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But you can take the imaginary point I just won and give them to Dell. Sounds like they need them more than I do.
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This thing single-handedly squishes the intense arguments against the Air.
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You get what you pay for.
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For some people that really matters.
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Here's the, "I'm not trying to brag", part: I got the previous aluminum $2,499 (2,299 normal edu pricing) for $1,300. With taxes, and smart shopping online, I was able to get it and add 4GB RAM and an internal 500GB HDD (I was able to install it myself) for a grand total of around $1,575. I guarentee that it was (and quite possibly still is) the cheapest price for ANY laptop of actual EQUAL specs (not what you imagine to be equal) on the PC or Mac side.
I know it's hard for some to believe, but you don't have to get the new shiny computer JUST because it's the new model. Especially since I think the Uni MBP's aren't worth the new price. It may be equivilent to Apple's pricing scheme because of the Unibody design, but it's definately not worth it as it was mainly a way for them to come out with a new model and not actually upgrade it by much internally (and actually remove a few features) while still maintaining their standard price.
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Otherwise, I'm not trying to be one (in this thread), and am not promoting which platform is better (but I prefer Macs, am cheap, and this is the second I've purchased myself in 10 years), but mainly am promoting the fact that you can have the best of both worlds if you plan it out and do some research. There's no reason to pay the full price for a Mac and one can always find a relative or friends sibling that can help you purchase one with at least the edu discount.
I may have been lucky that my school purchased about 100 of the previous MBP's to purposfully sell at a discount though when the new models were announced.