If you have been waiting for a sign to purchase a new Macbook Pro, I noticed that there are four models on the Apple Refurb page this morning (Dec 24). 2 have SSD drives and two have the conventional drives.
Wow, 300 off the base MBP sounds great! I've been saving up but I don't know if an extra 300 can just appear in my bank account so I can buy this machine.