Best Apple Store Alternatives
Have you been an Apple user for many years now? If you have, you have probably noticed that the Apple store really overcharges considerably high. I have put a list here, of online stores that can offer you the same products for cheaper, and as well as accessories for cheaper. Not all of these sites are considerably cheaper, but they are better alternatives than the Apple store.
You may ask yourself, what should I buy here, rather than the apple store. Well mainly these sites are amazing for upgrading your equipment. Previously I had 1GB of RAM in my MacBook, I could have bought 2GB of RAM from Apple for $200, so $100 for 1GB. I went to this website, and purchased 2GB of ram, for only $40. It is the same RAM, there is no way to prove that the Apple RAM is better, I get the same performance, for $160 cheaper.
These sites are great for buying RAM, Hard Drives, and many other accessories. Often, they will offer discounts on the computers, so you can save yourself an extra $100 sometimes. You may be asking yourself about the warranties, well that is the kicker part about it, you get the same warranty as you would with Apple. The best way to describe this is by looking at it like this, it is the Apple Store, only cheaper.
Now, the list that I am going to give is based off what I have found. I have used some of these, and they all worked out great, I am not going to add one that does not run a very good service, so you can bet that all of these are legit online stores.
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By using these websites, you can save yourself a ton of money. Then if you are new to the macworld, the only products that you should buy off of the apple website are the computers themselves. That is only because you can fully customize the computer the way you want it to.
What website do you use to buy your Apple products? Is there a site that I listed that you particularly like?
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Comment by Seth Brady on 11 April 2008:
Travis,
Thanks so much for including MacConnection.com in your list of retailers!
As someone who works on their web team, it’s great to come across blogs where people mention our company. We’ve been selling Apple products through MacConnection.com for the past ten years and we’ve definitely got a great love for what Apple has to offer.
I’d also like to mention that we’re running a free shipping promotion on all orders over $99 throughout the month of April. So if you’re looking to pick up a new MacBook or just stock up on some peripherals, come check us out and see what we’ve got to offer.
Thanks again for mentioning us in your post!
All the best,
Seth Brady
MacConnection.com