Next month, Apple will start shipping the new MacBookPro, with the Intel Core Duo processor.
I’m jonesing one, but I know, as with every previous Apple laptop release, I’m better off waiting a few months for Apple to work the kinks out.  One such kink may be expected battery life: Apple still hasn’t released that information.  But sooner or later, I’m going to get one. But when I do, I won’t order it from Apple. While Apple retailers are expected to adhere to the suggested retail price, they do allow free gift-with-purchase programs.  Here’s where you can clean up. Order your MacBookPro from MacMall,
and you’ll get the following freebees: extra RAM, a printer, carrying case, and Wacom 4×5 tablet. Good deal? You bet. Is there a catch? You bet. Every piece of Apple hardware you buy from MacMall comes with free goodies, but you pay for them upfront, and get the price rebated to you. Each free item has a separate rebate; the free printers can require three separate rebate requests. But I love free stuff.

March update: I ended up ordering mine from Amazon.com, as they were the first retailer with the product in stock with the best final price (free shipping, no sales tax, $150 rebate) for California.