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]]> By: Mirella Ausiello http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-907 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:58:19 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-907 Laptops will revolutionize the US when they are accessible to everyone financially. Think of every man and women, having a personal laptop.

]]> By: Casey http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-316 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:25:43 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-316 Thanks for your advice, posted here. Especially the point about buying RAM from a third party. And the refurb store at Apple.com, which has discounts of 15% to 30%, is another overlooked source.

I just purchased a $2,800 MacBook Pro for a little under $2,000 (about 30% off), from a less than completely reputable online etailer. I was a little worried, but looks like what I received is a newly manufactured and working Mac… it synced to my WiFi, right out of the box. I bought the Apple Care and MobileMe from Amazon.com, at about 15% less than the Apple store price. I called Apple and asked if this arrangement was kosher. Apple techs seemed mystified as to why anyone would think it not to be legit.

Well, it seems that in my corner of the high tech south, the local Mac Users’ Groups literally scream that one is asking for trouble by purchasing a Mac at less than list price.

Can anyone speculate on how this rumor started? I remember reading in some Mac oriented magazine, over fifteen years ago, before the internet, that any Mac computer not purchased from an authorized retailer was somehow “gray-market” and without a warranty.

This spread of misinformation is unfortunate. I see students and school teachers, who really need to conserve their money, get steered into the meager educational discount, with the less than truthful pitch that no other discounts are available. Worse, I have found many message threads on the internet perpetuating this myth.

Thanks for posting more accurate advice, John Kendrick!

Casey

]]> By: John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-289 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:30:02 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-289 Fred – if the person is local to you and you can check out the computer at his place, that does change things in my mind. And, his story sounds legit so it might be the best deal for you. If you’re concerned about the warranty, you should be able to purchase an AppleCare plan since the computer hasn’t reached its one year anniversary. John

]]> By: fred derks http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-288 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:37:31 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-288 John, He stated the reason for selling is that he bought it for his wife who is stuck on Windows. She thought she could get use to a Mac but prefers Windows(PC). He also states the computer has only been on for a few hours.
It is advertised in my community,so I guess it wouldn’t inconvenience me to take a look at it. I’m up in the air about this thing. I want to do the right thing,but money is important to me too.

]]> By: John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-287 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:22:21 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-287 Fred – personally I would go with the new model from MacMall and purchase 4gb memory from OWC, which is currently advertised at $49. I am always skeptical of why a person would sell a computer only 5 months after purchasing it, especially if there have been no significant recent model changes, which there haven’t for the iMac line. The seller may of course have a legitimate reason (needs $$$) for making the sale. If he included a 3-year AppleCare warranty and convinced me the machine was functioning well, I might be swayed otherwise. Hope that helps, John.

]]> By: fred derks http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-286 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:55:52 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-286 John, I can buy a current imac model MB323LL/A for $900. It’s 5 months old and comes with and extra gig of memory and ilife. The person said he paid around $1400 at the Apple Store 5 months ago.
Question: Would you make this purchase of just use MacMall at their current price,around $1134,that doesn’t include the memmory upgrade or the ilife,but it would be a new machine and a full one year warranty? At MacMall I believe I could get a printer for free which I need.
Any insight here would help me.

Thanks,Fred

]]> By: John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-271 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:03:20 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-271 Your welcome Jerell. Thanks for visiting.

]]> By: Jerell Lambert http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-270 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:47:36 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-270 John,

Thanks very much for consolidating this information. This is exactly what I needed to move forward on my purchase.

Jerell

]]> By: John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-232 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:12:16 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/what-is-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-purchase-an-apple-mac-computer/#comment-232 Steve, Thanks for the comment and good advice. John

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