MacBook Pro 2.7GHz 15″ Retina Laptop w/ 16GB RAM for $2,649 + $13 s&h

ExperCom offers the 4.5-lb. Apple MacBook Pro Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 Quad 2.7GHz 15.4″ Laptop with Retina Display, model no. ME665LL/A, for $2,648.79 plus $12.50 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $118. It features an Intel Core i7-3820QM 2.7GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 15.4″ 2880×1800 LED-backlit Retina display, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1GB graphics, two Thunderbolt ports, Bluetooth 4.0, two USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, FaceTime 720p webcam, dual microphones, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and more.

Note that like the MacBook Air, this MacBook Pro has no built-in optical drive or Gigabit Ethernet port.