How good of a deal is this for MBP?

[son of olaf]

First of all, to all of you, I have used this website for about 1 year since I bought my first apple product (20" imac) since my Apple IIe from the 80s ( ) and have GREATLY appreciated every tidbit of information I have gleaned (video info (FCE), how to upgrade my ram myself (4 gb = good), gaming (free and otherwise), using VM Fusion, assorted tweaks, etc.

Anyway, I work for a University and they are having the following deal and was curious to see what your thoughts were:

MacBook Pro -
All MacBook Pros include built-in Airport Extreme (802.11n), Bluetooth 2.1, and Gigabit Ethernet. Built-in iSight Camera, and Lithium-polymer battery. One Firewire 400 port, one FireWire 800 port, two USB 2.0 ports, ExpressCard/34 slot, Dual-link DVI, and DVI to VGA adapter. Full-size backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor and Multi-Touch trackpad. Included software: Mac OS X Leopard, iLife ‘08, Front Row, & Photo Booth.
15.4-inch Matte TFT LED Display (1440 x 900), 1” thick, 5.4 lbs
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - 2GB (2 x 1GB) up to 4GB / 200GB Serial ATA HD (5400 rpm)
8x DL Super Drive / NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT w/256 MB [MB133LL/A] ............................... 1199.00*

Thanks in advance!

 

[clyde2801]

1199 USD? F#@K YEAH!

 

[ChrisN]

That's a good deal, with all of the saved money I suggest buying AppleCare.

ChrisN

 

[winninganthem]

Do it. Now.

That's about $1100 cheaper than when I bought it 6 months ago .

 

[son of olaf]

Thanks for the information and recommendations...

...now to convince my wife...

 

[Solemony]

YES! I would probably buy that instead of the new MB...lolz

 

[Primejimbo]

Thanks for the information and recommendations...

...now to convince my wife...

It is easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission

 

[tycheong]

Yes

like everyone has said, that is an amazing deal
...if you're comfortable using the previous gen

which university do you work for btw?

 

[T10HJS]

you lucky bugger....

 

[Scepticalscribe]

That's a good deal, with all of the saved money I suggest buying AppleCare.

ChrisN

An excellent deal, go for it, and, in common with ChrisN, I'd strongly recommend that you buy Applecare; if money is a bit of a problem, you can wait until your first year of ownership is up (but not a second longer) and then buy it.

Cheers and good luck

 

[son of olaf]

I work for the University of Washington in Seattle.