Best Macbook Pro for a college art student?

Why hello everyone
I'm currently a student in college who recently hit a dilemma. I currently own a Dell XPS M1530 from when I was Biology major... however, I recently switched to Art, and I'm beginning to find that I would like to add a Macbook Pro to my collection (I'm keeping my Dell, it's my child lol).
However, I have NO CLUE where to start.
All I know is that I'm paying for this myself, and I'm going to (hopefully) get a payment plan.
This Macbook Pro will be running Final Pro (hopefully) and part of the Adobe collection.
Any suggestions?
And should I look at refurb models?

Welcome!
However, I have NO CLUE where to start
The best place to start--at least in Apple Discussions--is in the area for the current MacBook Pros, here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=251
The area you posted in is for older MBPs (two years old and older), so people with newer models more like you are looking to buy will be in the other forum. There have been a number of improvements since the MBPs in this forum were released.
The info site for MBPs that CMCSK posted are a great start for comparing features. So is this:
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs-compare.html
If you are going into Art, you may wish to consider a 15- or 17-inch MBP with the nVidea 330M dedicated graphics chipset instead of the 320M installed in the 13-inch. You should also visit an Apple Store or reseller and see whether you prefer the matte (called "antiglare" in the spec comparison sheet) or glossy display. Most people doing color-critical work seem to gravitate to the matte version.

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