I've decided to get the Unibody 2.53 MBP with an upgrade to the 320GB 7200rpm drive. Was planning on getting it from the Apple store (AU) online but a quick search on staticice.com.au brought up the website www.cworld.com.au, which isn't exactly an unknown company in Melbourne, although I personally haven't bought from them before.
They quote the 2.53MBP for $3599.10:
http://www.cworld.com.au/product_info.php?ID=140447
I assume it's the standard 5400rpm rather than 7200rpm drive but that's not a big deal and even if it is the standard drive, it's still $400 cheaper than the apple store!
To me, this makes alarm bells ring and red flags wave furiously, given all other apple resellers online discount by $75-100 at most.
I'm actually living in the UK at the moment but heading back home for a fortnight in two weeks time, so can save quite a bit by buying at home and getting GST back. I'm naturally suspicious and therefore a little hesitant to buy from them, especially given I only have a week or so in which to sort out any problems that might arise if they fail to deliver or something. They do have a physical store in Melbourne but I am going to be in Queensland, so that's not much good either.
Does anyone have any experience buying from them? I recall reading some things about them being dodgy but when I google them now I can't really find anything too damning, apart from some commentary about them having poor in-store customer service (on whirlpool forums). Personally I don't care if the guy is rude if it saves me $400. As long as I get the machine! And if anything goes wrong with it I will be bringing it back to the Apple store in London anyway.
Interested to hear what you people think!
They quote the 2.53MBP for $3599.10:
http://www.cworld.com.au/product_info.php?ID=140447
I assume it's the standard 5400rpm rather than 7200rpm drive but that's not a big deal and even if it is the standard drive, it's still $400 cheaper than the apple store!
To me, this makes alarm bells ring and red flags wave furiously, given all other apple resellers online discount by $75-100 at most.
I'm actually living in the UK at the moment but heading back home for a fortnight in two weeks time, so can save quite a bit by buying at home and getting GST back. I'm naturally suspicious and therefore a little hesitant to buy from them, especially given I only have a week or so in which to sort out any problems that might arise if they fail to deliver or something. They do have a physical store in Melbourne but I am going to be in Queensland, so that's not much good either.
Does anyone have any experience buying from them? I recall reading some things about them being dodgy but when I google them now I can't really find anything too damning, apart from some commentary about them having poor in-store customer service (on whirlpool forums). Personally I don't care if the guy is rude if it saves me $400. As long as I get the machine! And if anything goes wrong with it I will be bringing it back to the Apple store in London anyway.
Interested to hear what you people think!