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Actually, it's not. Apple does sell Macbooks through Amazon. No iPhones or iPads but Amazon has been selling Macs forever - http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node

by vvhn 14y ago

Actually, it's not. Apple does sell Macbooks through Amazon. No iPhones or iPads but Amazon has been selling Macs forever - http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2423178011 http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2423178011

tuananh 14y ago
I didn't see many people order Macbook from Amazon while they can do it directly from Apple Store.
- corin_ 14y ago
  Are the prices the same? When I wanted a new iPod a month ago, Amazon's prices were significantly lower than Apple Store's, even for the newly released generation of Nanos.
  - vvhn 14y ago
    they are usually slightly cheaper and till very recently in California, significantly cheaper because of the no sales tax advantage they had. The final price was >10% lower just because of that but Amazon doesn't have that advantage anymore.
    - corin_ 14y ago
      In the UK there is no tax difference (both Apple and Amazon have to include 20% VAT here), but still a big price difference. Here's an example, the iPod Nano 16GB latest generation is £103.99 on Amazon [1] compared to £129 direct from Apple [2], which is a saving of £25.01, which is 19%. [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPod-nano-16GB-Generation/dp/B009A5EB0G/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPod-nano-16GB-Generation/dp/B... [2] http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_... (That Amazon link doesn't include shipping but that's only an extra £3.99, so still considerably cheaper, and I'm sure when I bought mine it had free shipping... could be wrong, though.)
- steevdave 14y ago
  You may not see it but until the Samsung ARM Chromebook was released it was the top selling laptop on Amazon.
- jrockway 14y ago
  Really? Amazon order fulfillment is a lot more efficient than Apple's.
- jonknee 14y ago
  I do. It's a lot faster and in a lot of places there is no sales tax so it's a lot cheaper. The only reason not to is if you need a build to order option.

by vvhn 14y ago

tuananh 14y ago

I didn't see many people order Macbook from Amazon while they can do it directly from Apple Store.

corin_ 14y ago
Are the prices the same? When I wanted a new iPod a month ago, Amazon's prices were significantly lower than Apple Store's, even for the newly released generation of Nanos.
- vvhn 14y ago
  they are usually slightly cheaper and till very recently in California, significantly cheaper because of the no sales tax advantage they had. The final price was >10% lower just because of that but Amazon doesn't have that advantage anymore.
  - corin_ 14y ago
    In the UK there is no tax difference (both Apple and Amazon have to include 20% VAT here), but still a big price difference. Here's an example, the iPod Nano 16GB latest generation is £103.99 on Amazon [1] compared to £129 direct from Apple [2], which is a saving of £25.01, which is 19%. [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPod-nano-16GB-Generation/dp/B009A5EB0G/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPod-nano-16GB-Generation/dp/B... [2] http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_... (That Amazon link doesn't include shipping but that's only an extra £3.99, so still considerably cheaper, and I'm sure when I bought mine it had free shipping... could be wrong, though.)
steevdave 14y ago
You may not see it but until the Samsung ARM Chromebook was released it was the top selling laptop on Amazon.
jrockway 14y ago
Really? Amazon order fulfillment is a lot more efficient than Apple's.
jonknee 14y ago
I do. It's a lot faster and in a lot of places there is no sales tax so it's a lot cheaper. The only reason not to is if you need a build to order option.