Howdy All, I don't normally post stuff for sale here except that this is so incredibly on topic. I hope if you're offended you can forgive me.
It's that time of year again where my buddy upgrades to the latest greatest macbook. This means last year's model, less than a year old, goes on sale and he's asked me to help him find a buyer since these things make the best video editing machines on the planet. Hence, I offer it here first. This isn't the first laptop he's sold here, I believe he sold last years model to Adam of Wreck & Salvage fame. (Hope you don't mind me mentioning that Adam.) I personally would buy it but I'm quite happy with the last one I bought off him, a 2.2Ghz 17" from two model years ago. To put it simply this macbook is perhaps, scratch that, is *definitely* the best portable video editing machine on the planet aside from the brand new macbook just announced at Macworld. It has the optional 1920x1200 glossy screen, the highest res ever on a macbook, he maxed out the ram with 4 gigs, and it's an absolutely top of the line 2.6GHZ model. In short, it's as pimp as you can possibly get. There's nothing more one could add to it or buy for it, let alone any laptop. ...well... you could add a new 256gig Samsung SSD drive that they announced at CES this week which will go on sale later this year (200MBs read / 140MBs write, 3.6ms seek times)... drewl. :) But I'm off track. You get the idea. This is the ferrari of portable video editing machines. There's nothing better then it but the new mbooks announced at Macworld a couple weeks ago. == the specs == 17" dual-core 2.6 GHz 1920 x 1200 glossy screen 4GB RAM 800 MHz Bus 300GB sATA 512MB GeForce 8600M GT video card 8x dual-layer superdrive more info: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP4 *This is the last, latest and greatest macbook pro with a REMOVEABLE BATTERY. This new model just announced at macworld has it built in. I'd also like to point out this supports "dual display and video mirroring". >From apple's product sheet, "simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors." 30" Apple Cinema display anyone? == condition == It's in perfect condition, complete with packaging, and original software. It's still under full apple warranty until late march, which automaticaly transfers to the new owner. Plus you can still purchase the apple extended warranty should you want it. So basically... it's as good as purchasing it new. == price & shipping == He's hoping to get $3k for it. He will of course ship. I believe it was about $85 last year for UPS Priority with insurance. FedEx is also an option. He does live in Phoenix and is willing to deliver if you live there. == contact == His email is af_weeks at mac dot com. Feel free to contact him. Thank you, and I hope I haven't offended anyone by posting an item for sale here. -Mike flickr.com/photos/mmeiser2 mmeiser.com/blog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
