by Postmaster General | Dec 14, 2015 | Apple Inc., Events & Promotions, Holiday, Mac
More than just a stunning 27-inch LED-backlit display, the Apple Thunderbolt Display is the ultimate docking station for Mac notebooks, the ideal second display for iMac, and the perfect match for Mac mini and Mac Pro. A Thunderbolt port, a FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports, and a Gigabit Ethernet port make it a plug-and-play hub for everything you do. The Apple Thunderbolt Display normally sells for $999.99. Today and today only, you can pick yours up for $899.99 — saving $100 in the process.
- Thunderbolt I/O technology for lightning-fast data transfer and daisy-chaining up to six peripherals
- Works with all Thunderbolt-enabled Mac computers, including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac mini
- 27-inch glossy LED-backlit widescreen display
- 2560-by-1440 resolution
- Thunderbolt port, FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports, and Gigabit Ethernet port
- MagSafe connector that powers and charges your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air
- Ambient light sensor
- Built-in FaceTime HD camera and microphone
- Built-in speaker system
This offer will be available all day Monday, December 14th, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks.
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by Postmaster General | Dec 8, 2015 | Advertising, Apple Inc., Holiday, iOS Devices, Mac, New and Hot
Color photos, descriptions, and prices on the entire family of great Apple products: Mac, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, and more. Zero in on your holiday gift options with the help of this handy reference.
Just click the above photo or here to begin your download. (It’s in PDF form.)
If you’d prefer a hard copy, you may just drop by our store and grab one.
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by Postmaster General | Nov 25, 2015 | Apple Inc., Events & Promotions, Holiday, Mac

What happened, anyway?
It was never supposed to be all about scoring the best possible deals on merch. It used to be about something entirely different. Something about peace on earth. Something about goodwill toward men and women. And joy.
We like joy.
To that end, Connecting Point would like to offer shelter. Offer respite. Offer a small but welcome pause in the hustle and bustle that have overtaken this very special time of year.
First of all, we won’t be open Thanksgiving Day. And on Friday, we’ll be open our regular weekday hours, 8 am to 6:30 pm. Connecting Point SERVICE (the region’s only Apple Premium Service Provider, as well as an authorized service center for HP and Compaq) will be open for business as usual. The music will be soothing, the coffee hot, the cookies sweet. We’ll probably have the big game on. So we invite you to drop by and check out our fully remodeled sales floor. We think you’ll like it.
While you’re out shopping, you may want to pick up an new, unwrapped gift for the wonderful Toys for Tots program that the USMC Reserve puts on every year. We have a drop box right here in our store.
And yes, we will have some delightful special offers**:
- Up to $250 off a new Mac™ with AppleCare
- Get a $50 Connecting Point gift card* with any Beats™ headphone purchase
- Get a $25 Connecting Point gift card* with any Apple Watch® or Apple TV® purchase
- 50% off all speakers in stock
- And $100 off select iPad™ models.
You can even, with your good credit, take up to 18 months to pay, interest-free.
We’ll also have lots of other, unadvertised, surprise bargains across our entire product line. It’ll be fun.
Best of all, we’ll be holding these offers all weekend long, including Small Business Saturday. So take a breath, take a break, and visit the folks that have been your local, independent tech experts for over four decades.
Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. AppleCare is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Beats is a trademark of Beats Electronics, LLC.
*Gift cards may not be applied to initial purchase. **May be limited to stock on hand.
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by Postmaster General | Oct 13, 2015 | Announcements, Apple Inc., Mac, Tech News
iMac family revamped, including new 21.5-inch Retina 4K model
The iMac® family now includes the Retina® 5K display on every 27-inch model, and a stunning new Retina 4K display on the 21.5-inch model.
Both Retina displays now feature a wider color gamut that delivers more available colors so photos and videos appear even more true-to-life. More powerful processors and graphics, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, and new storage options that make the high-performance Fusion Drive even more affordable are also included.
Along with the Retina models, the 21.5-inch iMac models feature faster processors and graphics, and a 1TB hard drive. All iMac models come with the all-new Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2®. And customers can choose to configure their iMac with a Magic Trackpad 2® instead of Magic Mouse 2.
New Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2 input devices announced
The new Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2 feature all-new designs for increased comfort and capabilities, and rechargeable batteries that are more convenient and environmentally friendly. And the new Magic Trackpad 2 brings Force Touch to the desktop for the first time, adding a new dimension to the iMac experience.
The new Magic input devices pair automatically with your Mac as soon as they are plugged in via the Lightning® to USB charging cable, and can last about a month or more on a full charge.
Apple, the Apple logo, iMac, Retina, Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2, and Lightning are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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by Postmaster General | Sep 8, 2015 | Apple Inc., Events & Promotions, iOS Devices, Mac, Tech News
Tomorrow morning (Wednesday), at 10am PDT (1pm Eastern, 6pm BST, 7pm CEST), Apple presents an invitation-only keynote, teased with the phrase seen in the graphic above: “Siri, give us a hint.”
That could be interpreted several ways, but most pundits agree Apple will, at the very least, announce new iPhone models. There are also rumors of a larger, more advanced Apple TV set-top box and new iPads, including the tantalizing possibility of a larger-screen “pro” iPad. But truth be told, outside the halls of Apple’s corporate offices, no one knows for sure exactly what the event will unveil.
But you can find out, in real time. Apple is live-streaming the presentation, which will take place in San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. And you can watch it by heading over to this link. But bear in mind, there are some requirements:
“Live streaming uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. HLS requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires a second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 6.2 or later.”
You might also want to keep a tab or two open in your browser for one or more of these tech site’s live blogs of the shindig:
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by Postmaster General | Aug 27, 2015 | Apple Inc., Events & Promotions, Mac

So we’re having a Mac sale.
It starts today, and runs through Monday, August 31st. The occasion? The end of summer, when we put away the croquet mallets, deflate the Tahitis, and contemplate heading back.
Back to work. Back to school. Back to civilization.
We’d like to ease the transition a bit. You want to hit the ground running this fall, be it at school, work, home, or Mars. And the best way to do that is with a new Mac from Yours Truly.

Epson Expression Home XP-420 All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier. MSRP: $99.99
So we’re having a Mac sale. Besides up to 18-months interest-free financing and our generous trade-in offers for your late-model used PCs and Macs, we’ve gone one very large step further:
Buy any new Mac from Connecting Point, and you can pick up a new Epson Expression Home XP-420 All-in-One printer/scanner/copier for 25 bucks. Wait, what?
This Epson normally retails for $99.99. That’s, like, 75% off.
Do we have your attention? Cool. Find out more here.
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