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13" Pro's selling like crazy
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They were $1,299 for the low end and $1,599 for the high end. Both models have dropped $100 in price while getting higher specs.
Yeah they were 1299 before but now they added more stuff like others have mentioned. Firewire, SD slot, Bigger Batter, Illuminated Keyboard, Better Screen. That's why all these people are so hyped about it I would think.
ahh.. i thought the price was the same. cool, yeh sounds like a good deal. something more for less always works. I thought ppl were just going ******* for a little more for the same price and a new name. 
And that's why you don't run Apple. Average consumers are who the 13" MBP is aimed at, not actual pro users, therefore, throw in a few extra features that the average person has heard of; battery improvements, sd card slot, and people will lap them up. Also helped by 'pro' branding and free iPod and printer rebates.
I walk to that store, some of the employees are good but some dont know what their doing.
Really. It's just a name. I still think it is more of a Pro in a sense by being better than the so-called "collector's edition" unibody MacBooks. Not because of the name, but the specs. Take out the graphics card, and it's nearly the same as the "real" MBPs.
I would get one because: (1) I want a 13" Mac. (2) It's faster than my current MB; better battery life. (3) It has FireWire 800. Enough said. (4) SD card slot (5) Comes with 4GB memory and is cheaper than the previous higher end MBs. That is a pretty sweet deal considering the price drop and features.
Ended up costing me about 899.
1099 student discount minus $200 i got for the free ipod. I think its the best notebook ever for that price. its build like a BMW no creaking parts or cheap plastic. i got this as a couch and portable unit to compliment my Imac 24 and can't put it down. I don't play games but installed xplane demo with most featured turned up and it runs very smooth. huge jump over the x3100. Don't see the need for the 9600 or ssd at this point.
1099 student discount minus $200 i got for the free ipod. I think its the best notebook ever for that price. its build like a BMW no creaking parts or cheap plastic. i got this as a couch and portable unit to compliment my Imac 24 and can't put it down. I don't play games but installed xplane demo with most featured turned up and it runs very smooth. huge jump over the x3100. Don't see the need for the 9600 or ssd at this point.
Wouldn't it be $1099 in total?
The iPod Touch you get is $229, but you're basically getting that for free.
So the total would be $1099 with the Student Discount, not $899, correct?
Absolutely. Thats my point. Its a great computer, a decent step up, and a decent deal. But all this "frenzy" is to some degree attributed to the name change.
Apple is very good at what they do. And this is it.
I don't think it is the name change and I'm not a student. I want to travel as light as possible but do want to be able to handle large files in Lightroom/Photoshop. I never bought the Air because of the 2gb limitation, and the SSD drive machine was just priced too high. Now with the 13" being able to go to 8gb memory and the ability to get to and swap the hard drive, a better screen, and even the SD card made it a very compelling machine. I did buy a spring 2008 15" MBP but don't like to take it too many places and too big to really use on an airplane.
What time did you go into the apple store? I know when I went in a couple months ago to buy the unibody macbook it was around 11 and there was no one there, but when I had to take it back later in the evening because it was DOA the store was pretty packed (of course this was when the schools were still in session).
Yeah, and once you have the free iPod touch, you can sell it all you want; at least 200$ off the price again, bringing it down to 899$
I suppose that's what he did, anyway...
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Roughly 899 not including tax and the $59 incase i got. Still a great deal for a mac pro.
Roughly 899 not including tax and the $59 incase i got. Still a great deal for a mac pro.
Yeah, and once you have the free iPod touch, you can sell it all you want; at least 200$ off the price again, bringing it down to 899$
I suppose that's what he did, anyway...
I doubt they will drop the pc ads. A lot of people still see 1,000 as too much to spend for a computer. But those of us who know the truth know it cost far less in the long run.
My new hard drive is so close I can't wait until it gets here. My hard drive crashed last week and I am having to share my sisters $500 acer craptop.
My new hard drive is so close I can't wait until it gets here. My hard drive crashed last week and I am having to share my sisters $500 acer craptop.
I doubt they will drop the pc ads. A lot of people still see 1,000 as too much to spend for a computer. But those of us who know the truth know it cost far less in the long run.
My new hard drive is so close I can't wait until it gets here. My hard drive crashed last week and I am having to share my sisters $500 acer craptop.
I assume you're talking about your Mac's hard drive... funny that you say a Mac will cost far less in the long run, and then follow it by saying you have to get a new hard drive. Hahaha. By the way, how old is your computer? I just got an MBP13, hope it lasts a while.
Well my hard drive may have been hit on something. Don't know where though. It was weird though. My dad let my battery die and the hard drive died with it. But the new hard drive is costing me way less than paying to updating virus software will over years. I've had the computer for 2 years. I take it back and forth to school in my bookbag (In a sleeve) but it still might have gotten banged around in there a little.
Yeah, I doubt they'll drop the ads.
Those commercials are funny either way, and are fodder for me.
The PC hunter ads should last for a while. Apple's ads are way more powerful IMO. They convincingly prove those cheaper PC's are virus filled pieces of crap.
i mean... depending on the age of the computer and if he's talking about a MacBook - moving something around a lot while it's spinning either at 5400 or 7200 times per minute is kind of something that you would expect to have problems with over time.
saying that a Mac is less expensive doesn't really change due to the fact that the same hard drives are in every computer. a 2.5" SATA isn't an Apple 2.5" SATA
Fixed that
Yes I do carry mine around with me all the time. It also gets used by at least 3 other people in my house who know almost nothing about computers and how fragile they are.