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MacBook Pro M2 14" & 16" $100 Best Buy Gift Card w/ Total Tech $1999

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Current Totaltech members get a $100 BBY gift card for pre-ordering the new MacBook Pro 14" and 16" with the new M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets. You are able to sign up in the same transaction as the pre-order and get the offer.

Totaltech ($199.99) includes a up to 2 years of AppleCare, assuming you renew for a 2nd year.


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/prom...o-m2-14-16
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DestroyerOfMines
01-18-2023 at 06:22 AM.
01-18-2023 at 06:22 AM.
The only difference between this generation and the last is a new chip, which is only really marginally faster in real life performance, and 1 hour of extra battery life. Me personally, I may be looking to grab the last gen for a steep discount, but to each their own.
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01-18-2023 at 06:54 AM.

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01-18-2023 at 06:54 AM.
Quote from DestroyerOfMines :
The only difference between this generation and the last is a new chip, which is only really marginally faster in real life performance, and 1 hour of extra battery life. Me personally, I may be looking to grab the last gen for a steep discount, but to each their own.
100% not true. In addition to the increased battery performance the M2 Pro chip model adds:

1) WiFi 6E (I think this is the first Apple product with this latest standard).
2) BT 5.3
3) HDMI 2.1 and support for 8K monitors @ 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz (M1 is HDMI 2.0 and can "only" support 6K and can't support 4K at 240Hz).

This makes the M2 model a lot more "future proof" than the M1 model (which I own). Sure, if you can get a "steep" discount on an M1 it might be worth it but it would have to be mighty steep IMHO. The M2 just launched. Once it starts shipping at end of month it will start getting discounts for $100-200 off. So I think the M1 is going to become the red-headed stepchild because it won't have the features content creators (the main buyer of MBPs) want going forward.
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DestroyerOfMines
01-18-2023 at 06:57 AM.
01-18-2023 at 06:57 AM.
Quote from spec2 :
100% not true. In addition to the increased battery performance the M2 Pro chip model adds:

1) WiFi 6E (I think this is the first Apple product with this latest standard).
2) BT 5.3
3) HDMI 2.1 and support for 8K monitors @ 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz (M1 is HDMI 2.0 and can "only" support 6K and can't support 4K at 240Hz).

This makes the M2 model a lot more "future proof" than the M1 model (which I own). Sure, if you can get a "steep" discount on an M1 it might be worth it but it would have to be mighty steep IMHO. The M2 just launched. Once it starts shipping at end of month it will start getting discounts for $100-200 off. So I think the M1 is going to become the red-headed stepchild because it won't have the features content creators (the main buyer of MBPs) want going forward.

My m2 iPad has 6e
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spec2
01-18-2023 at 07:04 AM.
01-18-2023 at 07:04 AM.
Quote from DestroyerOfMines :
My m2 iPad has 6e
Thanks for the correction. I guess that makes the M2 MBP the 2nd products, which also probably means Apple will be rolling it into more products this year, which is good to see.
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jmonster
01-18-2023 at 07:29 AM.
01-18-2023 at 07:29 AM.
Quote from spec2 :
100% not true. In addition to the increased battery performance the M2 Pro chip model adds:

1) WiFi 6E (I think this is the first Apple product with this latest standard).
2) BT 5.3
3) HDMI 2.1 and support for 8K monitors @ 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz (M1 is HDMI 2.0 and can "only" support 6K and can't support 4K at 240Hz).

This makes the M2 model a lot more "future proof" than the M1 model (which I own). Sure, if you can get a "steep" discount on an M1 it might be worth it but it would have to be mighty steep IMHO. The M2 just launched. Once it starts shipping at end of month it will start getting discounts for $100-200 off. So I think the M1 is going to become the red-headed stepchild because it won't have the features content creators (the main buyer of MBPs) want going forward.
People talking about future proof in the same paragraph as justifying 1 generation newer products is just... it's funny but not haha funny?

You're technically right but a discounted M1 is a way way way better value -- but that's assuming we see discounted M1s
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01-18-2023 at 08:11 AM.
01-18-2023 at 08:11 AM.
Quote from jmonster :
People talking about future proof in the same paragraph as justifying 1 generation newer products is just... it's funny but not haha funny?

You're technically right but a discounted M1 is a way way way better value -- but that's assuming we see discounted M1s
14" M1 Pro MBPs were $1600 (20% off) at Best Buy like 2 weeks ago.
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01-18-2023 at 08:14 AM.

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mojohnnybravo
01-18-2023 at 08:55 AM.
01-18-2023 at 08:55 AM.
Quote from jmonster :
People talking about future proof in the same paragraph as justifying 1 generation newer products is just... it's funny but not haha funny?

You're technically right but a discounted M1 is a way way way better value -- but that's assuming we see discounted M1s
absolutely this. ive yet to see a person buying latest and the greatest justifying it for future proofing not get another new device in a normal course of time. it may have a few new additionl features thats already the 'future'. it aint 'proofing' anything. In just a little while, everything around it is old. what got future proofed?

best future proofing is buying what is already perfectly good at a discount and actually buying the future, vastly upgraded tech when time comes.
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01-18-2023 at 08:55 AM.
01-18-2023 at 08:55 AM.
this is probably the best deal you'll get on these until summer time!
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01-18-2023 at 09:38 AM.
01-18-2023 at 09:38 AM.
Quote from mojohnnybravo :
absolutely this. ive yet to see a person buying latest and the greatest justifying it for future proofing not get another new device in a normal course of time. it may have a few new additionl features thats already the 'future'. it aint 'proofing' anything. In just a little while, everything around it is old. what got future proofed?

best future proofing is buying what is already perfectly good at a discount and actually buying the future, vastly upgraded tech when time comes.

Agreed. I future proofed with my 2014" mbpro that I'm still running today. That's 8+ years. The next one I get I'll keep similarly as long (even if it's an M1 Pro and not an m2). Unless there is a massive tech shift (unlikely). But most people buy under the guise of "future proof" but don't really keep them very long.
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ZEISS10
01-18-2023 at 09:43 AM.
01-18-2023 at 09:43 AM.
Apple student discount = $1849. They do not ask for proof.
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01-18-2023 at 10:10 AM.
01-18-2023 at 10:10 AM.
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Apple student discount = $1849. They do not ask for proof.
In store? Because online you need to verify yourself as a student.
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Soda78
01-18-2023 at 11:05 AM.
01-18-2023 at 11:05 AM.
With soldered components like RAM & SSD, new MacBooks have become disposable, that's why this is the best time to buy a discounted M1 pro and use it till that config lasts for you then sell or trade in. I used my 2010 MBP for 8 years but it needed a new HDD and RAM around the 5 year mark. You're not going to be able to squeeze 8 or 10 years without being able to upgrade those 2 components.
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