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Well, amazon is offering a $50 rebate. So you can assume that there is at least $50 in profit there.
If it is anything like other Apple cpus, the dealer gets between 3% and 7% discount off list price.
OMFG do you even know what a cpu is, it is the processor inside the box , not the box itself. I think you meant to say other apple computers.
Yes but he's still not right 
System / Main Unit is a usable alternative.
Single-digit margins for resellers, especially smaller ones, don't surprise me. A long time ago I used to work with the Special Projects department of a consultancy, and we jointly bought a smallish specialised Apple retailer to streamline acquisition and training. I was quite surprised at the thin margins even back in the days of a midrange Mac desktop costing in excess of $3K without monitor.
System / Main Unit is a usable alternative.
Single-digit margins for resellers, especially smaller ones, don't surprise me. A long time ago I used to work with the Special Projects department of a consultancy, and we jointly bought a smallish specialised Apple retailer to streamline acquisition and training. I was quite surprised at the thin margins even back in the days of a midrange Mac desktop costing in excess of $3K without monitor.
Jeebus murphy.
Apple COMPUTERS. And routers and Airports and AppleTVs and anything Apple with a CPU in it have 3% - 7% dealer margin typically.
as opposed to Apple accessories and wristbands and cables and the other miscellaneous junk. Which typically have a higher dealer margin.
Apple COMPUTERS. And routers and Airports and AppleTVs and anything Apple with a CPU in it have 3% - 7% dealer margin typically.
as opposed to Apple accessories and wristbands and cables and the other miscellaneous junk. Which typically have a higher dealer margin.