Hi guys, I have found the machine very fast, and it has PHENOMENAL battery life. It has by far the longest battery life ive ever experienced from a laptop.
Two quick things. First My one gripe now is the resolution doesnt bother me, the lack of ips does. Maybe it is because im spoiled from my imac 27 inch, but I just hate the fact the screen doesnt look great from all angles, and that I constntly have to tilt it.
Second thing, Ive been wondering how apple is making money on this generation. They have had to significantly revamp the battery, put in a $100 more expensive chip, and probably had to pay intel off to give it to them first. They are also using the latest most expensive SSD technology, and they lowered the price on the base end!. I understand why they wouldnt have wanted to go the ips route, adding more costs to an already lower profit margin machine, and not to eat their rmbp sales. But still, if they are trying to up sales I would have prefered an ips panel.