I want to buy a macbook pro

Basically starting uni in september.
want to buy a macbook pro as i understand they are awesome? dont want the air as the pro is much better performance i understand.
basically do the prices stay the same and my budget is around the £1.1k mark so im looking at the 13inch 2.8ghz version.
will they release new versions this year and if so do prices usually rise etc?
a little advice is appreciated.
thanks

The MBPs have maintained a price structure for a couple years, with changes occuring at intervals within those prices. That means, the high end 15" has gone through three processor upgrades since last summer and one secondary graphic processor. If you look at the 13" that is at your price point today, more than likely by next summer it will have a faster processor at that same price. And the current processor may no longer be available.
So if you have a fixed amount of money to spend, consider holding off until it is closer to the time you will be going to the university as you will be able to buy more computing power for the money.
No one knows exactly what changes there will be, just the history of these things gives clues as to what will happen qualitatively.

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AppleCare will cover factory defects for 3 years, after that your coasting on your wear and tear upon the machine, which the keyboard, trackpad, ports and optical drive would likely suffer the most it has been in my experience.
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I'm in love with the size of my 12" powerbook. I travel for work all the time and I can't part with (the size of) my PB
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