I bought a MacBook from the Canadian Apple store.
It was a “refurbished” unit sold at discount. My cost was C$929. It retails at $1249. The full warranty applies. My refurb laptop looked brand new though the power supply and some other items had been previously opened.
It’s always a good idea to WAIT on computer purchases. Even a week or two can get you a much better deal due to Moore’s Law.
But my move was forced by an upcoming trip to Australia. I wanted to take two computers with my many photos, videos and presentations — so as to have a perfect backup in case of hardware problems with one or the other.
It’s interesting to note that my laptop purchase costs have been dropping. For the past 3 machines I paid $3000, then $2000, now $1000.
On the other hand, the life span of my laptops seems to be dropping from 3yrs to 2yrs.
As expected, the MacBook is gorgeous. I will report back later on function.
Rick McCharles 
Congratulations on the new addition. Being a parent can sometimes be stressful, but you have all the qualities to raise this little fella up. Hey, someday, it might even become a PC.