Best Buy’s July 4th SWEETENER For Apple Fans

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has already put Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new laptops on sale, with the electronics retailer offering discounts on the upgraded MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, as well as the freshly launched MacBook Pro with Retina display.

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Just three weeks after Apple announced the changes to its portable line, Best Buy is offering as much as $140 discounts for the computers on its website. The base model of the MacBook Pro with Retina display — with a 2.3GHz Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB memory — is available for $2,089, while the 11.6-inch MacBook Air with a Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB memory starts at $949.

Best Buy’s website does not mention how long the offers will last.

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) closed higher over 1%, while Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) finished lower 2% on a shortened Tuesday trading session.

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