Teh Apple store has already become an exercise in window shopping for most of us. I don't get this given the current economic environment, except that it was in the pipeline long enough not to pull. And there's always people with a lot more money than the rest of us who don't have a lot of money.
I'll wait and see what's what - just like with the new laptops coming next week. --
I've purchased one from the store (mini). I purchased my c2d macbook from a local dealer, brand new in the box, for the same price as the store but with a 1gig stick of ram added in to seal the deal (1.25 total after I installed it). All my other macs I purchased second hand. You find some great deals being a MUG member