Apple's Black Friday deals hit Australia site, same as it ever was (update: US and UK too)

Apple Down Under™ has revealed its today-only holiday gift specials, and with most deals hovering between 5 and 10 percent off, it's nothing out of the ordinary for Cupertino's wares. Still, if you're shopping for a new iMac this season, seems like the perfect opportunity to fill up your virtual shopping cart. If history tells us anything, look for these deals to hit Apple's US syndicate sometime around tomorrow.

Update: It's after midnight in the UK, and as logic dictates, the one-day sale is now in effect there, too.

Update 2: And it's Stateside: same percentage discounts, different currency.

[Kirtay Posted Nov 26th 2009 5:27PM]

@iamrufus
I don't actually see them calling it Black Friday?

[millertime Posted Nov 26th 2009 5:54PM]

@iamrufus

If you actually go to the Aussie Apple Store, they don't call it Black Friday, but a "special Apple one-day shopping event".

[shazzam Posted Nov 27th 2009 4:47AM]

The link to the page does actually say Black Friday

.../au/browse/campaigns/holiday/giftguide/black_friday

[dingomutt Posted Nov 26th 2009 5:50PM]

Same thing every year. I don't know why Apple even try to give these stupid token discounts. It just gives me more reason to believe that they're the Scrooge this Christmas.

[applehateboy Posted Nov 26th 2009 5:51PM]

$25... woooooooooooHooooo.. i am going for it
After today i am listed as the biggest DORK on the planet

[Mike V Posted Nov 26th 2009 6:06PM]

I'm an Apple fan boy and even I think these discounts are pathetic.

Apple emailed me twice (or was it three times) advertising this, so I though it would be better than this.

[adiran Posted Nov 26th 2009 6:28PM]

Apple store is down here in Norway right now??

[JBaker Posted Nov 26th 2009 6:36PM]

@adiran

Yep, down in the UK too.

[glennc2 Posted Nov 26th 2009 6:30PM]

just as i thought, discount iwork but not ilife because people actually want ilife and the snow leopard upgrade if they have 10.4

i'm onto you apple (and i can't do a damned thing about it)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 26th 2009 8:46PM]

This is not only in Oz it's also happening in New Zealand ,they do have a pretty good discount on Office for mac.

[qb2000 Posted Nov 26th 2009 9:44PM]

Outside of US, this is just another on sale event. Do other countries have Black Friday? They don't celebrate Thanksgiving.

[vicks Posted Nov 26th 2009 9:51PM]

UK showing a crappy £71 off macbooks and, wait for it..., £7 on an ipod nano. Right now I can get £200 off the 2.8 and £175 off the 2.66 MBPro at Dixons airport stores. Catch being you need to get airside, so, search for one of those cheap tickets to get you through security (quick search found edinburgh to berlin in 10 days for £4 all in) and head for the shop. Remember these aren't duty free or tax exempt deals so you don't have to leave the country (or the ground) to qualify. Get someone to wait for you and you could be in and out before you can say short-stay car park.

[iPhaze Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:22AM]

@vicks

So you don't like saving money? I dont get it...

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Nov 27th 2009 6:18AM]

@vicks That explains why DSG International are still losing money then

[vicks Posted Nov 27th 2009 7:26AM]

@(Unverified) I love saving money. But I'm not the one calling 3.8% to 7.8% off "special". In fact, replace the word "special" with "bare minimum" and it would be more accurate. Anyhoo I was only highlighting the fact that there is a retailer offering bigger discounts on some Apple products.

[Lucas Posted Nov 26th 2009 9:53PM]

omg, these savings are SO SIGNIFICANT! 8D WANT

[iPhaze Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:21AM]

I just bought a 15 inch MBPro with Apple remote and I saved 119 dollars. Not too shabby. Say what you will, I'm pleased as punch to be upgrading from Vista finally!

[McKirdy Posted Nov 27th 2009 2:26AM]

Its been the same in NZ for about 20 hours. And I wanted that Macbook Pro. Ah well, wait until there's a refurb next year.

[Sparky Posted Nov 27th 2009 3:34AM]

Australia = 51st state.

Except for Vegemite - and that it has 5 telcos that have the iPhone.
And you can buy iPhones outright (expensive).

[Lundmark Posted Nov 27th 2009 6:57AM]

I hate all the Windows fanboys on this site. How can saving *any* amount of money be a bad thing?

[reebokshoes Posted Nov 27th 2009 12:28PM]

is it just me or do apples sales always suck?

[DannyB Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:19PM]

The Canada store website is also having these super savings.

[DaPesto Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:39PM]

This is just another reason why they own such a small percent of the computer market... if they would discount their stuff by 40%..

[taylorlauder Posted Nov 27th 2009 1:43PM]

Hopefully this is a good move by Apple to apply blackfriday sales to Australia. As for the post, Many people are really rushing-in to department stores and retail shops to avail of big discounts this coming black friday up to cyber monday. It's a great time to save hundreds of dollars on selected items.

http://bit.ly/Amazon-store-promo
http://bit.ly/target-store-sales

[arep Posted Nov 27th 2009 10:27PM]

ahha