A MBP is much more suitable for Kat's general usage as she collects things at an alarming rate, and the SSD wouldn't be big enough to even store all the stuff from her previous drive. (it's to be her soul machine as well as for business stuff).. Personally I'd have preferred an Air too but thats just me, hehe.
Even a refurb Macbook would've done the job though - i really wasnt expecting this quality of treatment despite what people were suggesting in the thread. I'm really glad I posted here in the first place. Silver linings are always good.
They are giving you 13" MBP with SSD Setup? you can alway stake it out and replace it with a HDD or get a Optical Drive Caddy to throw in a second HDD. but thats amazing how well they are taking care of you even after 5 years, Apple realy stands behind its products.