Going to bite on a 13" MBP...

How does this look... $999 for the (new?) 13.3" MC374LL/A... 2.4ghz/4gb ram/250gb ram/320M card.

I'll probably get a SSD eventually...

Any better deals out there?

 

Go for it mate!
I have the 2.66GHz version (13") and love it.
Have my Vertex 2 240GB SSD arriving today, so will be installing that some time this week!

 

Where are you getting this deal!??! I need to know

 

Microcenter, I believe. They're having a sale - $200 off.

 

Its an awesome machine.. Mines still pretty much stock except 250gb is too small, so I put in a 500gb. when I sit around 400gb of data, it costs way too much for me to go SSD.

 

I found it at my local fry's but other places probably have similar deals.

Also, Apple is offering a free ipod touch + printer if you buy a macbook... that might be a cheaper route depending on what specs you want

 

Micro Center is doing it...but it's in-store only, limit of 1 That's a really good deal though, as we know any Apple sale is very rare other than education discounts and the typical Amazon small discount.

If I was in the market for one, it might even be worth the drive to the bad part of NJ, LOL.

 

Bought it!

 

Yes I did the same thing just yesterday, Microcenter is selling this same spec mbp for $999. I ended up selling my i7 17" macbook pro and used the other half of the fund for a new projector. This 13" macbook pro's nvidia 320m is phenomenal.

 

So... what do the two flaps do on the power adapter LOL
And what's the other 3-pronged cable they provide you with... an extension for somethign?

 

The flaps are used to wrap up the upper portion of the cable (where the magsafe lies) so that it'll keep things neat.

Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Z5wxJBafM Well kind of like that. I just dont do that to the lower portion of the cable (where the power plug is) but I do wrap the top portion around those flaps.

 

Ah, that's brilliant haha. What about the other cable? (not the adapter) EDIT: nvm video explains it.

Btw, gave yall +reps for the help, really appreciate it!

 

If you mean the separate cable that comes with the power adapter (white apple powerbrick), there is a portion of the apple powerbrick that slides off (the piece with the 2 prong power) and you can snap the other piece in place of that piece that you just took off for extension.

 

So does the new MBP have a problem with the palmrest being really hot after extended use? On my xps, my palmrest has become severely discolored due to sweat from my hands and the heat generated from the hdd.

Is it wise to buy a kb/touchpad cover or film?

 

no.. the palmrest doesn't get hot.. all the heat is made higher up... depending on your body chemistry.. climate... etc... you may want to get something to protect the palmrests. As far as keyboard covers or touchpad covers... I cannot stand any of them myself.