Bargain Moose

Firstly, to everyone who downloaded the Bargainmoose deals app and is still using it to keep up-to-date with all the deals – thanks! Following on from that, we’ve selected some random winners from our iPod Shuffle contest on Bargainmoose. There are 2 winners on Android, and 2 winners in iTunes. They are:

iTunes

• Dallard – Well done app version of the website. A complete experience.
• Dzann72 – Thrilled to have an app for Bargain Moose! Have found so many good deals on the website so the app will be quicker and handier!!!

Android

• Shlee – Great app! I always forget to check the site so this definitely helps.
• Claudia – Nice to get all messages listed, so easy to find stuff! Thanks!

Will the 4 Moosers please email us to claim your prize before the 28th January 2012. Just drop us a line and we will sort out your prizes.

Please note that we will be verifying the winners through iTunes or Android, to check that the correct people have responded.

Thanks everyone!

So Jodie posted here about the fabulous back to school promotion that Apple is having: buy a computer and get a $100 gift card for the app store. Fabulous. A lesser known deal is that if you buy an HP printer from the apple store with your computer you can get $100 back. These promotions can be combined.

• Shop The Apple Store

The HP printer and the MAC computer must be on the same receipt: then you are golden. Get this: HP printers start at $100, so you are essentially getting a new printer FOR FREE, or just for the cost of the tax. It is worth the trouble to send in the rebate form, receipt and codes.

I just gave in and replaced my computer. As a university student I got $100 off my new macbook pro, got the free $100 gift card to the app store, plus bought an HP printer for essentially $20 ($120, then take off the $100 rebate). I decided to pay the extra $20 to get the wireless printing feature: with it I can print directly from my iPad.

Stack your deals people! Be sure to check out the rebate form for qualifying printers.

If you are a  post-secondary student, parent purchasing for post-secondary student, or faculty and staff member at all grade levels,when you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing  until 20th September, 2011, you’ll get a $100 Back to School Card.

When you buy a qualifying Mac from The Apple Store for Education, an Apple retail store or a participating Apple Authorized Campus Store, you’ll receive a $100 Back to School Card for use on the Mac App Store, the iTunes Store, the App Store, and the iBookstore.

Qualifying Mac must be purchased using Apple’s Education Individual Pricing. If the qualifying Mac is returned, and the Back to School Card has been redeemed by depositing its value into an iTunes account (even if no purchases have been made against the value of the Back to School Card), then the $100 will be deducted from the exchange or refund. Terms and conditions apply. Not all Apple products qualify for education pricing.

Apple offers special education pricing on Apple computers, software, and select third-party products to Post-Secondary Students, Parents buying for a Post-Secondary Student, or Teachers, Administrators, and Staff at all grade levels. Quantity limits apply.

• Click here for full details

As my PC repeatedly shuts down, I would love, love, love to get a Mac. So far, I’m happy with my iPod and iPad! Not sure I’m ready to make the upgrade just yet, but when I do, I’ll be seriously looking at a new Macbook.

The new touch screen iPod nanos have just hit the refurbished section at Apple, and you can save $20 on an 8 gig and save $30 on a 16 gig from their original price.

• Get a current gen. refurbished iPod Nano

The 8 gig regularly costs $159, you can get the refurbished for $139. The 16 gig usually costs $189, you can get it for $159.

Refurbs from Apple are great because:

• free shipping on all refurbished products
• still get a full 1 year warranty
• have a brand new battery and outer shell
• cheaper

The iPad 2 has been announced, so there have suddenly been very significant drops in the price of the iPad 1. For those who have been patiently  waiting for a more reasonable price, well, it’s here.

• New iPad 1: Currently starts at $419

• Refurbished iPad 1: Currently starts at $369 (with wifi)

These come direct from Apple so with free shipping. I have the iPad 1, and it is fantastic with a few of the right apps. I have InClass and I take all my classroom notes on it. I also have a fancy alarm clock on it, that will wake me up with my own music. Then of course you need a few games, and all your books from Kobo can go on it with the Kobo app… it is an all in one awesome machine.

So you want an iPad, eh? I know the feeling. Right now you can get yourself a swank refurbished iPad direct from Apple and save yourself $$!

• For a 16 gig refurbished Wifi iPad pay only $479 (save $70)
• For a 32 gig refurbished Wifi iPad pay only $549 (save $100)
• For a 62 gig refurbished Wifi iPad pay only $649 (save $100)

All refurbished iPads have:

• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
• 9.7-inch widescreen display
• Multi-Touch screen
• 1.5 pounds and 0.5 inch

Yum yum. I have a 16 gig iPad and back and forth to university, it is my best friend. So light, with a little external keyboard it is sweet as sugar pie! I use Keynote, InClass as well as Calendar and feel so much more organized!

Free shipping!

Apple is discounting a whole bunch of it’s brand new products! Yup: you can get an iPod brand new for a discount… so sweet. One day only people! In stores (if you want the line-up) or online!

• Click here to shop Apple.ca (Expired)

Here are some of the discounts:

• iPad: Starts @ $549 | Now: $498
• iMac: Starts @ $1299 | Now: $1198
• iPod Nano: Starts @ $159 | Now: $148
• iPod Touch: Starts @ $249 | Now: $228

They have a ton of accessories discounted as well, like mice, keyboards, iPad cases, etc!

Shop shop shop.. till you drop drop drop…. I’m such a little Apple addict

So Apple has released a new Apple TV and has put all its 160GB previous model Apple TVs on clearance. These used to be $329 US and are on clearance for $169 CAN.

• Click here to check out the clearance Apple TVs

Why might you want to get the older model instead of the newly released one? Well, there are some major differences you should be aware of:

Full HD Streaming – The Old Apple TV made it possible for users to watch full HD 1080p movies and videos. Apple has reduced the video rendering capability on the new device to 720p.

Storage & Power Consumption – The new Apple TV has done away with local storage and makes the whole process work over ‘air’. The Apple TV will now require you to keep your computer or Wi-Fi turned on the whole time you watch your movie on TV. You also can’t even listen to music with the Wi-Fi turned off.

There is NO storage, not even to hold a couple of movies on the new Apple TV.

USB Support – The new Apple TV does not have support for USB storage.

Rent vs. Own: With the Old Apple TV you could buy movies on it, and store them on your hard drive. With the new Apple TV you can only rent, there is no buying.

So: that is a rundown on what makes them different, and in some ways makes the older model Apple TV superior, I think Apple was heading in the right direction with the new model, it just took it too far.

The clearance Apple TVs are brand new (not refurbs) and you are saving close to $200 on them. A really awesome deal if you ask me. Apple products rarely go on sale.

Free Shipping.

This freebie is really only for those of you who have an iPhone 4. There was a big furore about reception problems on the latest model of the iPhone, and Apple have decided to offer free cases or bumpers to affected parties.

• Click here for more info @ iTunes

You actually have to download a free app to your phone, in order to get the case, so it might be best to visit the above iTunes page from your iPhone, if you want to order your free case asap. Here’s what the landing page states:

If you are experiencing reception issues with your iPhone 4, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or other select third-party case from Apple at no charge.  Download this free app onto your iPhone 4 and apply for your free Bumper or case.

I am a Mac Geek, and I have demonstrated this in the past by both owning a macbook, and an iPod touch (itouch we call them), and also subscribing to MacLife, the ultimate Mac Geek magazine. However, with the increasing number of people who own iphones and apple touches I can now put my geeky knowledge to fabulous use!

Apple with be releasing the new operating system for its iphones and touches called iOS-4 on June 21, 2010 and it will be available as a free upgrade for all Iphones and touches excluding first generations.

• Click Here to visit the iPod Touch iOS 4 Software Update page
• Click here to visit the iPhone iOS 4 Software Update page

Here is what MacLife had to say about the new operating system:

“The OS introduces many new features, with a version of multitasking headlining the roster. For example, you could listen to third-party music apps while running other apps. Additional improvements update Mail with a unified inbox and message threading, apps can be organized in folders, and you can choose the Bing search engine.

Enterprise updates include additional data protection and security, Exchange Server 2010 support, the ability to use multiple Exchange accounts, SSL VPN, and mobile device management.

Not all iOS 4 features will be supported on devices prior to the iPhone 3GS. For example, you’ll have to replace your pre-3GS hardware for multitasking.”

Now I think this is fab, because Apple knows how many people own these things and they could easily just say “hey, you have to pay,” but they aren’t. I love Apple!

Ok folks, this is not technically a deal, but I wanted to put up a quick post because of all the hype surrounding the Apple iPad. You can now purchase your very own iPad from The Apple Store online!

• Click here to shop iPads @ The Apple Store Canada

You can buy the iPad from $549 for the 16GB model, and they go right up to $879 for the 64GB model!

I’ve seen so many things on a lot of sites across the web about iPads. I am particularly interested in how good a portable gaming device it will be. I am in love with lots of little puzzle games like Plants vs Zombies, Braid, Crayon Physics, Bejwelled.  I am interested to know if these games would work on the iPad at all, and how well you could play them. I’d love to try them out but I don’t know any friends who own an iPad yet! I need to make friends with some richer people

I also read a lot on my Sony ebook reader, and wondering if it is any way comparable to reading books on the iPad. I hear the e-ink technology used in the Sony reader is a lot better for reading, but I would still love to see some colour books on the iPad.

What do you think of the iPad?

Another back to school deal now, but this one is for the bigger kiddos! If you are in education (uni or college), or even if you are a staff member and you want to buy a new Apple Mac computer, there’s a special offer right now in that you can claim a free iPod Touch!

• Click here to shop online @ Apple Canada

The deal is described fully in this blurb:

If you’re a university or college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing from May 25 through September 7, 2010, you can get a free 8GB iPod touch.

On the Apple Canada site, the 8GB iPod Touch is worth $199 so it’s a really nice gift with your purchase. Of course, you are going to be spending at least $999 on a new Apple Mac, so that’s a big spend to start with.

I’ve never really used a Mac, I’m a PC girl. But I hear that once you go Mac, you never go back!

(BUMPING post – offer ends soon – make your purchase before the 8th September 2009)

Macs and music – good combination, eh? Apple Canada seems to be advertising this promo quite early, for it to be considered a “back-to-school” event. From now until the 8^th of September 2009, there’s a great rebate offer when you buy a brand new Mac from Apple.

• Click here to buy online @ The Apple Store Canada

• Click here to print out the mail-in rebate

When you buy the Apple Macbook or desktop computer, you should buy an iPod music player in the same transaction. If you do so, you can send in a mail-in rebate to get back the full value of the mp3 player!

If you are a student or staff member at certain educational establishments, you will be eligible for this offer! Even if you are not eligible, you might know a student who would be eligible to get you the discount?

Rebate possibilities:

• iPod touch – $259
• iPod classic 120GB – $259
• iPod nano 16GB – $219
• iPod nano 8GB – $169
• iPod shuffle 4GB – $99

As you can see, the ipod Touch is the highest value device.

Unfortunately, the deal from Apple.ca doesn’t apply to items from their refurb store. Brand new Macs aren’t cheap! A friend of mine recently bought a new Macbook, and he absolutely loves it. Like me, he’s always been a PC user but finds the Macbook excellent. I might be tempted to switch sides too!

UPDATE 24th March 2009 – Apple have re-stocked and these are available again, I’m bumping this thread.

The Canadian Apple Store has a great deal on their little refurbished iPod shuffles right now. The 1GB shuffles are only $35, and that includes free shipping from Apple! You can choose the sleek silver, groovy green, or basic blue. These are the slightly older generation. If you’d like the newer generation with the newer color schemes, you’d have to pay $44 instead, but you can then choose from pretty pink or bright blue. Even the 2GB models are showing at pretty decent prices – starting at only $45!

How to get this deal:

1. Go to Apple.ca
2. Scroll to bottom
3. Look under “Special Deals” @ left
   
4. Choose “Refurbished iPods”
5. Buy buy buy!

You’ll note that these are refurbished electronics. As far as I know, you cannot even tell – there wouldn’t be any damage to the units or anything, and they come with a full warranty too. I’ve read reports on other forums that the only real difference is the packaging – it might come in a plain brown box, rather than Apple’s fancy schmany packaging. If you don’t mind that, then you’re onto a good deal here.

I had seen the iPod shuffles in pictures on the net quite a few times, but I only ever saw one in reality a few months ago. I was really surprised how small it was! It was so small, I reckon I could fit about 5 of them into my mouth… but I never tested that theory. I’ve tried to show you the actual size by using an in-hand photo to illustrate this blog post. Hopefully they didn’t use a model with particularly big hands to make their device look smaller.

I am not a fan of Apple products in any shape or form. However, I must say that I am impressed by how they have created such customer loyalty and dedicated fans of the brand. I do admit that their products are pretty well designed and fairly ergonomic too. But IMO they are too expensive, especially when first released. They should reward their loyal fans and early adopters by not charging them so much for new products!

P.S. If you are an Apple fanboy, You might be interested in Dealguild Canada for free cashback from the Apple Store.