Am I an idiot for just having ordered this?

[Max(IT)]

It has been said before. The main issue people have with the current MBP's are the price for what you are getting. Will the current MBP's do what you need it to do? Yes and you will enjoy it but with that said it comes down to the person to know where their value for their money is.

I am in the market for my first ever MBP for professional video editing. I look at it as, yes the current MBP would be enough for me to do what I need to do but for what I am getting the money spent is not worth it. If you need a MBP now I would only buy from the refurb store.

Again, its not that the current model won't do what you need, it's the value of the purchase.

You Are right: the only problem is the price tag

 

[liljoedaprince]

Serial

you're not an idiot but you will be loved if you go to http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php and enter your serial number then post your build date on the waiting for arrandale i7 thread. personally i would have waited since they could be updated as soon as tuesday but whatever floats your boat.

 

[gwsat]

What you aren't taking into account is the financial aspects of the purchase. If the OP desperately needs a computer, than his/her question would never be asked, because no other decision could be made. However, if the OP wants a new computer, but could wait a few weeks, his/her question is relevant. The OP could save money if he/she bought a new midrange model instead of the older high-end model. It isn't just for bragging rights. Since apple keeps prices constant, the best time to buy is right after an update, or the minimum time after an update to make sure the computer won't be buggy. This is a decision that could save the OP hundreds of dollars. Don't oversimplify the situation.

My position is hardly an oversimplification. We buy what we can afford, otherwise we wouldn't have the money to make the purchase. Waiting simply because an update -- of some kind -- is coming -- sometime -- is, frankly, silly. That excuse if carried to its logical extreme would prevent anybody from ever buying any computer because something new is always coming. Anyway, I know that we disagree but I can live with that and hope that you can, too, without sustaining too much heartburn.

 

[definitive]

i don't think you're an idiot, but you did make an unwise decision. i5 and i7 blow c2d out of the water.

 

[Gomff]

i don't think you're an idiot, but you did make an unwise decision. i5 and i7 blow c2d out of the water.

That's not true. The OP bought the 3Ghz model which holds it's own very well against the new Intel chips.

 

[vectus]

We buy what we can afford

You're not from America are you?

 

[alphaod]

Good choice. Just bought the same configuration myself.

 

[itommyboy]

Good choice. Just bought the same configuration myself.

You do realize new one's are most likely dropping Tuesday right?