It’s not very often that you see great deals on MacBooks, because Apple maintains pretty stringent control over pricing. This is one of those rare occasions where you can save a solid $200 off a new MacBook Pro.

It’s the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro that’s on sale with a 500GB hard drive. You get a 2.4GHz dual core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of DDR3-1333 RAM, 8x DVD/CD SuperDrive, Intel HD Graphics 3000, 7-hour battery life, and Mac OS X v10.7 Lion. Other features on this MacBook Pro include the FaceTime HD camera, Thunderbolt port, SDXC card slot, Bluetooth, and FireWire 800. And yes, that signature unibody design is in tow too.

The 500GB model in the 13.3-inch size is on sale for $999 on Amazon, down from the regular list price of $1,199. Alternatively, you can bump that up to $1,355 for the 750GB version, which is still $144 off its regular price of $1,499.