Owen,
I was able to get a 10% discount off of the list from Apple over the
phone on the MBP 15" i5 5.63MH that I bought last week.
I got a rep on the line and he offered me the 10% discount. I took it
under advisement and called back later, only to get an order-taker - who
would not honor th
I have an MBA -- not that I see the relevance. for me the big issue is
connectivity. If either had Firewire 800, I would definitely consider
it. Without it, neither is significantly better for me than a netbook
(which I have). Obviously, my needs are specialized..
Joe
On 1/22/11 11:08 A
I'm drinking the koolaid again, and buying one of the new MacBook Airs. So I
called up BestBuy, found they had them, and dropped by for over an hour.
BTW: If any of you have a MBA, please respond with your observations too!
The store had both of them, side by side, with power and networking.
B