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Apple's online store now allows customers to 'Compare Macs'
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 11:35 AM EST (08:35 AM PST)
A new "Compare Macs" option was added to Apple's online store Thursday, allowing customers to review the hardware specifications and prices of multiple machines at once.
The Apple Store was down temporarily early Thursday, and returned to quietly offer the unannounced new feature, which was first noted by The Loop. When browsing the Mac section of Apple's online store, the new feature is listed to the left of the product lineup atop the page.
After selecting Compare Macs, users are taken to an interactive Web application in the browser that allows them to select up to three different Macs, including notebooks and desktops. Users can view the standard hardware, or make additions such as more RAM or a larger hard drive, and compare the prices of each machine.
The side-by-side breakdown of each computer is presented in five categories: hardware, software, technical specifications, environmental status report and configuration summary.
After configuring a Mac in the comparison tool, if customers decide they want to buy that machine, they can quickly add it to their cart with the click of a button. In addition, customers save the configuration for later as they ponder their purchase.
Shoppers can also compare prices on Macs from Apple and other resellers by turning to the AppleInsider Mac Pricing Matrix, including below. Deals are available on all current generation Macs, which include the MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini and Mac Pro.
 MacBook Air |
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Discount |
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| 1.60GHz 11" MacBook Air 64GB |
$999.00 |
$939.99 |
$910.83* |
$939.94 |
$939.00 |
$969.88 |
$939.99 |
$969.88 |
$949.00 |
$88.17 |
| 1.60GHz 11" MacBook Air 128GB |
$1,199.00 |
$1,139.99 |
$1,104.76* |
$1,138.93 |
$1,138.95 |
$1,159.99 |
$1,139.99 |
$1,159.88 |
$1,149.00 |
$94.24 |
| 1.70GHz 13" MacBook Air 128GB |
$1,299.00 |
$1,234.93 |
$1,197.87* |
$1,234.93 |
$1,234.95 |
$1,297.00 |
$1,234.99 |
$1,259.88 |
$1,249.00 |
$101.13 |
| 1.70GHz 13" MacBook Air 256GB |
$1,599.00 |
$1,498.00 |
$1,453.06* |
$1,498.98 |
$1,498.00 |
$1,599.99 |
$1,499.99 |
$1,549.88 |
$1,549.00 |
$145.94 |
 MacBook Air (Custom Configurations) |
| 1.60GHz 11" Air 4GB/64GB |
$1,099.00 |
n/a |
$1,042.74* |
$1,049.99 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,039.00 |
$56.26 |
| 1.80GHz 11" Air 4GB/128GB |
$1,349.00 |
n/a |
$1,284.28* |
$1,349.00 |
$1,348.95 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,284.00 |
$64.72 |
| 1.60GHz 11" Air 4GB/256GB |
$1,499.00 |
n/a |
$1,424.93* |
$1,499.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,414.00 |
$74.07 |
| 1.80GHz 11" Air 4GB/256GB |
$1,649.00 |
n/a |
$1,570.43* |
$1,649.00 |
$1,619.00 |
$1,639.00 |
n/a |
$1,659.00 |
$1,549.00 |
$78.57 |
| 1.80GHz 13" Air 4GB/256GB |
$1,699.00 |
n/a |
$1,581.09* |
$1,649.99 |
$1,629.95 |
$1,689.00 |
n/a |
$1,699.00 |
$1,639.00 |
$117.91 |
 MacBook Pro |
| 2.4GHz dual 13" MacBook Pro |
$1,199.00 |
$1,129.00 |
$1,095.13* |
$1,138.94 |
$1,129.00 |
$1,179.40 |
$1,138.99 |
$1,199.00 |
$1,099.00 |
$103.87 |
| 2.7GHz dual 13" MacBook Pro (Feb-2011) |
$1,499.00 |
$1,349.99 |
$1,258.53* |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,399.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,399.00 |
$240.47 |
| 2.8GHz dual 13" MacBook Pro |
$1,499.00 |
$1,424.99 |
$1,382.19* |
$1,424.94 |
$1,419.00 |
$1,479.99 |
$1,424.99 |
$1,449.00 |
$1,399.00 |
$116.81 |
| 2.0GHz quad 15" MacBook Pro (Feb-2011) |
$1,799.00 |
n/a |
$1,503.49* |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,529.84 |
sold out |
n/a |
$1,699.00 |
$295.51 |
| 2.2GHz quad 15" MacBook Pro |
$1,799.00 |
$1,709.93 |
$1,658.63* |
$1,709.94 |
$1,698.00 |
$1,714.99 |
$1,709.99 |
$1,709.88 |
$1,699.00 |
$140.37 |
| 2.2GHz quad 15" MacBook Pro (Feb-2011) |
$2,199.00 |
n/a |
$1,695.99* |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,999.00 |
$503.01 |
| 2.4GHz quad 15" MacBook Pro |
$2,199.00 |
$2,041.46 |
$1,983.65* |
$2,045.00 |
$2,024.00 |
$2,079.99 |
$2,059.99 |
$2,058.88 |
$1,999.00 |
$215.35 |
| 2.2GHz quad 17" MacBook Pro (Feb-2011) |
$2,499.00 |
n/a |
$1,936.99* |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$2,299.00 |
$562.01 |
| 2.4GHz quad 17" MacBook Pro |
$2,499.00 |
$2,222.00 |
$2,274.61* |
$2,348.99 |
$2,270.95 |
$2,409.00 |
$2,359.99 |
$2,499.00 |
$2,299.00 |
$277.00 |
 Mac mini |
| 2.30GHz Core i5 Mac mini |
$599.00 |
$568.95 |
$568.95 |
$568.95 |
$568.95 |
$589.99 |
$568.95 |
$579.88 |
$579.00 |
$30.05 |
| 2.50GHz Core i5 Mac mini |
$799.00 |
$762.95 |
$762.95 |
$759.99 |
$762.95 |
$777.00 |
$769.99 |
$769.88 |
$779.00 |
$39.01 |
| 2.00GHz Core i7 Mac mini Server |
$999.00 |
$955.00 |
$955.00 |
$955.00 |
$955.00 |
$974.99 |
n/a |
$955.88 |
$979.00 |
$49.00 |
 iMac |
| 2.5GHz 21.5" iMac |
$1,199.00 |
$1,132.99 |
$1,120.43 |
$1,120.43 |
$1,120.44 |
$1,179.00 |
$1,132.99 |
$1,159.88 |
$1,149.00 |
$78.57 |
| 2.7GHz 21.5" iMac |
$1,499.00 |
$1,419.99 |
$1,419.99 |
$1,406.65 |
$1,399.00 |
$1,439.99 |
$1,419.99 |
$1,412.88 |
$1,399.00 |
$100.00 |
| 2.7GHz 27.0" iMac |
$1,699.00 |
$1,597.00 |
$1,597.99 |
$1.598.80 |
$1,598.00 |
$1,628.00 |
$1,607.99 |
$1,610.88 |
$1,599.00 |
$102.00 |
| 3.1GHz 27.0" iMac |
$1,999.00 |
$1,894.95 |
$1,894.95 |
$1,870.57 |
$1,870.57 |
$1,919.00 |
$1,894.99 |
$1,898.96 |
$1,899.00 |
$128.44 |
 Mac Pro |
| 2.80GHz 4-Core Mac Pro |
$2,499.00 |
$2,304.94 |
$2,304.94 |
$2,339.88 |
$2,304.94 |
$2,339.00 |
$2,305.99 |
$2,304.88 |
$2,299.00 |
$194.06 |
| 2.40GHz 8-Core Mac Pro |
$3,499.00 |
$3,219.00 |
$3,219.00 |
$3,219.00 |
$3,219.00 |
$3,269.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
$3,199.00 |
$280.00 |
| 2.66GHz 12-Core Mac Pro |
$4,999.00 |
n/a |
$4,739.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$4,549.00 |
$260.00 |
 Apple Cinema Display |
| 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display |
$999.00 |
$948.88 |
$969.00 |
$948.99 |
$949.00 |
$989.00 |
$993.99 |
$948.88 |
$949.00 |
$50.12 |
* + or • : Net prices after rebates and AppleInsider's exclsuive 3% discount. The 3% discount coupon is automatically embedded in the links above. It will show up as "Instant Discount(s)" during checkout, only affter you've added the Mac to your shopping cart. Full details via AppleInsider's complete Mac Price Guide.
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