Macbook Pro Comparison Macmall vs Apple Store

Ordering a MacBook Pro from MacMall offers a little bit of a discount over buying directly from Apple. They buy in bulk so can offer a quantity discount. Apple likes to fix prices across vendors now so it's hard to find anything less than what the Apple Store itself has. MacMall can also offer some promotional deals from third parties such as a free printer sometimes if that's something you're interested in. (Clicking on "buy" below just takes you to the page where you can compare or order it). The current promotions offer a "free" update to the latest Mountain Lion OS, OS X 10.8. Also with a mail in rebate you can get Parallels Desktop 8 for "free", at $49.99 and a full mail-in rebate (select uninstalled, rather than installed, they'll just send the CD). Parallels Desktop 8 lets you run Windows right on top of your current OS X if you need it. More information here;

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/

15.4 MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 2.3GHz  4GB RAM  500GB 5400-rpm hard drive  Intel HD Graphics 4000  Ships with Mountain Lion

15.4 MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 2.3GHz 4GB RAM 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive Intel HD Graphics 4000 Ships with Mountain Lion

2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz 4GB 1600MHz memory 15.4" LED-backlit glossy widescreen display Bluetooth 4.0 720p FaceTime camera USB 3.0 Thunde






$1705.98
15.4 MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 2.3GHz  8GB RAM  500GB 5400-rpm hard drive  Intel HD Graphics 4000  Mac OS X Lion

15.4 MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 2.3GHz 8GB RAM 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive Intel HD Graphics 4000 Mac OS X Lion

2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz memory 500GB SATA HD 15.4" LED-backlit glossy widescreen display Bluetooth 4.0 720p FaceTime camera






$1894.00

Apple 13.3" MacBook Air dual-core Intel Core i5 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB Flash Storage, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Mac OS X Lion

Apple 13.3" MacBook Air dual-core Intel Core i5 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB Flash Storage, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Mac OS X Lion

13.3" MacBook Air dual-core Intel Core i5 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB Flash Storage, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Mac OS X Lion






$1119.88

On Apple's Website, any 2.3Ghz, 4GB RAM Macbooks begins at $1799;

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD103LL/A

The midrange Macbook Air's begin at $1499;

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD232LL/A