To prepare myself for the next phase I needed to pick up a laptop for relief work and my own business. Decisions, decisions, decided: MacBook Pro 15.4". I can't truly recommend this yet because it hasn't arrived. I wanted to post this anyway, though, because Amazon.com has it for 5% off and a $150 rebate. Free shipping with Super Saver. All things considered it comes out to a 12.5% discount, the best price I've seen (and I've been watching these for quite some time).
Some highlights:
- They've upgraded the processor to the Intel Santa Rosa platform (Intel Core Duo running at 2.2 GHz)
- 2GB RAM
- LED backlit screen
- Backlit keyboard
- 120GB hard drive. A little small in this day and age, but I'd rather spend cheap money on an external and use it with Time Machine then pay the exhorbitant price they want for a few measly GBs.
- You know I'll be Boot Camping to XP. That's what you get when you're do .NET development. Developers, developers, developers.
Enjoy!
6 comments:
Ouch! Since I posted this Amazon dropped their discount from 5% to 2%, though the rebate still applies. Good thing I got in when I did. Who knows, it may come back down. Amazon is wonky like that sometimes.
And now the 5% discount is back. I told you they were wonky.
Weird. I'm sitting here refreshing my screen watching it switch back and forth between 2% and 5%. Totally wonked!
What's with all this "buy this," "don't buy that" stuff? Are you some kind of Amazon affiliate? You're turning Try Avoidance into a spam-blog, and I'm here to overturn your tables.
Also, the blog reaches three, sometimes four people, so it's likely a waste of time.
Hey, I've had 6 clicks to date. Take that! I'm just trying to make it easier for you if you see something you like. Bam! One click and you're there.
Bang! Brock delivers the kind of quality film commentary I've come to expect, and transcends the "buy this, don't buy this" mentality some have fallen into.
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