Here’s a one-day only deal that kicked off a couple hours ago… B&H has the 15.4″ Apple MacBook Pro (late 2016 model) for $1799 (reg. $2399). This MacBook Pro has a 2.6GHz Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD and 2GB VRAM, along with the Touch Bar. B&H also includes a pair of JBL E45BT Bluetooth headphones and a 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 (a $169 value). Check it out while it lasts here at B&H Photo.
For more great deals this month, follow along on our Black Friday Camera Deals.
Back in late 2011, I purchased an HP 4530s ProBook for $700 (delivered). (Apple had a virtually identical Mac — for $1400.) The HP’s radio was DOA, and HP paid all shipping costs, getting it back to me in less than 36 hours. The machine had both integral and discrete graphics. Switching between them never worked correctly (often crashing the machine) until I used HP’s paid-assistance card (a review gift from Amazon Vine) to get someone to tell me how to fix it. It even runs Microsoft’s VM system, which I use for software that requires a serial interface.
Unless there’s specific software you want or need to run on a Mac, you might be better off looking at HP’s current offerings before plunking down $1800. As far as I can tell, both the HP and Mac machines from six years ago are “better” products.