I second the refurb option, I always buy all my apple products refurbed. There is absolutely no difference between a refurbed unit an a new one other than the box they come in. Now is actually a great time to get the previous generation, they have two models refurbished for 849 and 1099 which is almost half of what they were when they were fist introduced.
New macbook air for computer audio
Do you think the new macbook air 13" would be suitable for streaming audio? The new one has a ssd which is apparently much faster than a hard drive. Downside is that storage is a bit short and very expensive. I am struggling to figure out if it would be worth the extra $750 for the macbook pro 15" which has firewire etc.. I will really only use the computer for web surfing and downloading/streaming 24/96. Anyone using the new air? Your thoughts?