I went to all stores in Parramatta westfields, wireless 1 offered cheapest but dse said they will beat it by 2 bucks you could try wireless 1 as they offer more specials. But i only need what was on offer, SO I got it at Dicksmith downstair parramatta.
OP was very happy about his purchase and you destroyed him :)
FINISH HIM! (in mortal combat voice)
meh. most apple users don't mind being rorted, because they are paying for 'quality', R&D and lawsuit chest to sue competitors. ;)
Haha i didnt get it for myself, i got it for a friend. I Knew it would be one of the cheapest deal you could get. And no i didnt buy the accessories to make it cheaper, my friend just decided to buy it. otherwise it would of been MBP+Office student 3 licences for 1409, which i think is pretty good for MBP.
My sister got hers from JB for $1250. Also got a leather Smart Cover for $20 :).
sorry not that much of a bargain. MBP 13" retails for 1399 less 10% markup brings it down to 1259.10 which is good but not amazing. Myer had the mac office student (3 user with free wireless mouse valued at $59… on bxing day) for $129 and as for the sleeve not sure about that.
Yea a pretty rubbish deal
Nevermind what they say mate… you didn't get rorted
normal price. no deal
Not bad, but not a national deal.
If you remember, last year Apple ran a "get back to school" student promotion: get a free ipod touch 8gb with purchase of macbook (any). After ebaying the ipod + student discount from official website, the actual laptop cost less than $1,000 which was a king deal.
Anyone who wants a MBP should wait and see until late-Feb/early March, especially if new generation models are coming out.
You only got it cheaper because you bought accessories (i.e. office and the white sleeve). The lost margin on the MBP would made on those accessories.
EDIT: Forgot to mention new MBPs are being released soon.
EDIT: This price is 10% off so it's not really special.
Basically, you got rorted.