just payed out for a new 15.4 MBP

yep

i waited with baited breath all day, they came out at dinner time, the first thing i did when i got in was get on the blower to apple store for education and picked up the following

2.4Ghz C2D
2 gigs of ram
5400rpm 160gig hdd
8600gt 256mb
15.4 inch 1440x900 LED screen (though how will i tel when i get it ?)
parallels - though in hindsight i should of waited for the latest one coming soon
and 3 year apple care world wide warranty (a snip at £50!!!! if orderd via the higher education store over the phone)

its all confirmed

£1457 all in

gets shipped on friday

i cant wait. i was waiting for the samsung X65, but screw them now...apple got there first

 

Nice, seems like a lot of people are jumping on placing orders for the MBP now, good luck with getting it as soon as possible and everything working out.

 

i cant believe how much cheaper the full warranty is through the HE store. it was £58 quid! i mean in the normal store its £280 how much of deal is that... i had to ask him twice because i didnt believe it was just 58 quid

he got me sold on parallels, though i heard there is a update coming soon and you have to pay again.

ill load it up with 4gigs before i go back to uni as well....

 

I hope the battery explodes or expands on ya!

 

you cruel bastage!

ill be making full use of that cheap ass warranty if it does.

 

Isn't the warrenty 3 years with the HE discount? mine was when i bought it in november, i think the extra £58 is so they can pick it up if it breaks.

 

What's a blower?

 

it's english for telephone ;o)

 

Is the new MBP actually available to buy in a UK Apple store? Has anyone actually bought one from a store?

If it is I drop by tomorrow and pick one up if not I'll have to order online.

 

damn english dialect

 

Congrats. I'm getting ready to push the button myself (but no student discount!)

 

hah you can "tell" because when you turn it on, the battery will last for an insane 6 HOURS

 

couldnt tell you, we have no apple store here

the nearest place to me that sells mac's is PC world and they dont even carry the pro line. just iMac and MacBook...to top that off they dont even have the updated versions
guy in the other tthread about the back light is american i think, and i wouldnt know, but the 2 week ish delivery time tells me mines not coming from the UK

 

6 hours? i doubt that, maybe 4-5

its got some power hungry kit remember

even though there will be a review or two by the time i get mine, is it ok if i still do one? always wanted to do a proper thorough review

 

^^^ the more the merrier

 

Just collected my 2.4ghz MacBook Pro from my local Apple store in the UK so yes they are available to buy over the counter. Apparently they won't be available to buy from a 3rd party retailer until 19th June.

Funnily enough when I went in they still only had the old models on display with the old labels and prices. The staff at the Apple store havn't had chance to update the display yet.

I've got it in the office with me now but I haven't opened the box yet.

 

DO IT! DO IT NOW!