This morning I was reading through a few blogs (catching up on everything I have in Google Reader), came across one that mentioned Apple Inc. and the new MacBook, and decided to go check it out. Looks just like the MacBook Pro but smaller and not quite as expensive, but it was the older version of the MacBook that caught my eye - the prices have been cut on them severely enough that I might just be able to afford one come time for my graduation (assuming that they don't drop that version from the line before then).
Starting at $999, I played around with the basic setup of fancy specs I might need: 4GB Memory (the best of the 3 options given), an adapter to plug into projectors, iWork '08, and an AppleCare Protection Plan. All of this added in bumped the total up to $1423**, which was right around what I paid for this refurbished Dell Inspiron 600m I bought 4 years ago when I was first starting out in college. I think that's somewhat good for that MacBook, but bad for this Dell, because Apple products have always cost a little more than most Dell products (or so that's the observation), and I'm sure in 4 years if I got that MacBook now it wouldn't be held together by duct tape and the insistence that it can still hold out just a little bit longer (after all it only has 3 pixelated lines that pop up on the screen randomly, with only 1 on the screen at all times and the other 2 come and go).
Well, here's to hoping I get lucky and the price drops on that MacBook just a little more but they don't drop the line of them before I have a chance to buy one - it'd be nice to finally own a Mac and devote it to all of my graphical and artistic projects and leave the poor PCs I have to do the heavy-duty stuff like programming or perhaps even gaming (haha doubtful but you never know, you know?).
** Price determined from the Apple Education site including the student discount.
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