Hot or Not!? - MacBooks for $1100 @ Apple & Amazon

[Carnos Jax]

The Amazon deal seems better (Black MacBook MA701LL/A 13.3" 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive) but there's a $100 rebate involved:

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MA70...B000GA91P4

Apple has it in white, with no rebates, but slightly lesser specs (same as above except 80GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive)

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/We...nmm=browse&mco=520F94DC&node=home/macbook/macbook

Of course, people are saying it's better to wait for the new chipsets, et. al.

[mattkime]

Hotter - MacBook Pro for $1299. Keep an eye on the Apple Store refurbs.

[ho'ard]

I thought I was seeing blacks in the Apple refurbs for $1100 outright.
120 GB is the bare useful minimum hard drive size IMO.
I find it hard to believe they're still offering new laptops with 60 and 80 GB drives.
My iBook came with a 60-gigger 4 years ago-- I just doubled it and it's not enough.

[rgG]

FWIW, the Amazon rebates are painless, fill out the form online, and fairly quick. If you are in a no-tax from Amazon state, that will sometimes tip the scale in Amazon's favor.

We did the Amazon rebate when we bought the Intel iMac last year and it went smoothly.

[bhaveshp]

Thanks Carnos!

In for 1 blackbook which will replace my nearly 1 year old whitebook. Hope to sell that on Craigslist for $900-950.

BTW, ordered from Amazon, after $100 rebate and 3% Amazon visa ~$1060 and no CA tax!

Now will have Black (ooh), Core2, N, 40 gig more HD, and 1 yr warranty! Beats buying Applecare.

[RAMd®d]

Of course, people are saying it's better to wait for the new chipsets, et. al

I don't know what that would be, or when.

The MacBook is entry level, so I don't see it getting much of an upgrade for some time. If one is waiting, they'll have to wait until after the MBPs get updated, and then some.

I've been looking at the Amazon deal since this morning. I think I'll get last years model. 2.16GHz isn't much faster than 2.0, and I don't need a DL SD in a 'Book.

[GGD]

If you order .Mac in the same order you can get a $30 rebate on that too. I'm about to place an order for both, but in the time that I spent thinking about it, the availibility went of in-stock to 4-6 weeks (not sure why it will take that long, they're not being manufactured anymore, maybe Amazon is Apple's dumping ground for all returned excess stock).