When the polycarbonate, unibody MacBook was first released by Apple, many people were quickly turned off. It wasn’t that the laptop itself was horrible, despite a few shortcomings. The main issue with many people wan’t he actual device itself, but rather the large $999 price tag. Well good news, for some of you out there, has just been seen on Apple’s website. The unibody MacBook has just seen a price drop to $728. But there is a catch.  The $728 price currently only available to students and those in education and for a limited period of time.

The MacBook is a good laptop all around. It comes with a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB hard drive. Along with that you get 8x double-layer SuperDrive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card and a built-in battery with an expected 7hr life.

Students and educators should take advantage of this deal as soon as possible because there is no word on when the sale will end and if you are looking at getting a MacBook you have no time to waste. Looking at Apple’s website it appears you also get free shipping as well, another great deal to take advantage of as long as it lasts.