Newbie - Just bought a MacBook Pro at a great deal!

[spartanforever]

I've been thinking about switching for a long time, and I finally made the move! I've been a lifelong Windows user but used the G4 back in school. Never really felt the need to switch until now when I recently re-discovered Leopard, iLife etc. So I'm super-excited. Besides, I'm a UI Designer by profession so it kind of helps as well!

So, for those who are in the market for a MBP I got an awesome deal from JR.com. I bought the 15.4" 2.53 Ghz, 4gb ram version (I know the new ones are 2.66 ghz but this one was being discounted). I asked JR if they would price match it with MacConnection who was selling it for 2169 (after mail-in rebates) and they did. So I got it for 2169 - no taxes (CA) and free shipping. On top of that I had $500 worth of gift cards from my citi thank you network which I could use at JR. Net net, it cost me less than $1700!

Glad to be part of the Mac community now!

 

[MacDawg]

Congratulations and welcome to the Mac world and to the Forum!

Sounds like you got a great deal!
Enjoy your Mac and make yourself at home here!

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[Airforcekid]

Congradulations but why didnt you go for the new MacBook Pro 15 inch for $1,999 it would have been even cheaper after credit rebate.

 

[spartanforever]

Congradulations but why didnt you go for the new MacBook Pro 15 inch for $1,999 it would have been even cheaper after credit rebate.

I don't quite get you. I did buy a new MBP. The $1999 one is the 2.4 ghz one with 2gb ram,25o gb hard drive etc, the one I got is a 2.53 ghz with 4gb ram, 320gb hard drive, 512mb graphic card etc.

Are you asking why i chose the a 2.53 over a 2.4 MBP?

And also, what credit rebate are you referring to? It'll be good to know as I still have time to cancel my order!

Thanks!!

Sid

 

[redaxe]

I don't quite get you. I did buy a new MBP. The $1999 one is the 2.4 ghz one with 2gb ram,25o gb hard drive etc, the one I got is a 2.53 ghz with 4gb ram, 320gb hard drive, 512mb graphic card etc.

Are you asking why i chose the a 2.53 over a 2.4 MBP?

And also, what credit rebate are you referring to? It'll be good to know as I still have time to cancel my order!

Thanks!!

Sid

No, he means why did you choose a new 2.53 MBP over a refurbished 2.53MBP. I'm waiting for my refurb to come in this Saturday! I'm super excited. Congratulations on the new Macbook Pro! Post your impressions when you get it.

 

[spartanforever]

No, he means why did you choose a new 2.53 MBP over a refurbished 2.53MBP. I'm waiting for my refurb to come in this Saturday! I'm super excited. Congratulations on the new Macbook Pro! Post your impressions when you get it.

Ah - got it. Well, I'd still had to pay taxes, etc..and would have come up to ~ 2200. That would be 500 more than I paid for a new one! No brainer for me..

Is there any other incentive (cash/credit) buying a refurbished from the Apple store?

 

[Freewayjim]

To the OP: Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the Mac Community.

You got a great deal based on what you described, no need to look back.

 

[DoNoHarm]

welcome to mac

dude, welcome to the mac world! The way I describe the experience to my PC friends is that it's similar to standing in a room with a noisy fan in the background. It dosen't bother you because you tune it out, but once you turn it off, you're like "wow how did I stand all that noise?". That's exactly how I feel about PC's. There will be a short learning curve if you're used to windows that involves learning how to do stuff differently, like not being able to click enter to open a document (doing so in mac allows you to rename a document), but there will also be loads of new and better features such as setting up hot corners or gestures.

Enjoy the new Mac!

 

[redaxe]

Ah - got it. Well, I'd still had to pay taxes, etc..and would have come up to ~ 2200. That would be 500 more than I paid for a new one! No brainer for me..

Is there any other incentive (cash/credit) buying a refurbished from the Apple store?

Mine came to $2138. I didn't have your $500 cash off though. Haha, I'm on the same boat as you with my excitement though. Mine should get here on Saturday!

 

[alphaod]

Congrats. Great choice.