JB Hi-Fi 10% off Apple Mac Computers Ends 22/4

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  Mahogany Granger on 21/04/2018 - 06:22

  Moving on then

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    markybee on 21/04/2018 - 07:10

    Agreed

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  DardyMate on 21/04/2018 - 08:19

  Any chance you guys reckon 2017 ipad pro's will be on sale for EOFY?

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    Crocfreefree on 21/04/2018 - 09:22

    There will probably be new iPad Pros out by then — Apple developer conference in early June is a good time to announce them, and they're due.

    So, yes, likely discounts coming up, both to clear old stock, and to encourage EOFY purchases.

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      DardyMate on 21/04/2018 - 14:52

      Might just wait for it then. Cheers!

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  Crocfreefree on 21/04/2018 - 09:27

  Anyone know of JB Hi-Fi offering a discount on the HomePod?

  I can't imagine it's a big seller for them, what with reports of slow sales even at Apple Stores in the US.

  (Don't try to talk me out of one: I already have a HomePod… and an Echo, and a Google Home. I know the strengths of each.)

  I actually want to pick up a second HomePod (at a heavily discounted price) as now that AirPlay 2 is back in the iOS 11.4 beta, it can't be that far away. And when AirPlay 2 does come, it will make HomePod really shine.

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    youngchul76 on 21/04/2018 - 10:31

    would the airplay 2 really separate to 2 different stereo channels? I thought it was more or less for "multi-room" listening… If it doesn't stereo-separate two channels properly, wouldn't two speakers basically be playing the same things at the same time?

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      Crocfreefree on 21/04/2018 - 10:52

      +1

      AirPlay 2 includes a number of things and is a substantial update to AirPlay, with 7 years of generational refinements (if they can ever get it out — meant to be last year).

      For HomePod, it will allow coordination between the speakers to further enhance the sound envelope. Sort of like stereo but potentially better — each speaker can sense its own environment in the room, shape the sound accordingly, and tell the other speaker what it's doing.

      AirPlay 2 also greatly reduces the latency. So streaming audio from a device will have a more instantaneous reaction and less chance of skipping. This will be good for everything from playing non-Apple Music (Spotify) through the HomePod, audiobooks, podcasts, etc.

      (This would also potentially make a HomePod viable for sound from media devices like a TV.)

      And yes also, as you mention, multi-room playback of the same sound source, with appropriate controls popping up on the iOS device doing the streaming.

      There's also more potential for HomeKit automation: "hey siri play the ozbargain theme music in the living room" , "hey siri play jamie oliver's meltdown podcast in the kitchen", and possibly (if the Home app is updated at the same time) allowing audio to be linked in with scenes:

      "hey siri set the scene to chill" — dims the lights AND starts playing music.

      For speakers other than HomePod, AirPlay 2 is making it possible for major speaker brands to incorporate AirPlay in their future products: Bang & Olufsen, Naim, Bose, Devialet, Dynaudio, Polk, Denon, McIntosh, Marantz, Bowers & Wilkins, Libratone, Definitive Technology, and BlueSound

      In short, AirPlay 2 is big. (Again, if it ever gets here.)

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  O O on 21/04/2018 - 09:33

  +1

  In line with the good guys deal. Nothing really ozbargain worthy but still a slight saving.

  Although with the same 10% discount, if you accumulate Ultimate Kids gift cards all along, JB scores a bigger discount.

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    Crocfreefree on 21/04/2018 - 09:46

    +1

    Also proximity: Good Guys are normally in parking lots which means a special drive. JB Hi-Fis are often in Westfields which means a walk near where you might be going anyway.

    I go past a JB Hi-Fi far more often than a Good Guys.

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  baktiar77 on 21/04/2018 - 09:46

  I used the JB Hifi 10% last time to pricematch and get extra 5% off at Officeworks. Hope that's still valid.

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    deepdag on 21/04/2018 - 18:40

    Officeworks now keeps their prices a dollar less than JB during such deals so no scope for this.