Le reconditionné apple est la meilleure solution pour le rapport prix tranquillité. Les prix sont quand même bien inférieurs au neuf, ils garantissent le produit et si t'as un soucis tu vois avec apple.

Fnac etc c'est des voleurs et SAV nul en général, tout le reste type cash express etc sera évidement moins cher mais aussi avec des garanties pourries et des produits bien plus usés.

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Sur Certideal, Backmarket ou Amazon Renewed, tu payes un peu plus cher mais tu as une garantie.

Chez un particulier, fais toujours une remise en main propre. Vérifie le numéro de série sur le site d’Apple, regarde l’état de la batterie (cycles et santé), teste l’écran, les ports, le wifi et le bluetooth. Laisse tourner un peu pour voir si ça chauffe trop. Vérifie aussi que le Mac est bien réinitialisé et qu’il n’y a pas de compte iCloud bloqué. Le chargeur doit être d’origine.

Pour payer, fais un virement instantané. Et compare le prix sur Mac2Sell ou Leboncoin pour être sûr que ça colle.

microcenter still has $250 off for some models

Appleinsider.com has a deals page and usually you can get 100 or more dollars off if you keep an eye out. A lot of times they have discounts with Adorama.

You can find a lot of good deals on Facebook marketplace

Best Buy, Amazon and Apple Education store.

I would suggest checking the Apple certified refurbished section on their website. All my macs from the past 10 years (including the M1 Max MBP I just got) have been through there and have never had any issues. Some very veeeeery minor cosmetic defects may be visible if you are really looking, but otherwise looks brand new, and the potential for savings is huge.

For example, the 14" MBP I just purchased (with Applecare) is $136 cheaper (taxes included, Canadian) than if I bought it regular price and WITHOUT Applecare (if I didn't get Applecare for my new unit I would have gotten it at $438 cheaper).

If you don't need the latest model, check out Craigslist for used options... My son got a great deal on an Intel chip MacBook Air for just $175 and it's been working great for over an year now!

Check out the Apple’s official refurbished shop here. There are a few within your budget and the store gets updated every day. Every purchase also comes with one year warranty.

Best bet is Apple's direct student program. From a quick glance, only the base model Air is in your price range.

I got a 2015 MacBook pro for $250 on ebay and it runs perfectly after an nvme drive upgrade. Total came out to around $360. In many people's opinions that was the peak MacBook generation. I also spent another $400 on an iPad air 4 for note taking. Those combined are right in your budget and will work great depending on what your major is.

If you're looking for new, unfortunately there's not going to be a lot of variation in pricing for Apple products. Everyone will pretty much have the same price. Costco currently has a 13.3" M1 Air on their site for $850, which might work for you.

If you don't mind a slightly older model, check around discount sites for refurbs. The nice thing is that MacBooks last a long time, so older ones usually won't be much of a problem. I have a 2012 MacBook pro sitting next to me right now that is still going strong, even though it is 10 years old. I still use it regularly for web browsing, writing code, watching movies, etc.

Aside from the Apple refurbished store, check out sites like Woot, Overstock, and even Groupon, as I've occasionally seen refurbished MacBooks show up on all of them.

Apple. Do not risk any private sales unless you know them personally.

www.backmarket.com

If you’re in the EU or UK I’d recommend Backmarket, pretty good prices and very reliable

www.wish.com

https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac/

Some US states have sales tax holidays in August, so that could possibly add a few percent more in savings. Stores are usually putting on sales during these tax holidays. There might be a limit (something like $2000) on the price that is exempted from sales tax.

$850 is the sale price.

Base model is $800 right now on Amazon fyi

Would have loved to pay that price. Sincerely, a Canadian

If you're in the US check Best Buy - I got my base 13 MBA for $850 plus tax

Wherever you can get the lowest price. It really doesn’t make a difference. If you have a problem with your Mac you can bring it to an Apple store and they’ll take care of it regardless of where you bought it.

If you’re willing to buy refurbished then buy it from Apple since they’re actually refurbished and identical to new ones. Refurbished Macs from Apple also come with a full warranty.

Costco is having a sale on their 14 inch 1tb right now for $150 off (regular price is $50 less than retail, so $200 less). Get 2% back if you are executive member, and then 2% when using citi card.

Sometimes B&H has holiday sales. Same with Amazon.

Where ever you get the lowest price. I got cashback benefits from Amazon with my Prime card and it made it cheaper than anywhere else. There are also good browser extensions you can use to see product price history.

Buying new? You might as well rip up a hundred or two

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Try swappa & save hundreds.

Get a refurb from Apple. Just like brand-new, same warranty as new. Saves you a few hundred bucks, depending on the model & config. Pretty sure you can buy in installments with Apple Card.

Apple Insider usually does tracking for the best discounts on new models.

Use the edu website

Set up an alert on slick deals

Microcenter always discounts. Barring a sale (e.g., M1 Pro 14 at Best Buy recently), Microcenter always has the lowest prices from the reputable dealers.

Basically, here is the list you should check. Anything outside of these is suspect:

• Apple (refurb)
• Microcenter
• Best Buy
• B&H Photo
• Costco (if you have a membership)

Costco and Microcenter always discount no matter how new the Mac is. At least $50 off. But you likely need to be near enough one to pickup in person to make it worth it.

You can check Amazon too but be careful you are buying from a reputable seller.

No new MacBooks announced by Apple today, it is an iPhone event.

Do not buy from b and h. I buy lots from them as a new Yorker but they won't take laptops back during the return window if you unseal the box. Microcenter etc have comparable deals and much better return policies for customers.

Labor Day sale at Costco and Best Buy for MacBook Pro m4pro chip 24 unified with 512 ssd was $1699

Is this an indication that Apple will release an M5 MacBook this year?

The M2 MacBook Pros released in January 2023, the M3 ones released in November of 2023. Same year.

I literally just bought the M4 pro chip with 512gb for $1959. Trying to decide if losing my 12 months, 0% financing is worth it.

¯_(ツ)_/¯ not a bad question for a $2000 purchase you’ll only make once every 5-10 years

Avoid any models with a butterfly keyboard and also watch out for the models that are prone to display flex gate. Personally for this money you’d be better buying a new/used M1 MacBook Air. The M1 processor in an Air will outperform any of these old, hot, and slow intel MacBook Pros.

eBay. I got a damn near new m1 14in for $1300

I would spend the extra money to get an M1. The battery life difference is not small, it's a huge difference. The intel-based ones have as short battery life and get very hot.