Took the plunge and bought a 17" MBP
Well, my intent was to hold out for the new MBP's, but I found a deal that was too good to pass up: a pristine 3 month old, 17" MBP with a 2.4GHz processor and 4GB RAM for only $2000. Truth be told, the Penryn processors just aren't going to offer the performance boost I was hoping for. This MBP should be more than enough to tide me over until the Montevina update later this year, which is what I'm really looking forward to.