Did you really get a Late 2013 15" rMBP, new, for $1200? Where'd you get it? I'd like to (perhaps) get the Dell UP2414Q monitor, which is Retina-esque monitor

Did you really get a Late 2013 15" rMBP, new, for $1200? Where'd you get it? I'd like to (perhaps) get the Dell UP2414Q monitor, which is Retina-esque monitor (3840x2160 -- double of 1920x1080), and the Late 2013 15" rMBP is the only Apple laptop that can use the monitor in Retina mode at 60Hz. Also, I've heard quite the opposite with regard to MacBook prices -- they stay up, while the prices of all other laptops drop significantly. For example, a high-end Late 2008 MBP still sells for nearly a thousand dollars on eBay, whereas a ThinkPad X200 will cost you only around $100 . As a side, you can squeeze 7-8 hours of battery life out of the ThinkPad X200 (running Arch).