While I would really love to get my hands on one the new core duo 2 macbook pros (as if that isn't a mouthful), when I see deals running like this I get a crazy pang of jealousy that I'm not living in the States and unable to get full benefit out of the deals those guys get. That whole economy of scale thing really leaves Australia with the rough end of the stick, and as of yet, Japan is still unfamiliar with the whole idea of discounting something that is a little bit older. Even second hand stores in Japan charge non negotiable prices that are only a small fraction (5-10 percent in many cases) less than the original full market retail.
The current deal at the apple store on refurbished core duo macbook pros (notice the missing 2), with the same warranty as a new model off the shelf, leaves them at about the same price as a regular macbook. I know which one I'd rather have. Don't get me wrong, the macbook that we now have at home is great, but there's just not enough macbook to go around when you live with a computer nut who can quite happily sit in front of both the laptop and desktop at the same time and say, sorry honey, the computers are busy at the moment. I feel a birthday/Christmas present coming on.
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