out | $2,249.00 | $550.00 | |||
| 2.7GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 512GB) | $2,799.00 | $2,649.99 | $2,570.48* | $2,799.00 | $2,599.00 | $228.52 | |||
| 2.7GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 768GB) | $3,199.00 | n/a | $2,699.99 | sold out | sold out | $499.01 | |||
Buying with AppleCare?
It's also worth noting that B&H is offering Apple's $349.00 3-year AppleCare extended protection plan for just $122 with this MacBook Pro (and all 15-inch MacBook Pros) when purchasing both the Mac and the service plan on the same order. That's a savings of $527 over Apple's MSRP for the same Mac and AppleCare bundle, as can be seen in our Macs with AppleCare Price Guide. Plus B&H also throws in a free copy of Parallels Desktop or FileMaker Bento.
Similarly, all $249.00 AppleCare service plans for 13-inch and smaller MacBooks are just $95 with each Mac purchase. We've published step-by-step instructions on how to make sure you take advantage of these Mac+AppleCare bundle discounts. But in the case of this current offer, simply follow this link to the 2.6GHz MacBook Pro product page, click the blue "ADD TO CART" button. A "Buy Together and Save" window will pop up. First select your free piece of software, then click the "COMPUTER ACCESSORIES" tab on the lower left and add the $122 AppleCare protection. Finally, click "ADD SELECTED TO CART" at the top right of the "Buy Together and Save" window. That should yield a final price of $2,621.00, or $527 off list price.
MacBook Air
|
|
|
|
Discount
|
| 11" Air (1.70GHz/4GB,/64GB) | $1,248.00 | $129.01 | ||
| 11" Air (1.70GHz/4GB/128GB) | $1,348.00 | $133.02 | ||
| 13" Air (1.80GHz/4GB/128GB) | $1,448.00 | $169.01 | ||
| 13" Air (1.80GHz/8GB/128GB) | $1,548.00 | $98.02 | ||
| 11" Air (2.00GHz/8GB/128GB) | $1,598.00 | $69.01 | ||
| 11" Air (1.80GHz/4GB/128GB) | $1,648.00 | $269.01 | ||
| 13" Air (1.80GHz/4GB/256GB) | $1,648.00 | $158.01 | ||
| 13" Air (1.80GHz /8GB/256GB) | $1,748.00 | $169.01 | ||
| 13" Air (2.00GHz /4GB/256GB) | $1,748.00 | $169.01 | ||
| 11" Air (2.00GHz /4GB/256GB) | $1,798.00 | $169.01 | ||
| 11" Air (2.00GHz/8GB/256GB) | $1,998.00 | $269.01 | ||
|
13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro (without Retina display)
|
||||
| 2.5GHz 13" (4GB/500GB HDD) | $1,448.00 | $155.23 | ||
| 2.9GHz 13" (8GB/750GB HDD) | $1,748.00 | $194.01 | ||
| 2.9GHz 13" (8GB/1TB HDD) | $1,848.00 | $109.01 | ||
| 2.9GHz 13" (8GB/256GB SSD) | $2,148.00 | $169.01 | ||
| 2.3GHz 15" (4GB/500GB HDD) | $2,148.00 | $309.01 | ||
| 2.3GHz 15" (4/750/ANTI-GLARE) | $2,498.00 |
n/a
|
$169.01 | |
|
13-inch MacBook Pro (MBP) with Retina display
|
||||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,128GB) | $1,748.00 | $152.01 | ||
| 2.6GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB) | $1,948.00 | $167.05 | ||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB) | $1,948.00 | $288.02 | ||
| 2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,256GB) | $2,448.00 | $508.05 | ||
| 2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,512GB) | $2,948.00 | $899.02 | ||
| 2.5GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB) | $3,248.00 | $1,159.02 | ||
| 2.9GHz 13" MBP (8GB,768GB) | $3,448.00 | $919.52 | ||
|
15-inch MacBook Pro (MBP) with Retina display
|
||||
| 2.3GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 256GB) | $2,548.00 | $405.00 | ||
| 2.4GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 256GB) | $2,548.00 | $305.00 | ||
| 2.3GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 256GB) | $2,748.00 | $305.00 | ||
| 2.6GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 512GB) | $3,148.00 | $655.00 | ||
| 2.7GHz 15" MBP (16GB, 512GB) | $3,148.00 | $228.53 | ||
| 2.7GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 512GB) | $3,398.00 | $769.52 | ||
| 2.7GHz 15" MBP (8GB, 768GB) | $3,898.00 | $105.00 | ||
Mac mini
|
||||
| 2.50GHz dualCore i5 Mac mini | $748.00 | $69.02 | ||
| 2.30GHz quad Core i7 Mac mini | $948.00 | $61.00 | ||
| 2.30GHz quad Core i7 mini Server | $1,148.00 | $95.00 | ||
iMac
|
||||
| 21.5" iMac (2.7GHz/8GB/1TB) | $1,468.00 | $1,362.08* | $1,346.95 | $121.05 |
| 21.5" iMac (2.7GHz/16GB/1TB) | $1,668.00 | $1,575.49* | $1,621.00 | $92.51 |
| 21.5" iMac (2.9GHz/8GB/1TB) | $1,668.00 | $1,556.08* | $1,521.99 | $146.01 |
| 21.5" iMac (2.9GHz/16GB/1TB) | $1,868.00 | $1,812.18* | $1,821.00 | $55.82 |
| 21.5" iMac (3.1GHz/8GB/1TB) | $1,868.00 | $1,812.18* | $1,821.00 | $55.82 |
| 21.5" iMac (2.9GHz/8GB/1TB Fusion) | $1,918.00 | $1,851.94* | $1,871.00 | $66.06 |
| 21.5" iMac (3.1GHz/16GB/1TB) | $2,068.00 | $2,006.18* | $2,021.00 | $61.82 |
| 21.5" iMac (2.9GHz/16GB/1TB Fusion) | $2,118.00 | $2,054.68* | $2,071.00 | $63.32 |
| 21.5" iMac (3.1GHz/16GB/1TB Fusion) | $2,318.00 | $2,248.68* | $2,271.00 | $69.32 |
| 27.0" iMac (2.9GHz/8GB/1TB) | $1,968.00 | $1,817.98* | $1,821.99 | $150.02 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.2GHz/8GB/1TB) | $2,168.00 | $2,011.98* | $2,021.99 | $156.02 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.2GHz/8GB/1TB/680MX) | $2,318.00 | $2,248.68* | $2,271.00 | $69.32 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/8GB/1TB) | $2,368.00 | $2,297.18* | $2,321.00 | $70.82 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/8GB/1TB/680MX) | $2,518.00 | $2,442.68* | $2,471.00 | $75.32 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/8GB/1T Fusion/675MX) | $2,618.00 | $2,539.68* | $2,571.00 | $78.32 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/1TB) | $2,718.00 | $2,636.68* | $2,671.00 | $81.32 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/8GB/1T Fusion/680MX) | $2,768.00 | $2,642.49* | $2,721.00 | $125.51 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/8GB/3T Fusion/675MX) | $2,768.00 | $2,685.18* | n/a | $82.82 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/8GB/3T Fusion/680MX) | $2,918.00 | $2,830.68* | $2,871.00 | $87.32 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/1T Fusion/675MX) | $2,818.00 | $2,733.68* | $2,721.00 | $97.00 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/1T Fusion/680MX) | $2,968.00 | $2,879.17* | $2,921.00 | $88.83 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/3T Fusion/675MX) | $2,968.00 | $2,879.18* | n/a | $88.82 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/3T Fusion/680MX) | $3,188.00 | $2,981.99* | $3,071.00 | $206.01 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/786SSD/680MX) | $3,418.00 | $3,175.99* | $3,371.00 | $242.01 |
| 27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/32GB/3T Fusion/680MX) | $3,518.00 | $3,412.68* | $3,471.00 | $105.32 |
27.0" iMac (3.4GHz/16GB/786SSD/680MX) |
$3,618.00 | n/a | $3,571.00 | $47.00 |
Mac Pro
|
||||
| 3.20GHz 4-Core Mac Pro | $2,748.00 | $288.02 | ||
| 2.40GHz 12-Core Mac Pro | $4,048.00 | $274.01 | ||
| 3.20GHz 4-Core Mac Pro Server | $3,248.00 | $359.93 | ||
Categories:
On Topic: MacBook Pro
- Best Buy MacBook Pro sale helps push down prices on 13" Retina models
- Inside Iris: What Intel's new integrated graphics mean for Apple's future Macs
- AI readers now get lowest prices on Apple's iMacs & MacBooks with new coupons
- AI readers now get lowest prices on Apple's iMacs & MacBooks with new coupons
- Apple's MacBook Pro named 'Best Performing Windows Laptop' by IT company
Previous Comments View All
AppleInsider, for not trying to hide the fact that this is a promotion, I thank you.
I wish I could buy this from Canada...but they won't ship to non-US customers...
Prices are lower at the Apple education store.
Prices are NOT lower at the Apple education store.
The same Mac would be one dollars more, PLUS tax (which depending on where you are could be more than *another* 200 dollars), PLUS applecare would cost 239, which is more than a hundred dollars difference as well. So to put it simply- what the heck are you talking about?
This price is three hundred dollars less then what Apple charges regular customers, one hundred less than what they charge for students and teachers, the AppleCare is over one hundred dollars less, and there is no tax charged unless you live in NY.
Let's look at a New Jersey resident (7% sales tax) as an example:
MacBook Pro - $2799
AppleCare - $349
Tax - $221
TOTAL: $3,369 vs. $2621 for a savings of SEVEN HUNDRED and FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS. (Or, four hundred and ninety-six dollars without AppleCare.)
Here's a student in the same state:
MacBook Pro - $2,599
AppleCare - $239
Tax - $199
TOTAL: $3,037 vs. $2621 for a savings of FOUR HUNDRED and SIXTEEN DOLLARS. (Or, two hundred eighty-two dollars without AppleCare.)
Now let's look at an "ideal" scenario. You're a student, you live in Delaware (no sales tax), and you're not bothering with AppleCare. You would STILL be saving a hundred dollars with this deal.
Not that any of this helps me, since I can't afford this discounted or not! 
But to say "prices are lower at the Apple education store" is ridiculous.
How many students have $2.5K to spend on a laptop? Apple overpriced this thing.
Originally Posted by hentaiboy 
Apple overpriced this thing.
Apple overpriced this thing.
You have no idea what it is or who it's for right now.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hentaiboy
How many students have $2.5K to spend on a laptop? Apple overpriced this thing.
How many students have $2.5K to spend on a laptop? Apple overpriced this thing.
Yes, because this product is definitely aimed towards students.
I paid over $3,000 for mine...from the Apple Store in Texas including sales tax...now I feel like I've lost $600 in less than a few months.
Originally Posted by WardC
I paid over $3,000 for mine...from the Apple Store in Texas including sales tax...now I feel like I've lost $600 in less than a few months.
I paid over $3,000 for mine...from the Apple Store in Texas including sales tax...now I feel like I've lost $600 in less than a few months.
Everybody now!
"Tech changes! Get over it!"
Has a nice ring to it, dunnit? Like "set it and forget it" but with less infomercial and more edginess.
Are you also upset that your LC II won't go for more than a few bucks on eBay? 
Latest Apple Headlines
-
Half of Apple's MacBook Air lineup now sold out at Amazon ahead of WWDC
~52 minutes ago -
Apple granted patents on push-to-talk, double-sided touch panel
~1 hour ago -
Apple on pace to double lobbying spending on taxes, other issues
~2 hours ago -
Mailbox for iOS gains native iPad compatibility
~4 hours ago -
Apple invention adjusts audio based on a display's orientation, user positioning
~6 hours ago - more...
Want to write for AppleInsider? Submit your application now!
Lowest Prices Anywhere!
| Model | Price | You Save |
|---|---|---|
| Core i5 MacBook Pros w/ Retina | ||
| 13" 2.5GHz/8GB/128GB | $1,406.48 | $292.52 |
| 13" 2.5GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,479.99 | $519.01 |
| 13" 2.5GHz/8GB/512GB | $1,699.99 | $799.01 |
| Core i7 MacBook Pros w/ Retina | ||
| 13" 2.9GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,599.99 | $599.01 |
| 13" 2.9GHz/8GB/512GB | $1,799.99 | $899.01 |
| 15" 2.3GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,899.99 | $299.01 |
| 15" 2.6GHz/8GB/512GB | $2,299.99 | $568.01 |
| 15" 2.7GHz/16GB/768GB | $2,699.99 | $499.01 |
| Model | White | Black | |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPad mini (WiFi only) | |||
| 16GB WiFi |  |
$329.99 | $329.99 |
| 32GB WiFi | |
$429.99 | $429.99 |
| 64GB WiFi | |
$529.99 | $529.99 |
| iPad mini (WiFi + 4G) | |||
 |
 |
 |
|
| 16GB 4G White | $459.99 | $459.99 | $459.99 |
| 32GB 4G White | $559.99 | $559.99 | $559.99 |
| 64GB 4G White | $659.99 | $659.99 | $659.99 |
| 16GB 4G Black | $459.99 | $459.99 | $459.99 |
| 32GB 4G Black | $559.99 | $559.99 | $559.99 |
| 64GB 4G Black | $659.99 | $659.99 | $659.99 |
If there was user upgradeable ram I'd be all over this. The 16gb ram version deals are hard to find and B&H/MacMall are both out of stock.