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  • Apple offers SIM-free, interest-free iPhones for installment-based purchase with Apple Card

    If you’re hankering for a SIM-free iPhone and have an Apple Card, you’re in luck.

    Apple has come up with a new incentive, offering a brand new SIM-free iPhone and available payments over time with no interest, provided you have an Apple Card, and existing wireless service. Before, users would need to pay the full retail price upon purchase or utilize another credit card. With the Apple Card, users will get 3 percent cash back on their purchase.

    In order to view the option, you’ll need to have the Apple Store app installed, have an Apple Card already associated with your Apple Account, and have wireless service through a carrier on an iPhone associated with your Apple ID. Otherwise, you’ll still have to buy an iPhone at the full retail price with no financing. You must use the Apple Store app as the option is not available in-browser at this time.

    This has also been confirmed as a limited time offer that must be complete via an existing iPhone with the Apple Store app.

    The monthly installment plan allows users to purchase the SIM-free iPhone through their Apple Card over a period of 24 months, as opposed to paying the full price up front. Customers can also overpay towards the installment plan, thereby reducing the number of payments needed. Customers will still be required to pay their regular installment plan payment the following month.

    Presently, only iPhones are available to purchase with this special financing, and it remains to be seen if Apple will will extend the program to other devices.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via AppleInsider

  • Amazon year-end sale begins, discounts offered for Apple products

    With one week left until the new year, Amazon has knocked up to $310 off assorted AirPods, MacBook Air notebooks, iMacs, Apple Watch bands, and more.

    The savings are as follows:

    Apple AirPods savings:

    Apple AirPods with Charging Case: $139 ($20 off)

    Apple AirPods with Wireless Charging Case: $169 ($30 off)

    Apple Wireless Charging Case for AirPods: $64.99 ($15 off)

    Apple AirPods Pro with Wireless Charging Case: $249 (Free shipping) – On backorder

    Powerbeats deals:

    Powerbeats3 Wireless In-ear Headphones: $79.99 ($120 off)

    Powerbeats Pro: $199.95 ($50 off)

    Up to $300 off MacBook Airs:

    2017 MacBook Air (1.8GHz, 8GB, 128GB): $699.95 ($300 off)

    2019 MacBook Air (1.6GHz, 8GB, 128GB): $979 ($120 off)

    Up to $310 off iMacs

    2019 iMac 5K (3.0GHz 8GB 1TB FUS Radeon 570X): $1,724 ($75 off)

    2019 iMac 5K (3.1GHz 8GB 1TB FUS Radeon 575X): $1,874 ($125 off)

    iMac Pro (3.2GHz, 32GB, 1TB, Vega 56): $4,689 ($310 off)

    Apple Pencil on sale

    Apple Pencil: $94.08 ($5 off)

    Apple Pencil 2: $114* ($15 off)

    Magic accessories:

    Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (White): $99 ($30 off)

    Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (Space Gray): $139 ($10 off)

    Apple Watch bands:

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via AppleInsider and Amazon

  • Apple currently offering free two-hour delivery for qualifying customers until December 25th

    From now until December 24th at 4PM local time, customers living in a metro region where courier delivery is available can receive their iPad, iPhone, and some Mac orders delivered with their homes in two hours for free.

    Apple has stated that customers need to live in a participating metro, which Apple has stated includes “most major metros.”
    AirPods and AirPods Pro aren’t available for standalone purchase, but can be shipped alongside an item as part of the promotion. Accessories, like phone cases, Smart Keyboards, and Apple Pencils can also be shipped within two hours provided they ship with an eligible item.

    Apple’s standard two-hour delivery service generally arrives with a $9 delivery fee, which will be waived via this offer.

    The cutoff for two-hour delivery in participating areas is December 24th, with Apple’s promotional email stating that certain places in New York City, Las Vegas, and Hawaii will have delivery on December 25th.

    Customers not living in an area where two-hour delivery is offered qualify for free next-day shipping on in-stock items had been ordered by 3 PM on December 23rd.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via AppleInsider

  • Thrifter Deals, Flipp apps offer quick savings for the Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping period

    The savings are out there, you just need to know where to look for them.

    As demonstrated by the mighty Jason O’Grady, the Thrifter Deals and Flipp apps are offering some pretty good deals on Mac and iOS-based goodies. Over on Thrifter Deals, 128GB 10.2-inch iPads from 2019 are being offered at $329, as opposed to their normal $429 price point, MacBook Airs start at $899, and MacBook Air notebooks from 2017 begin at $799.

    With Flipp, the site works as an aggregator for coupons and deals being offered by retailers. Flipp is also available as a free iOS app and requires iOS 10.0 or later to install and run.

    Check out the links below and if you find any good deals on your end, please let us know about them in the comments.

    Via Thrifter Deals and Flipp

  • SanDisk, other microSD cards being offered at deep discounts at Best Buy

    As PowerPage Head Honcho Jason O’Grady pointed out, a slew of SanDisk and PNY microSD cards are being offered at considerable discounts over at Best Buy.

    The 512GB Extreme Plus unit has been knocked down from $249.99 to $89.99, the PNY 512GB Pro Elite has been discounted from $99.99 to $69.99 and the sale is still in progress.

    Small and strange as they may be, microSD cards make for an extraordinarily effective storage medium, are supported by most Macs, and it’s easy to build boot drives from them if need be. Check the link below, take a gander, and please let us know if you find any nifty deals this weekend through Cyber Monday.

    Via Best Buy