How is it? Give some feedback, I think Santa has that for me this year
Just received it yesterday (3 days from NYC to Colorado!) and set it up this afternoon, transferred all my documents, data, settings et al in about an hour. Very easy. And it's beautiful. I'm feeling pretty good about things just now. It's fast, the display is, well, you know. But I must say one thing. I have my 2010 21.5" sitting right next to it, and of course the display is no contest. But, given my memory of the 2013 that I had briefly (and sent back because of couple of dead pixels), the Retina display on this baby doesn't scream, "I'm so much better". That it is better, no question, but the difference (at least on stuff I've looked at so far, and it's only been a couple of hours) is not black and white. i'm glad I invested in it, but I think you would have to have both machines side by side to appreciate the difference. But maybe that's just me. Also, after ordering, I read all sorts of screed on this site about the standard video card being underpowered for such a display, and even before I received it I was having buyer's remorse. But the thing is,
1) This is already more than I ever envisioned spending on a computer. Had I upgraded the video card, I would have been close to 3K, and I refuse to do that. I won't.
2) My uses. I do email, surf the web, do my taxes once a year, do iPhoto (not heavy editing), and play around in iMovie. And, most of all, create text files in Pages (i'm a writer). As said, I've read the horror stories about the base video card not being up to the demands of such a display, and have decided that I'll never see it, for what I do. If it becomes a problem, which I cannot imagine, I'll pay to have the video card upgraded or simply sell this and buy a new one. But I don't see this happening. I feel that I know what I need, and for me this wonderful machine is probably overkill, but what the hell. You only live once. This machine is amazing, and money well-spent. And if there's a problem, I'm cool for three years. I'm not going to worry about things which will not affect me, nor let it ruin my enthusiasm for my new Mac.
Overall, first impressions very positive.
If you get one (or are lucky enough to have someone who will get one for you), you won't regret it.
Take care.
