MicroCenter Sale on MBP 13"

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0314210

$999

Is this worth it?

The MBW is also on sale for $799

 

Yes, it is worth it, if you need one now.

 

Not to me it isn't.

The technology is outdated, you know it, but you just can't resist the thought of owning something new and pretty. As a result, you will convince yourself with phrases such as "The power is enough for me", "All I do is check my email and basic word processing", and "I would have gotten something else, but it best suits my needs".

Trust me, power is not the only thing that changed with this new generation of processors, no one sells core2duos of that caliber anymore. It's 2010 I suggest you either buy a better computer (for the same price or less) ... Unless you absolutely cannot use Windows.

 

akin has a good point, although if using OS X is important to you, and you only surf the web and use word, its fine to buy a macbook now. Although be aware that the resale value of your mac will be significantly lower than if you waited, but then again your also getting it on sale.

 

its not worth it. for that price you can find better alternatives. you can spend a few more hundred and get an i7 pc.

theyre only giving out deals now because of the impending refresh.

 

That type of thinking sounds very sensible in general.

 

Well of course it does.

My point was however ... There are several alternatives that do what the MBP does at a much lower price. The tech is outdated, no point paying a premium on it. Computers with similar specs run about half the price of the MBP.

If you must have OSX, that is understandable. But for someone like "All I do is check my email and basic word processing" I'm sure an entry level PC would do just fine.

Now I am aware aesthetics matters, the question is where is aesthetics on your list of priorities when it comes to computers.

 

Well it all depends for what he is going to use it for. For example for music recording and production, MacBooks are pretty much the best things out there due to various reasons. Of course you can get better spec'd pc's cheaper, but that doesn't always mean it's "better" for the user if you know what I mean.

 

Clearly you have much to learn. While the Core i do offer a bit bigger than average performance bump, for typical usage, the better Core i CPUs will make little if any difference. Now if you're running Handbrake or crunching Access databases all day, then perhaps so, but who does that on a notebook?

Something's worth is hard to peg. What you or I may pay could be markedly different. It might help if you said what you intend to do with it. If you like OS X and are happy with the price, I see no reason to stop you from getting one. Who cares what someone you're never going to meet thinks?

 

At $1000 this MBP is still overpriced.

 

Buying the current mbp at this price, it's like buying a Ferrari with a Fiat engine at the price of a Ferrari.
Even if you are not going to use the maximum power of it, you should not buy it or you will get robbed.
Shame on apple, I'm ok if they are late to launch new mbp but they should at least reduce the price of the current mbp.

 

You also need to take the construction into account. While the unibody aluminum enclosure is not the best, it certainly is leaps and bounds better than the plastic on cheap $600 Acers with similar specs. Then you look at the small little things like the backlit keyboard, and the LiPo battery, and the multitouch click pad. If all of them add up to something that's worth it to you, then go ahead and get it.

 

Considering the alternatives out there, the MBP at it's current price is not worth it, nothing you say will change that.

As for why he should care what I think ... Who knows? He is the one asking for my opinion/advice after all. I wouldn't bother coming to the forums to ask such an obvious question, I don't need anyone to tell me not to buy a MBP at that nonsense price.

 

I'd rather have an Elitebook 8440w over a MBP when it comes to construction.

 

Right now apple is milking it. I am one who wants a macbook pro but i will not buy one until they update it with decent hardware. I will normaly say they are overpriced but usually it is justified by the fact the build quality is amazing. But right now the hardware inside costs apple less to nothing. I promise you on the 13 inch macbook pro alone there are pocketing atleast 500$ per notebook sold. The refresh is long over due

 

you are very correct!! Read apple's last statement....They are having there highest profit margins ever! Due to the older tech with very low costs and they never run any sales or price drops. The best they do is the refurb's which only save you minimum $$$ for a return or such.

 

That is an opinion, which are always open to interpretation. Just because you believe something is overpriced does make it so.

 

As would I, owning a 8730w myself. It is considerably more expensive, however. Business machines just don't fit well with many consumers. There's a laptop for everyone, and for some people, that's the MBP.