I have the older all titanium looking 17' pro. It has to be going on 5+ years now and I haven't had one single problem with it. (I did have to replace the battery.)
It is a tough call, I would look at it more from a perspective of time. I am pretty sure that the base line model that was out when I bought mine would not be cruising along as well as mine is now.
It is a tough call, I would look at it more from a perspective of time. I am pretty sure that the base line model that was out when I bought mine would not be cruising along as well as mine is now.