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noleafclover803 · Jun 28, 2006, 03:05 PM

I work at Micro Center and work part of the time in the Mac department...we currently have the 1.83ghz MacBook Pro for $1799 brand new...since it is discontinued. I looked at the inventory yesturday and I think there is something like 12 in stock. This just got me to thinking...with intel updating their chip speeds so often, Apple will have to continue to use some of the fastest chips available in order to stay competitive with the MacBook Pro. This means that every couple months there will be brand new Macbook Pros..that may be 100 or 200 mhz behind in chip speed, for hundreds of dollars off.

I figure by the time Micro Center sells out of these, it will be close to the time Merom will be put in the MBPs...and there will be discounts AGAIN.

PS...I just bought a brand new 1.33ghz Mac Mini for $245 and the Airport Extreme/Bluetooth module upgrade kit for it for $14.50. Hooray for discontinued price drops!

ibook_steve · Jun 28, 2006, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by noleafclover803

I work at Micro Center and work part of the time in the Mac department...we currently have the 1.83ghz MacBook Pro for $1799 brand new...since it is discontinued. I looked at the inventory yesturday and I think there is something like 12 in stock. This just got me to thinking...with intel updating their chip speeds so often, Apple will have to continue to use some of the fastest chips available in order to stay competitive with the MacBook Pro. This means that every couple months there will be brand new Macbook Pros..that may be 100 or 200 mhz behind in chip speed, for hundreds of dollars off.

I figure by the time Micro Center sells out of these, it will be close to the time Merom will be put in the MBPs...and there will be discounts AGAIN.

PS...I just bought a brand new 1.33ghz Mac Mini for $245 and the Airport Extreme/Bluetooth module upgrade kit for it for $14.50. Hooray for discontinued price drops!

...and employee discounts, too, I imagine.

Steve

noleafclover803 · Jun 28, 2006, 07:15 PM

actually there are very few employee discounts on computers. The price I paid for that mini and airport card is the standard price for anybody....the advantage I had is that i knew about it - those things arent advertised.

Velocity211 · Jun 28, 2006, 08:21 PM

That is why I basically live at micro center.

wintermute1 · Jun 28, 2006, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by ibook_steve

...and employee discounts, too, I imagine.

Steve

So, would you know if they have any more of those mac minis around?

wink, wink.

F*ckDell · Jun 28, 2006, 10:00 PM

If you don't mind me asking, what the hell is "micro center"?

wintermute1 · Jun 28, 2006, 10:02 PM

Microcenter is a computer retailer

Velocity211 · Jun 28, 2006, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by F*ckDell

If you don't mind me asking, what the hell is "micro center"?

The best computer store.

ael719 · Jun 28, 2006, 10:44 PM

The MBP's are $1799 for 2.0ghz 15' on apple.com

noleafclover803 · Jun 29, 2006, 01:32 AM

refurbished I bet. These are new in box.

TempleGuy · Jun 29, 2006, 11:16 AM

$1799 is a brand new MBP, but you have to be a student to buy it at that price at Apple.com

noleafclover803 · Jun 29, 2006, 02:13 PM

oh dur I knew that. What I like is the refurbished macbooks for $949..THATS a steal.

Velocity211 · Jun 29, 2006, 02:34 PM

The refurbished MBP 1.83 is only $1550!!

junebug630 · Jun 29, 2006, 03:30 PM

That $1550 price is very tempting, but I am still on the fence about the heat issue. I have a 12" 1.5Ghz powerbook and bought it refurb from Apple have no problems with it except the "wobbling" effect. I use it on my lap however for extended periods of time and from what I hear that is not possible with the new MBPs. at least not yet.

Necrocool · Jun 29, 2006, 03:46 PM

Since they bumped up the CPU, my school had the old 1.83 and 2.0 for $1499 and $1799 ($1699 with applecare)... should've waited

mBurns · Jul 3, 2006, 11:10 AM

Since they bumped up the CPU, my school had the old 1.83 and 2.0 for $1499 and $1799 ($1699 with applecare)... should've waited

Actually, the older 2.0 GHZ MacBook Pro's are "technically" better then the new ones. The reason for this is because the old 2.0 GHZ MBP have 256 VRAM while the new ones only have 128 VRAM .

f1000 · Jul 3, 2006, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by Velocity211

That is why I basically live at micro center.

I didn't know there was one in NoVa. I'll have to check it out sometime.

Velocity211 · Jul 3, 2006, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by f1000

I didn't know there was one in NoVa. I'll have to check it out sometime.

http://microcenter.com/at_the_stores/fairfax.html