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The "I just ordered / bought / got my new/refurb MBP" thread [Merged]

It's Here!!!

Just received mine - standard 15" MBP with high-res matte option. I absolutely love it! I'm really happy with the product and watching it through the build ship process was a lot of fun. Best of luck guys. This one is outta here.
 
MacBook Pro i7 2.66

Unpacked my new MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.66GHz a while ago. Bought it in Hong Kong at Design Group. Standard glossy. It's perfect. Love the screen. I'm upgrading from a 2.4GHz 2008 black MacBook and this thing just fly in comparison :D Been using it for a couple of hours and it's cool, quiet and friggin' fast.
 
I ordered a CTO 15" 2.4 with Hi-Res Glossy and the 500GBx7200 about a week ago. I added a Magic Mouse to the order, and the mouse came before the MBP! And my 6 year old POS PC doesn't even have Bluetooth, so now I have an amazing looking mouse with no computer to use it on! :(
 
Linkzi said:
Model: - MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)

Codename: - "M98"

Build Country: - Refurbished product, location unknown.

Build Year: - Your Mac was built in 2010.

Build Week - Your Mac was built in week 11 of that year (March).

Production Nr.: - Your Mac was number 136 to be built that week.

Source: AppleSerialNumberInfo.com
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Sold this one with only 3 weeks of use, lost $300. After buying and canceling 4 MBPs online because of various reasons, I went to my local Apple Store and bought a 17" i7 anti-glare with GOVERNMENT DISCOUNT (Military, State and Local Government workers) and saved $250; $25 cheaper than the student discount if bought online and IMMEDIATE possession. I thought the student discount was the best discount, but the government discount is the same and slightly better at a real Apple Store.

Call your Apple Store and find out if you qualify for many of their other discounts which are at the same as the students discount.
 
justn said:
The only disappointing thing is that I don't think my battery life will ever get close to the supposed 8 hours Apple claims.
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Yeah, where do they get their data? I mean the computer is great, but 8 hours.....?? Of what, showing the desktop pattern at one level of brightness on the screen and no wifi? :confused:
 
2.66 15" i7 mbp with high res screen (no anti-glare)

As soon as I got it, turned it on and started downloaded everything I wanted, surfing the web and basically using it as much as I would normally use it for.

It started with 79% battery when I started it. And it lasted a good solid four hours before I finally closed it up and went to bed. The next day I continued to surf the web for another two hours... before finally it reached under 10% and I decided I was satisfied and charged it.

6 hours without recharging.... it's not the 8-9 that Apple claims... but DANG! I'm satisfied with 6 solid hours.
 
vpustote said:
2.66 15" i7 mbp with high res screen (no anti-glare)

As soon as I got it, turned it on and started downloaded everything I wanted, surfing the web and basically using it as much as I would normally use it for.

It started with 79% battery when I started it. And it lasted a good solid four hours before I finally closed it up and went to bed. The next day I continued to surf the web for another two hours... before finally it reached under 10% and I decided I was satisfied and charged it.

6 hours without recharging.... it's not the 8-9 that Apple claims... but DANG! I'm satisfied with 6 solid hours.
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That's awesome considering you started with a battery at 79%. Hopefully with 100% charged battery you will see 1-2hrs more use!
 
Just ordered a 15 inch Macbook Pro, the 2.66ghz i7 model with hi res glossy screen. I am so pumped, this is my first non-Windows machine so I am looking forward to seeing what the other side is like. I hope this doesn't make me start wearing black rim glasses while drinking Starbucks so I don't start hating myself.

Delivery estimate is May 3-7, which is great since that is finals week so it is like a nice present to myself for finishing undergrad work and I'll have all summer to learn my way around OSX before starting grad school
 
I went to Apple store earlier today and picked up a new 15" i7 hi-res anti-glare MBP. I wanted a hi-res glossy screen, 8GB of RAM, and 500GB HDD @ 7200rpm; however, none of these options were available at the store. But I'm still pretty happy with my purchase considering I only paid US $2,134.00. Not bad, eh?
 
MacSoljah said:
I went to Apple store earlier today and picked up a new 15" i7 hi-res anti-glare MBP. I wanted a hi-res glossy screen, 8GB of RAM, and 500GB HDD @ 7200rpm; however, none of these options were available at the store. But I'm still pretty happy with my purchase considering I only paid US $2,134.00. Not bad, eh?
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Lots of students on this board. That's what I paid too.
 
MacSoljah said:
That price actually included my 10% discount plus no sales tax. That's why I couldn't resist to pass up on a good deal :p
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Discounts are wonderful :p

My order is finally Prepared for Shipment -- 9 days from my order date (Apr 16th)! For reference it's a Core i7 15" MBP with the antiglare display.
 
MBHockey said:
Discounts are wonderful :p

My order is finally Prepared for Shipment -- 9 days from my order date (Apr 16th)! For reference it's a Core i7 15" MBP with the antiglare display.
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Right on!

I was going to order mine online too but I'll be deploying within the next couple of weeks so I just picked up a MBP at the local store. My concern was if I order it online, it might get here after I leave
 
Received My New MacBook Pro

I received my new CTO MacBook Pro last Tuesday. I'm really pleased with it's performance. A 15" i7 8 megs and the new 512 ssd. It will be used for photo work with photoshop, photomatix and lightroom mainly. So far it works Great.
The first thing I noticed is how fast photoshop opened. Looking forward in using it. Thanks Steve! Conrad Rowe, Wildlife Photographer:apple:
 
I cancelled my online order.
Found out the local apple store had 15" i7 with matte screen.
Stopped and got an Hitachi 7200 RPM drive.
Got it now, with a more reliable drive for just a little more than if I waited.

Loving my anti glare screen!
 
Amen, brotha.

Stankonia said:
Just ordered a 15 inch Macbook Pro, the 2.66ghz i7 model with hi res glossy screen. I am so pumped, this is my first non-Windows machine so I am looking forward to seeing what the other side is like. I hope this doesn't make me start wearing black rim glasses while drinking Starbucks so I don't start hating myself.

Delivery estimate is May 3-7, which is great since that is finals week so it is like a nice present to myself for finishing undergrad work and I'll have all summer to learn my way around OSX before starting grad school
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Same exact story here! I got my MBP last week, and I am in LOVE with it. I got the 15" Hi-Res i7 model, and although it pretty much drained me financially, I'm glad I converted to the Mac side. I had been a PC person for 21 years, but no more. I had too many fail me... Now, as I finish my undergrad and start my internship, I am officially a Mac guy :)

I already have my Dharma decal around the Apple logo and I named my MBP Desmond!
 
please welcome me :)

Last night I bought my very first MBP 13''. In one sentence: I Love it!!!, I'm looking for a good protector case, not sure if I should go with speck or incase and also something for the keyboard and trackpad. I'm a noob when it comes to macs so I hope I can use this forum to learn more about this great systems.
 
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