$1799 ($500 off) for Excellent MacBook Pro 15", Recommended Peripherals for Storage, Backup

2015-12-20 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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Excellent laptop deal (faster than the late 2013 MBP Retina that I use): $1799 Apple 15.4" MacBook Pro Retina (Mid 2014) 2.5 GHz / 16GB / 512GB $500 off. If you want the very best and are willing to spend another $1100, get the 2015 MacBook Pro Retina 2.8 GHz / 16GB / 1TB).

Recommended with it:

• The diminutive OWC Envoy Pro EX 480GB or 1TB (see review of the OWC Envoy Pro EX). Excellent for backup at home or on the road.
• OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock for expanding ports (see review of the OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock).
• OWC Thunderbay 4 or Thunderbay 4 Mini and/or OWC Mercury Elite Pro drives for storage and backup.

Outstanding camera deals

Some deals I hand-picked today, with free overnight shipping:

• $699 Fujifilm X-Pro1 with 27mm lens + extras after $550 instant savings. $799 with the 18-55mm lens
• $598 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 with 14-42mm Lens after $200 instant savings PLUS $150 B&H gift card = $448 effective price
• $696 Sony Alpha a6000 with 16-50mm and 55-210mm Lenses after $350 instant savings
• There is $100 instant savings on the Sony LHP-1 lens hood for the Sony RX1/RX1R/RX1R II, which is 56% off. Highly recommended, since the front element has little to protect it otherwise (and I prefer to avoid filters most of the time).

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