Latest 11.6" Apple MacBook Air for $889

[ezridah]

It's pretty rare to find an Apple product with this much of a discount ($110 off) so close to it's release. Grab it if you want it.

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/apple-m...ebook-intel-core-i5-1-30-ghz-4/250929859.html

 

[mshan]

Just an FYI: http://slickdeals.net/f/6018544-Rakuten-Buy-com-Customers-Getting-Fraudulent-Credit-Card-Charges

It seems more likely that they have poor security, rather than company level intention fraud.

This was a big issue a few months ago, but there was some Russian credit card hacking ring that was broken up a month or two ago (http://www.npr.org/2013/07/25/205548308/russian-hackers-stole-more-than-160-million-credit-cards) so maybe issue has been "fixed".

Personally, though, I'd still say Caveat Emptor...

 

[ezridah]

Good to know.

 

[cbunn]

Here's where something from Citibank helps: Virtual Account Numbers. I've used this before to create a virtual account number for a site that might be a bit shady. Make the purchase with the new virtual number, then deactivate the number afterwards.

Alternatively, you could use a pre-paid credit card. Just don't risk your proper credit card numbers on this sort of thing.

 

[MontyAC]

I do that with Discover Card. Generate a secure number for online shopping.