Deal of the Week | Apr. 12, 2013: Car/Home Charger & Cable for iPhone/iPod for $7.99

Mini 3-in-1 charger for iPod and iPhone for $7.99That single charger and cable that came with your iPhone or iPod? Not enough.

For one thing, it doesn’t help when you’re in the car. This kit fixes that. Now you can charge your iOS device anywhere there’s a 12V DC outlet.

Keep the original charger at home, and this one at the office – or maybe next to your favorite chair in the living room. Because there’s never a good time to run out of battery charge.

Works with iPhones and iPods using the 30-pin dock connector (iPhone 3, 3GS, 4GS and last-generation and earlier iPods). Not compatible with iPad or any iOS devices using 8-pin Lightning connectors. Get the full story here.

Deal of the Week | Apr. 5, 2013: 8-Pin Lightning to USB cable for $4.99

8-pin Lightning to USB cable for $4.99We’ve been doing this whole Deal of the Week thing for a while now. And a lot of the bargains we’ve featured have been on cables, chargers, docks, and adapter sets that work with older-model iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches.

Apple is gradually moving its iOS devices away from the venerable 30-pin connector to the 8-pin Lightning connector.

If you’ve been waiting for a deal on a Lightning cable – something that will actually work with your sleek and sexy iPhone 5 – then this week’s DOTW is for you.

Get all the details here.

UPDATE 04.10.13: Our Medford location is now sold out. Our Bend location currently has nine of them in stock.

KUDOS: Medford Service Tech Russ Rowell earns special recognition from Apple

Apple Certified Macintosh Technician Russ Rowell

Russ Rowell, Apple Certified Macintosh Technician par excellence

We’re pleased to announce that veteran Service Technician Russ Rowell, who works at our Medford location, was recently recognized by Apple Inc. as one of the best in the business. Here’s what they said:

“Congratulations! Your hard work has placed you among the top performing Apple Certified Macintosh Technicians in North America’s Apple Authorized Service Provider channel. Technical metrics and survey satisfaction scores attached to your repairs demonstrate technical acumen, attention to quality and strong customer focus.” – Nicole Goldberg, Apple Field Service, North America

Hats off to Russ for his diligence, hard work, professionalism, and attention to detail. Thanks for all you do!

Deal of the Week | Feb. 22nd, 2013: Mini USB Charger for iPhone (30-pin) for $5.99

iPhone battery charge indicator in the redYou’ll get a charge out of our latest DOTW. We guarantee it.

Don’t get left high and dry, with your iPhone or iPod about to go dark as its battery is spent. This tidy, convenient, and ridiculously inexpensive solution gives you a charger for AC outlets, another charger for car, boat, or G6, and a 30-pin dock connector cable that works with both.

Get the skinny on this week’s deal here.

No waiting for the new iMac at Connecting Point: in stock NOW!

Apple iMac 21.5in and 27 inch models

All four iMac models are in stock at Connecting Point.

Since their introduction last fall, Apple’s stunning, ultra-slim iMac family has been in extremely short supply. Right now, if you wanted to order a 21.5-inch iMac from the Apple’s online store, you’d see this:

21.5-inch iMac availability from Apple Store

Even worse, if you wanted a sleek new 27-inch iMac, here’s how long you’d have to wait:

27-inch iMac availability from Apple Store

Miraculously, if you came into either of Connecting Point’s store locations for one of the new iMacs, you’d walk out the door with one right now. As in, immediately.

We’ve got plentiful stock of all four main models, ready for a good home. (Or office.) The product is identical, the price is the same. And the service and support you get from Connecting Point is not only excellent, it’s also free…and for life. So give in to that very human need for instant gratification: Get a new iMac, instantly, from your local Apple Specialist, Connecting Point Computer Centers.

UPDATE 02.20.13 | 12:30 PM: Well, that happened fast. Our Bend store now has only the $1299.99 model 21.5-inch iMac and the $1799.99 27-inch iMac in stock. We are expecting shipments of the other two models to be arriving shortly.

UPDATE 03.03.13 | 12:55 PM: Looks like Apple’s online store is finally catching up with iMac demand. Both sizes appear to be shipping within one to three days. But if we may again point out the obvious: the price is the same, the tech support is for life – and you can have it right here, right now by getting your new iMac from the friendly folks at Connecting Point.

Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Genius, Boot Camp, Macintosh, MacBook Air, Time Capsule, iMac and MacBook Pro are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. AppleCare and iCloud are service marks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.

PROMOTION: Save Your “Presidents” on a New Mac | Sale starts NOW!

"Save Your Presidents" sale Connecting Point Computer CentersThis weekend is a great time to pick up that new Mac desktop or notebook you’ve been dreaming about. You’ll save folding “presidents” on nearly every model, especially if you bundle other goodies with it. And we’ve got on-the-spot financing available (o.a.c.) that gives you six months deferred interest. It has never been easier or more affordable to get a new Mac from Connecting Point.

UPDATED 02.19.13: This promotion has now ended. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a huge success!