If you have serious work to do and you don’t live at a desk, then there’s pretty much one choice — Apple’s industry shaping MacBook Pro high-end portables. Thereupon, you can get all of the performance of Cupertino’s latest world beater without paying full retail and there are good prices on previous generation kit, too.

• [c] 13-inch MacBook Pro 2.3GHz (i5), $1,019 (1199)
— 4GB, 320GB, SuperDrive, Intel HD Graphics 3000
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer, new battery
— Full + extendible AppleCare

• [p] 13-inch MacBook Pro 2.66GHz (i5), $1,019 (1199)
— 4GB, 320GB, SuperDrive, GeForce 320M
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer, new battery
— Full + extendible AppleCare

• [p] 15-inch MacBook Pro 2.53GHz (i5), $1,439 (1699)
— 4GB, 500GB, SuperDrive, GeForce GT 330M
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer, new battery
— Full + extendible AppleCare

• [c] 15-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz quad-core (i7), $1,529 (1799)
— 4GB, 500GB, SuperDrive, Intel HD Graphics 3000 + Radeon HD 6490M
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer, new battery
— Full + extendible AppleCare

• [p] 17-inch MacBook Pro 2.53GHz (i5), $1,719 (2299)
— 4GB, 500GB, SuperDrive, GeForce GT 330M
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer, new battery
— Full + extendible AppleCare

• [p] 17-inch MacBook Pro 2.66GHz (i7), $1,929
— 4GB, 500GB, SuperDrive, GeForce GT 330M
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer, new battery
— Full + extendible AppleCare

[p] previous generation, [c] current generation

And, if mobility matters most, then by all means check out the refurbished MacBook Air, which start at $749.