Group of "Laptop Hunters" Prove You CAN Get a Mac for Cheap
Group of "Laptop Hunters" Prove You CAN Get a Mac for Cheap
Posted 09/04/2009 at 4:00am
| by Paul Lilly
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Microsoft's "Laptop Hunters" ads try to drive the point home that PCs (as in, Windows-based) are a better value than pricey Macs, but all that goes out the window if you can pick up a Mac for free. Of course, there's a caveat. In order to cash in on the five-fingered discount, you have to be morally inept, willing to break and enter an Apple Store, and not be phased by the prospect of jail time.
A surveillance camera picked up just such a situation in an Apple Store in Marlton, NJ. Five thieves broke into the location with a brick and quickly went to business making off with 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPods in just 31 seconds, escaping before the security guard rushed in.
Catch the video here, and don't try this at home, or anywhere else.
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gendoikari1
September 06, 2009 at 7:45am
Imagine them trying to break into the glass cube that is one of the New York locations. Throw a brick, the entire store (above ground) breaks.
Trooper_One
September 05, 2009 at 8:51am
Five Finger Discount - The ultimate discount of them all!
... seriously having a guard is helpul, but they needed additional security layers to slow down the thief (e.g.. needed laptop locks to table)
Havok
September 05, 2009 at 5:23pm
Or maybe they should try using security cages like all normal businesses do. Heck, even dollar stores use them!
OMGWTFBBQ
Nightwing94
September 04, 2009 at 7:47pm
But still, 23 seconds is pretty damn impressive. I bet they are a vigilante group headed up by Steve Ballmer.
PhoneyVirus
September 04, 2009 at 3:39pm
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consistent price for many years of about $40 per megabyte. A typical
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were robbed at gunpoint in several large heists.This is what mac reminds me of I hate macs alot, you want mac install Ubuntu o I almost for got Ubuntu is FREE! FREE! FREE!
optionboy16
September 04, 2009 at 2:09pm
Some Apple stores in upscale areas aren't locked down. I know in my town, they aren't. It's not as big, but you could do the same thing. These kids knew what they were doing. I watched on the History channel how a bank robber threw a brick at a bank window and timed the police response. They used that information to time there robbery later. It wouldn't be hard, but you'd have to have some balls.
Devo85x
September 04, 2009 at 12:47pm
Apple can pay for it with the money they have stolen from customers!
johnny3144
September 04, 2009 at 10:14am
the news guy almost sounded like he is cheering for the thief like some kind of sport.
WFUJay
September 04, 2009 at 9:00am
Apple had it coming to them ever since they started price gouging the public.
I hope these guys never get caught.
thegamepro
September 04, 2009 at 8:17am
The convenient magnetic powercords and sleek design of the macbooks make them easier to steal.
snapple00
September 04, 2009 at 7:41am
Good thing Macs are so innovative and have 'trip proof' power cords for easy stealing! No hassling trying to figure out how to un plug the laptop when it can simply be ripped from the wall without damage!
snapple00
September 04, 2009 at 7:32am
Now that is a good headline for the article!
I actually lol'd.
I wonder what that security guard would have done. Somehow I have a feeling he was in on it.
comptech08
September 04, 2009 at 12:21pm
I think he might have been in on it too. One thing is why were these computers or ipods not locked down? I have been to an Apple store before and everything was locked down.
Caboose
September 04, 2009 at 6:30am
Could be their new slogan!
Macs... The only way you can afford one, is to steal it!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
dracx619
September 04, 2009 at 5:19am
saw this on ebaums....its pretty hillarious. wonder if they plan on hitting other stores besides apple. seems there was definitely some planning
Havok
September 04, 2009 at 5:16am
If say, all the Mac book pros were the small 13 inch unit at 1,339 (which they probably weren't) and the ipods were all 8 gb( once again, they probably all weren't 8), the total value stolen would have been AT LEAST $41,508. Apple certainly got boned on this one.
OMGWTFBBQ
vistageek
September 04, 2009 at 5:48am
Well, that might be what they were asking for them, but that is not what they were worth. I wouldn't pay that much for one. ;-)
Havok
September 04, 2009 at 8:06am
I got those prices from apple's very own website. Apparently, if it is white, or silver, and has a bitten apple on it, it's worth ten times as much
OMGWTFBBQ
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