A 2010 refurb first one!

[philipma1957]

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC560LL/A?mco=MTkyMTM2MDM

the basic 2010 model for 2119. save 380

total is 2300 and you are set for 3 years for well under the price of 2750 if purchased new from apple online. all clean and legit dealers.

use the 450 for an owc ssd or grab this display

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/displays?mco=MTkyMTQ5Mzk for 1300.

it would be covered by the applecare

[Hellhammer]

Hmm, 30$ less than before! There is also 2.4GHz 8-core (http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC561LL/A?mco=MTkyMTM1ODQ) for 2969$

[johnnymg]

That's a VERY fast turn-around................

Didn't last long! I was considering waiting for the refurbs but assumed it would be ~3 months.

cheers
JohnG

[philipma1957]

usa times for refurbs are 6 week in general. one exception was the 27inch iMacs there were so many yellow screen issues and they could not find a fix. refurbs came 5 months around march 2010 and the machine came out in oct 2009

[Hellhammer]

usa times for refurbs are 6 week in general. one exception was the 27inch iMacs there were so many yellow screen issues and they could not find a fix. refurbs came 5 months around march 2010 and the machine came out in oct 2009

Refurb 27"s came in late December

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=842029

[philipma1957]

Refurb 27"s came in late December

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=842029

but they called them all back as the yellow tinge was not fixed. I know I was shopping for one. I did not get one until feb of 2010 and I gave up on the refurbs I purchased new. then a month later they came out in a bunch. for now the tinge is in pretty good control. just don't run your machine 24/7 the yellow is an overheating issue more then anything else. I was lucky I grabbed a 3.06 and it runs very cool.

[Hellhammer]

just don't run your machine 24/7 the yellow is an overheating issue more then anything else. I was lucky I grabbed a 3.06 and it runs very cool.

That doesn't really explain why people had yellowing on brand new machines that hadn't been running for more than an hour.

We shouldn't turn this into one of those yellowing threads though, that issue has been beaten to death

[philipma1957]

agreed and I like the color yellow so lets not give it a bad name!

[lbeck]

That 30" display looks tasty, I may have bought that instead of my 27" ACD, too late now.

[dissolve]

Wow I wonder how are they going to sell any 2009s with that pricing? Those are a great buy for anyone who has waiting until now. Makes the quad a little more reasonable :rolleyes:

[ActionableMango]

This stupid thread just cost me roughly $2k. :)

Thanks for the heads-up. Got one + magic trackpad. I'll consider the Apple Care too.

[philipma1957]

good I glad someone from this forum got it!

[scottsjack]

Wow I wonder how are they going to sell any 2009s with that pricing? Those are a great buy for anyone who has waiting until now. Makes the quad a little more reasonable :rolleyes:

Beats the heck out of me. I'm usually a fan of refurbed Macs but the 2009 MPs are definitely a bad deal; slower processors, smaller boot drive (usually), really crappy video card, non 64-bit EFI and less ability to upgrade processors.

At $1800 the base 2009 MP would be a worthy deal.

[Hellhammer]

non 64-bit EFI

Mac Pros have used 64-bit EFI since early 2008 (MacPro 3,1 and newer)

[ActionableMango]

The 2009 refurb is a terrible deal made worse that the 2010 refurb is the same price.

You can get the 2009 brand new from third party vendors like Cost Central for less than the Apple refurb.

My first MP, I'm excited!!! I'm currently running a 4-year old Mini.

[johnnymg]

The 2009 refurb is a terrible deal made worse that the 2010 refurb is the same price.

You can get the 2009 brand new from third party vendors like Cost Central for less than the Apple refurb.

My first MP, I'm excited!!! I'm currently running a 4-year old Mini.

Big congrats ~~~~~~~~ If I had known these would be available so soon, I would have gone the same route.

cheers
JohnG

[BobbyCarbn]

It's still cheaper to grab a local college student with their ID, cruise down to Delaware and use the .edu discount + no sales tax to pick up a brand new MP :)

That is of course if you live in the tri-state area!

[johnnymg]

It's still cheaper to grab a local college student with their ID, cruise down to Delaware and use the .edu discount + no sales tax to pick up a brand new MP :)

That is of course if you live in the tri-state area!

What a great solution...................... for the one person who reads this forum that lives in Del. :)

For the rest of us, the refurb store is the best "deal" available on the 2010's. That said, I'll agree with the previous post that the 09 Quad refurbs are horrible deals.

cheers
JohnG

[ActionableMango]

I've thought about it, and I think I will pass on the Apple Care. My credit card provides 1 year warranty that starts after the mfr's warranty, so I already get 2 years free. The Apple Care price would essentially be only for one year (the third year).

[dissolve]

I've thought about it, and I think I will pass on the Apple Care. My credit card provides 1 year warranty that starts after the mfr's warranty, so I already get 2 years free. The Apple Care price would essentially be only for one year (the third year).

I've heard this a lot, but how would your CC company handle just one faulty part? Say your graphic card fries, what would the turnaround be until you're back up and running? Sorry, for the OT...just curious.

Congrats on your MP! :)

[philipma1957]

I've heard this a lot, but how would your CC company handle just one faulty part? Say your graphic card fries, what would the turnaround be until you're back up and running? Sorry, for the OT...just curious.

Congrats on your MP! :)

A big point about applecare at a good discount 180 vs 250 is your resale value. if you want to sell that mac pro in 30 months the next owner gets 0 coverage. with apple care he has 6 months coverage. a very good selling point for a 2k item.

[ActionableMango]

Excellent points.

I have a year to think about it, right? And it will cover everything purchased together with the MP (in my case the magic pad), even if I get the Apple Care later?

[philipma1957]

yes you can wait 12 months. i only mentioned buying it now due to a good price from a legit dealer. if you shop around say 9 or 10 months from now you would most likely get the same good deal from a legit dealer. I got applecare for 159 from jr.com 2 weeks ago so they may beat the 179.99 price they have now.

[BobbyCarbn]

What a great solution...................... for the one person who reads this forum that lives in Del. :)

For the rest of us, the refurb store is the best "deal" available on the 2010's. That said, I'll agree with the previous post that the 09 Quad refurbs are horrible deals.

cheers
JohnG

I'm sure more then one or two of us live in NJ which is an hour...give or take, to the DE Apple Store.

[covrc]

Beats the heck out of me. I'm usually a fan of refurbed Macs but the 2009 MPs are definitely a bad deal; slower processors, smaller boot drive (usually), really crappy video card, non 64-bit EFI and less ability to upgrade processors.

At $1800 the base 2009 MP would be a worthy deal.

Easy there Thunder.....the 2009 is a great machine at the refurb price. Don't be dumping on a machine that many others have bought and are using.:D

[piguy]

Having just bought a used 2009 2.66ghz quad core Mac Pro for $1825, I can't say I'm enjoying this thread! However, I'm trying to justify my purchase with my belief that a 2009 mac pro with the 3.33ghz quad core upgrade is still the fastest mac pro on a per-core basis. The fastest quad core option on the 2010 is 3.2Ghz which appears to be slower per geekbench results. The 3.33ghz hex core also doesn't put up the same numbers per-core as the 3.33Ghz quad.
For those of us who primarily use software that doesn't take full advantage of all cores, I think a 2009 3.33Ghz quad core could still be the best option.

[dissolve]

Easy there Thunder.....the 2009 is a great machine at the refurb price. Don't be dumping on a machine that many others have bought and are using.:D

Compared to the 2010 model, at the same price, it doesn't make much sense to go with the 2009. Sure, the '09 model is great and nearly identical to the '10, but with an improved graphics card, slightly higher clock, and a logic board that can take the Westmere chip, it is an upgrade. I'm only referring to the fact that Apple is offering them both at the exact same price. It'd be a different discussion if there were a discrepancy.

[alphaod]

Hmm, 30$ less than before! There is also 2.4GHz 8-core (http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC561LL/A?mco=MTkyMTM1ODQ) for 2969$

That I'm quite interested in.

Of course I'd get it and upgrade the CPUs.

[dissolve]

That I'm quite interested in.

Of course I'd get it and upgrade the CPUs.

To what? Unless I'm looking at the wrong chips, the upgrade would put you at about the new price of their 12-core.

EDIT: Nevermind, I was looking at a higher clock speed. Yours is a great idea :)

[Hellhammer]

That I'm quite interested in.

Of course I'd get it and upgrade the CPUs.

Of course you would :D

Would be a good deal though. Apple charges 6199$ for 2.93GHz 12-core while buying that refurb and upgrading its CPUs to two X5670s would cost around 5000$ (2969$ for refurb MP + 2x~1350$ for X5670s - sell the E5620s for ~370$ each)

You would save ~1200$ ;)

[philipma1957]

Compared to the 2010 model, at the same price, it doesn't make much sense to go with the 2009. Sure, the '09 model is great and nearly identical to the '10, but with an improved graphics card, slightly higher clock, and a logic board that can take the Westmere chip, it is an upgrade. I'm only referring to the fact that Apple is offering them both at the exact same price. It'd be a different discussion if there were a discrepancy.

well the good thing about that tie in price is the 2009 will drop soon maybe to 1999.

[jmille44]

I have been waiting for these to hit the refurb store. Picked one up right as they hit the store on the 5th. Still has not shipped and I see they are no longer available on the refurb store.

[philipma1957]

I have been waiting for these to hit the refurb store. Picked one up right as they hit the store on the 5th. Still has not shipped and I see they are no longer available on the refurb store.

yeah they are going to be a good seller.

[ActionableMango]

I have been waiting for these to hit the refurb store. Picked one up right as they hit the store on the 5th. Still has not shipped and I see they are no longer available on the refurb store.

Did you get your free-after-rebate printer too? I noticed in the fine print that the printer promo applied to refurbs as well as new computers, so I got the $99 Epson.

I didn't really need it, but my current printer is 802.11G and the new one is N. My printer is the last G device on the network, so I'll finally be able to turn off wireless G.

[silby101]

They have them now in Canada!

$2199 CAD for the Quad 2.8 or for a whopping savings of $50 you can pick up the Quad 2.66 for $2149

http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_pro

[myosh]

Just noticed that Apple now has a refurbished 3.33 GHz 6-Core in stock at the online store for $3,149, a $550 savings (approx 15%). This is the system I've been eying since the 2010 MacPro came out but the $3700 price tag is what prevented me from buying it.

It does seem to be a bit disconcerting that the 2010 MacPros are already hitting the refurbished shop.

[philipma1957]

Just noticed that Apple now has a refurbished 3.33 GHz 6-Core in stock at the online store for $3,149, a $550 savings (approx 15%). This is the system I've been eying since the 2010 MacPro came out but the $3700 price tag is what prevented me from buying it.

It does seem to be a bit disconcerting that the 2010 MacPros are already hitting the refurbished shop.

no 6 weeks is common. look at it this way. I upgraded almost 100 mac minis during 2009 and 2010. 3 were doa returns in my initial testing.

so if 100 people purchased a 6 core pro and 3 were doa in the first 6 weeks that would be normal based on mac mini data that I am giving you. If you want to see a bad machine for rma's go to the apple forums and look up the 2009 27 inch iMac.

[BobbyCarbn]

Looks like a 12 core 2.66 just hit for $4249.00

http://store.apple.com/us-hed/product/G0LG0LL/A?mco=MTkzMzg2NzM

[dissolve]

Just noticed that Apple now has a refurbished 3.33 GHz 6-Core in stock at the online store for $3,149, a $550 savings (approx 15%). This is the system I've been eying since the 2010 MacPro came out but the $3700 price tag is what prevented me from buying it.

It does seem to be a bit disconcerting that the 2010 MacPros are already hitting the refurbished shop.

Came and gone awful quick...

[jmille44]

It does seem to be a bit disconcerting that the 2010 MacPros are already hitting the refurbished shop.

Could this be way to sell more product at a discounted price? I am sure they have price rules with partners so Apple can not compete on price with new computers, but they could take a new computer and put it in a refurb box and sell it for less and push more product this way? Apple has not come down in price at all on products, but this could be their stealth way of giving a price break without alerting their reseller partners who would also want a price break.

Has anyone gotten a shipping notice for their 2010 Mac Pro yet? I ordered on the 5th and still no shipping notice.

[ActionableMango]

Could this be way to sell more product at a discounted price? I am sure they have price rules with partners so Apple can not compete on price with new computers, but they could take a new computer and put it in a refurb box and sell it for less and push more product this way? Apple has not come down in price at all on products, but this could be their stealth way of giving a price break without alerting their reseller partners who would also want a price break.

I suspect Onkyo of doing this with their A/V equipment because their refurbs always come looking new with all the marketing stickers, plastic sheeting over displays, and not a smudge, scratch, or fingerprint anywhere.

Has anyone gotten a shipping notice for their 2010 Mac Pro yet? I ordered on the 5th and still no shipping notice.

I ordered on the 6th. No notice yet. The printer and magic trackpad on the same order shipped immediately. I'm getting ants in my pants waiting for this thing!

[goodcow]

Could this be way to sell more product at a discounted price? I am sure they have price rules with partners so Apple can not compete on price with new computers, but they could take a new computer and put it in a refurb box and sell it for less and push more product this way? Apple has not come down in price at all on products, but this could be their stealth way of giving a price break without alerting their reseller partners who would also want a price break.

Considering an 09, quad 2.93, with two SuperDrives, 6GB RAM and a Radeon pops up in the store very often... and that's not a config many people would buy and then return, yes, I suspect this as well and I'm pretty sure I'm brought that up here before too.

[philipma1957]

Considering an 09, quad 2.93, with two SuperDrives, 6GB RAM and a Radeon pops up in the store very often... and that's not a config many people would buy and then return, yes, I suspect this as well and I'm pretty sure I'm brought that up here before too.

yeah we pretty much had agreed on this with mac mini's on 123macmini forum. they push out the 2 drive server model it gets listed all the time.

[jmille44]

It's day 5 and still no shipment of my 2.8 Mac Pro.

I ordered the 5th. Does anyone show shipping yet?
I know I have asked this already, but I wanted to bump this in case
someone else ordered the 5th and is showing shipping.

The waiting is killing me. I asked the apple store today and they said call customer service on monday.

[johnnymg]

It's day 5 and still no shipment of my 2.8 Mac Pro.

I ordered the 5th. Does anyone show shipping yet?
I know I have asked this already, but I wanted to bump this in case
someone else ordered the 5th and is showing shipping.

The waiting is killing me. I asked the apple store today and they said call customer service on monday.

It will likely ship before the site updates the status.

congrats on the new MP!
JohnG

[jmille44]

It will likely ship before the site updates the status.

congrats on the new MP!
JohnG

That's good news, thanks.

I have a dual 2 GHZ Power Mac G5 and it still rocks, but can't use any of the new software, so I finally broke down when the 2010 refurbs hit the store.

ETA: Are there speed test compares of the old G5's and the 2010 Mac Pros anywhere?
I'd like to know how much faster this new system is going to be vs what I have now.

[silby101]

That's good news, thanks.

I have a dual 2 GHZ Power Mac G5 and it still rocks, but can't use any of the new software, so I finally broke down when the 2010 refurbs hit the store.

ETA: Are there speed test compares of the old G5's and the 2010 Mac Pros anywhere?
I'd like to know how much faster this new system is going to be vs what I have now.

This one came out recently that does compare a G5 to the new models.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3969/apple-mac-pro-mid-2010-review/6

And you can compare directly through Geekbench results
http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/

I'm rocking the late 2005 Dual core 2.3Ghz G5, and it's time to upgrade to a hexacore (GeekBench score from 2085 to 13880).

The next one that comes into the refurbished store in Canada will be mine. Once I get it, I'll let you in on something I developed that can help you get yours faster! ;)

[jmille44]

This one came out recently that does compare a G5 to the new models.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3969/apple-mac-pro-mid-2010-review/6

And you can compare directly through Geekbench results
http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/

I'm rocking the late 2005 Dual core 2.3Ghz G5, and it's time to upgrade to a hexacore (GeekBench score from 2085 to 13880).

The next one that comes into the refurbished store in Canada will be mine. Once I get it, I'll let you in on something I developed that can help you get yours faster! ;)

Faster you say? Please do tell:D

[yiagoulas]

Looks like a 12 core 2.66 just hit for $4249.00

http://store.apple.com/us-hed/product/G0LG0LL/A?mco=MTkzMzg2NzM

I bought one of those...but the stupid guy on the phone told me that the rebate for the printer is only for non refurbished...
Anyways big jump for me from my G5 2.5 DUAL. geekbench 2053 to 20243...:=)))
Does the memory has to be ECC? can it be Non-Ecc and unbuffered...is much cheaper...any good places...I will need 16g for starters...4x4
Does anybody know if I can still use the original modules...meaning only 4 of them since they are 1g each?

yiagoulas

[DesmoPilot]

Base Quad core refurb is verrrrry tempting at the moment.

[silby101]

Faster you say? Please do tell:D

I came up with an Applescript app that checks the refurbished section of the Apple store and emails me whenever there is one added or removed, along with an html page of what it was before, and what it is after the change. The script runs in the background and checks every 5 minutes (or less if I want) so that as soon as one is added, I can scoop it up! (This script can be modified so that any website can be checked for changes)

I'll post the code once I get mine this week (hopefully a hex comes into the Canada store sooner than later)!

[jmille44]

Anyone have shipping status on their order yet?

Today is the 5th business day and still no shipping notice for me.

[ActionableMango]

Anyone have shipping status on their order yet?

Today is the 5th business day and still no shipping notice for me.

No notification yet, but my "delivers" window is Oct 13 - Oct 19.

I did get my Magic Trackpad and free-after-rebate printer pretty quickly. Tracking shows that my SSDs arrive tomorrow. Too bad all this stuff is sitting around waiting for a MP to attach to.

[jmille44]

my window is: Oct 9 - Oct 16

My window is closing or stuck, not sure.

[silby101]

Yup, the second it was posted to the Apple refurb store, I 1-clicked it! Yea! Got my ram and SSD last night as well. My window is 19 Oct - 26 Oct. I'll post the Applescript code tonight.

[ActionableMango]

my window is: Oct 9 - Oct 16

My window is closing or stuck, not sure.

Is your status "Not yet shipped" or "Prepared for Shipment"? Mine switched from the former to the latter this morning. I think I ordered 1 day after you.

Hopefully this new status means it is on the loading dock waiting for today's FedEx truck.

I'm sure this thread is boring everyone else. :)

[jmille44]

Is your status "Not yet shipped" or "Prepared for Shipment"? Mine switched from the former to the latter this morning. I think I ordered 1 day after you.

Hopefully this new status means it is on the loading dock waiting for today's FedEx truck.

I'm sure this thread is boring everyone else. :)

Monday evening mine changed to "Prepared for Shipment".

Today, Tuesday, still no change "Prepared for Shipment".

Let me know when yours changes to shipped. Thanks.

[ActionableMango]

Monday evening mine changed to "Prepared for Shipment".

Today, Tuesday, still no change "Prepared for Shipment".

Let me know when yours changes to shipped. Thanks.

Just got email notification of shipment a few minutes ago.

[jmille44]

Just got email notification of shipment a few minutes ago.

Congrats. I don't have such luck yet.

ETA: 11:31pm now showing tracking number. Away we go.

[silby101]

Yup, the second it was posted to the Apple refurb store, I 1-clicked it! Yea! Got my ram and SSD last night as well. My window is 19 Oct - 26 Oct. I'll post the Applescript code tonight.

Here is my script that got me my hexacore.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11219233

I got my tracking number this afternoon (Delivery on first day of the window) so they must be updating faster now (or they are more efficient in Canada :p)

[DesmoPilot]

Waiting for the stock 2.8 Nehalem model to come back on the CDN Apple store for $2199 and I'll jump on it.

[jmille44]

Where are your Macs shipping from?

Mine says: LEWISBERRY, PA

[silby101]

Waiting for the stock 2.8 Nehalem model to come back on the CDN Apple store for $2199 and I'll jump on it.

Are you going to use the script I made, or just chance it?

Where are your Macs shipping from?

Mine says: LEWISBERRY, PA

Mine is via UPS and doesn't say yet where it's shipping from. Is yours FedEx or UPS?

Update: Shipped from CONCORD, ON, CA (Ontario Canada)

[ActionableMango]

Lewisberry. FedEx.

[jmille44]

Are you going to use the script I made, or just chance it?



Mine is via UPS and doesn't say yet where it's shipping from. Is yours FedEx or UPS?


FedEx Home Delivery-Indirect
Ship date Oct 12, 2010
Estimated delivery Oct 14, 2010

[jamiemcd]

Here is my script that got me my hexacore.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11219233


Hey cool, thanks for sharing the script you made. I tried it and it works. I'm trying to decide between a new 2009 2.66GHz 4-core and a refurbished 2010 3.33GHz 6-Core (provided another one comes available).

The 2009 quad-core is only $1643.36 at CostCentral with no sales tax and free shipping. I'd replace the GT 120 with the 5870 from Apple at $449 + $26.94 sales tax, bringing the total to only $2119.30 (and I'm so frugal I called up CostCentral to see if they would do it lower to move the 2009's they had -- and the sales rep I spoke with said they couldn't).

That's a lot cheaper than the $3149 + $188.94 sales tax = $3337.94 of the hexacore (with a 5770 I presume).

I've been reading some benchmarks and trying to decide. The 5870 would be awesome for games, but the extra clock speed would be great for running virtual machines and everything else. I'll let your script run for awhile and think about it. :)

[silby101]

Hey cool, thanks for sharing the script you made. I tried it and it works. I'm trying to decide between a new 2009 2.66GHz 4-core and a refurbished 2010 3.33GHz 6-Core (provided another one comes available).

I'll let your script run for awhile and think about it. :)

Make sure you change the address to the US store and not the CND one that I used (and left as default).

[jmille44]

Hey cool, thanks for sharing the script you made. I tried it and it works. I'm trying to decide between a new 2009 2.66GHz 4-core and a refurbished 2010 3.33GHz 6-Core (provided another one comes available).

The 2009 quad-core is only $1643.36 at CostCentral with no sales tax and free shipping. I'd replace the GT 120 with the 5870 from Apple at $449 + $26.94 sales tax, bringing the total to only $2119.30 (and I'm so frugal I called up CostCentral to see if they would do it lower to move the 2009's they had -- and the sales rep I spoke with said they couldn't).

That's a lot cheaper than the $3149 + $188.94 sales tax = $3337.94 of the hexacore (with a 5770 I presume).

I've been reading some benchmarks and trying to decide. The 5870 would be awesome for games, but the extra clock speed would be great for running virtual machines and everything else. I'll let your script run for awhile and think about it. :)

Why not go with the 2010 2.8 ?

[jmille44]

Mac arrived. It does have a notch taken out of it in the metal case, very small, but I did notice it. Other than that, it's great. Maybe I'll post a pic later.

ETA: the notch is normal, I forgot that the side opens and that is what the notch is for.

This thing is like brand new, can not tell anyone has even touched it.
Same size as my old dual G5.

[yiagoulas]

Mine just arrived...RFB 12 cores 2.66 GREAT but not in the original box...:(

still waiting at the accel adapters for the 3 dvi monitors set up...

:cool:

[ActionableMango]

Mine just arrived today. Woot!

BTW - If you ordered between Oct 1 and 19, you can get iLife '11 for $6.99+tax, free shipping.

http://www.apple.com/ilife/uptodate/

[silby101]

Mine just arrived today. Woot!

BTW - If you ordered between Oct 1 and 19, you can get iLife '11 for $6.99+tax, free shipping.

http://www.apple.com/ilife/uptodate/

Awesome info! I just got mine yesterday, and installed my RAM and 120Gb SSD.

I did my geekbench score and it's awesome!
G5-32-bit: 2094
G5-64-bit: 2169
6-core-32-bit: 14283
6-core-64-bit: 16009

Simply amazing response times!!! I'm just transfering my data from the G5 to my SSD and 1Tb drives now. I am blown away at the difference it makes in everyday computing. :D

[jamiemcd]

I'll let your script run for awhile and think about it. :)

Well, it took 12 days, but your little script alerted me to a hexacore in the store today. I had made the decision to purchase it if one finally showed up. I was tempted by a 3.2 quad yesterday. I currently have a 2007 17" Macbook Pro with a 160GB Intel SSD and 6GB of memory. It has served me well, but I noticed it leaves my desk like twice a year, so I decided my next computer would be a desktop -- the performance cost just wasn't worth the portability benefit. I also ordered the OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD from NewEgg for $449 and 12GB memory from OWC.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

[philipma1957]

cool you grabbed a good discount!

[silby101]

Well, it took 12 days, but your little script alerted me to a hexacore in the store today. I had made the decision to purchase it if one finally showed up. I was tempted by a 3.2 quad yesterday. I currently have a 2007 17" Macbook Pro with a 160GB Intel SSD and 6GB of memory. It has served me well, but I noticed it leaves my desk like twice a year, so I decided my next computer would be a desktop -- the performance cost just wasn't worth the portability benefit. I also ordered the OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD from NewEgg for $449 and 12GB memory from OWC.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

Awesome! I'm glad it worked for you. I also did an upgrade to my hex with a 120Gb OCZ SSD, and added 2 4Gb ram and used my stock 1Gb ram for 10Gb total. Enjoy it! It has so much power I'm having to find new software to take advantage of it! Plus I'm not looking to upgrade my box for at least 5 more years (but I'll probably add more SSD and other stuff as time goes by).