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Apple Updates Retina MacBook Pro with New Processors, Drops Pricing on 13-Inch Models and High-End MacBook Air
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14 days - just back up your system and Apple will take that back and send you out a new one with the discount refunded.
Happened to me a few years ago on the black MacBook.
Nice. This is the "derived" price many of us suggested, using the rMBP vs. cMBP as a reference. The inflated 13" price didn't make much sense, in fact, it would've made more sense for the 15" to have a slight premium.
I go to a college in a very affluent area. Only two students at my college that I'm aware of have a rMBP. Everyone has either a MBA, cMBP, or iPad. Nice try, though.
this was the price I was looking for at the launch of rMBP 13 (with 1GB dedicated GPU) but apple disappointed me at that time so i go with rMBP 15 it was a better buy at that time.. still with price drop I prefer 15" but lower the price for 15 as well
& WHERE IS MAC PRO waiting waiting
& WHERE IS MAC PRO waiting waiting
Hahaha, nice analysis
Just told my wife to make an angry Twitter post about her 13" MBP we bought in 2010 ...
Too expensive? In the USA, the 13" rMBP costs exactly the same as non-retina with the same RAM and SSD drive. In the UK, it is just £10 more. So the question isn't really "Retina or no retina" anymore, it is "SSD or hard drive". SSD is more expensive. But if you want SSD, there is no point at all in buying the non-retina MBP at all.
(Exception: With the non-retina MBPs you can roll your own Fusion drive to combine SSD + huge storage. Doesn't work with Retina display).
The problem is everyone who wants more than 128GB (and isn't made of money). The price is now exactly the same for Retina and non-Retina with the same specs, you are basically swapping Retina + slim and light case for an optical drive. The problem would be if the lower specs (hard drive) and large, slow, affordable storage (big hard drive) go away. I think Apple could sell the old MBPs unchanged, just with the display exchanged for a Retina display.
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Oh, except for things like MacBook air, which initially cost $1799, but now starts at under $1000 while having superior specs and design?
I think the word "never" doesn't quite mean what you think it means.
Uh-huh.
Says Mr. Armchair CEO. And again: overpriced compared to what? Those other, non-existant retina-laptops?
Not that I've experienced on my campus. The most popular by far seems to be the 13 inch classic version. I would honestly put it at 60% of all laptops that I see.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what Intel microarchitecture does this proc use? Haswell? When is the newest/next architecture expected to come out? Sorry, after a while, all of these blur together & forget when each is/was announced.
I have a 2008 MBP that's getting long in the tooth, hence why I'm asking.
I have a 2008 MBP that's getting long in the tooth, hence why I'm asking.
Memory Price Increase?
Did anyone else notice that RAM upgrades for the rMBP 15" is now $200 to go from 8GB to 16GB? Previously, it was $180. What is the reason for the price increase? Are they using different hardware for the memory or is it just that the upgraded processor requires some kind of extra overhead for memory upgrades? Any ideas?
Did anyone else notice that RAM upgrades for the rMBP 15" is now $200 to go from 8GB to 16GB? Previously, it was $180. What is the reason for the price increase? Are they using different hardware for the memory or is it just that the upgraded processor requires some kind of extra overhead for memory upgrades? Any ideas?
Bollocks, I bought mine 2 weeks and 2 days ago - and now it is £250 cheaper
P.S. Still love it to bits!
P.S. Still love it to bits!
I don't know, but if you can do whatever 'work' it is you wanna do on a...and I quote...
"2011 Mini | 13" + 15" Macbook Pro 2012 | Powermac G5 | 27" TBD | iPhone 3GS (16GB) | iPad 1 and iPad 4 | iPod touch 4G (64GB) | Apple Wireless Keyboard + Magic Mouse x2 | Magic Trackpad | "
Then your screwed. Haswell or Broadwell.
they dropped the prices to raise the prices of upgrades. the difference has to be made back somehow
Why did you quote my sig? Well, Haswell's meant to be a good update, I'm hoping for 16GB base RAM.I don't know, but if you can do whatever 'work' it is you wanna do on a...and I quote...
"2011 Mini | 13" + 15" Macbook Pro 2012 | Powermac G5 | 27" TBD | iPhone 3GS (16GB) | iPad 1 and iPad 4 | iPod touch 4G (64GB) | Apple Wireless Keyboard + Magic Mouse x2 | Magic Trackpad | "
Then your screwed. Haswell or Broadwell.
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