The thinnest and lightest MacBook continues to see discounting as a rumored update looms. The latest to cut prices is Best Buy BBY +0.65%.
On Friday, Best Buy slashed $300 off the 12-inch MacBook with Retina Display. This follows similar discounting earlier this month at B&H Photo. These sales are invariably short-term affairs (Best Buy’s won’t last beyond Saturday) but they’re popping up with increasing regularity.
A model on sale for $999.99 (regularly $1,299) at Best Buy comes with a Retina display (2304-by-1440 resolution), 256GB flash drive, 8GB of memory, and a 1.1GHz Intel INTC +0.62% Core M “Broadwell” 5th Generation Core processor. A higher-end model with a 1.2GHz processor and 512GB of storage is discounted to $1,299.99 from a regular price of $1,599.99. All models come with a single USB-C port with expansion via Apple’s AAPL +0.13% adapters such as the Multiport Adapter, sold separately.
The 12-inch MacBook is the most radical redesign since the MacBook Air, introduced in 2008. It weighs only 2 pounds and is about 0.5 inches thick at its thickest point.
Apple is expected to update the 12-inch MacBook this year with the newer “Skylake” 6th Generation Intel Core processor and possibly other upgrades. That could happen as soon as March, according to reports.
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