Congratulations on your new Mac! The academic discounts are pretty well known as we have a sticky up of them, I believe. Was the printer a rebate option? That's basically a perpetual ad they have running, $100 rebate on a printer with a...
It really depends. The hinges went out out my wife's Toshiba this past year. Most of the hinges I found on ebay were going for $50+ for each hinge. I happened across one seller who was selling the very pair of hinges I needed for $25....
Went to the local Apple store today to check out the new lappies. Very slick in appearance. Oddly, the MB felt as if it were heavier in my hand than my pMB (plastic MB). Probably psychological. Track pad takes some getting used to, but...
Yep. The first release of the 15" MBP actually lacked the FW800 port. Perhaps there is hope? Having looked at the internals of the MBs, it doesn't look promising. :-(
