How much will be 15" refurb when Haswell is out?

It's $1,599 right now, which is already about $600 less than new. (http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...-23ghz-quad-core-intel-i7-with-retina-display)

So do you think we can expect the price to drop even more once Haswell is out? Because that would be fantastic...

I'm looking to buy a new laptop, and I think my main criteria is Retina and the screen size. So I would rather get an older 15 inch then a brand new 13 inch.

Of course unless they come up with some crazy new technology, like 12 hour battery life, or integrated 3G/4G, then I will consider getting the 13 inch...

But this refurbished Retina sounds like a fantastic deal... What do you think?

 

I wish RAM was upgradeable... Well, the 16GB/256GB model was listed at $1,949, but not available right now. Maybe you should just wait a couple of weeks and see.

And heh, normal. I'm currently using Hackintosh with quad-core i5, 16GB RAM and integrated graphics and it's already plenty for my work. (Ruby, Python IDEs, Xcode, etc.) So I think this base model Retina will be amazing. (Except for the RAM I guess, but I guess I won't need virtual machines on the go.)

I bought a Retina MBP once, after they came out, but returned it because of the ghosting issue... I didn't get AppleCare back then, and I'm planning to do so now, so I will feel more confident even if there are issues with the screen. Anyway, $1,599 + $239 = $1,840, compare that to $2,200 that I payed last summer, ugh!