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A growing number of Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro owners in Apple Support Communities forum threads are reporting various problems with both the 13 and 15-inch models of the laptop, including lockups with the keyboard and trackpad on the 13-inch version, as well as difficulties installing Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 through Apple's Boot Camp utility on both models.
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According to users in a support thread spanning over 14 pages, the trackpad and the keyboard on the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro are reportedly locking up at random during use, with a hard reset through the machine's power button appearing to be the only present solution to the problem. Users are also reporting that a reset of the MacBook's System Management Controller (SMC) appears to be ineffective, and a small survey of users within the thread show that the problem is affecting all three configurations of the 13-inch model. Currently, it is unknown as to whether the freezes are a hardware or software problem, as Apple has not officially commented on the errors.

Meanwhile, users in another support thread spanning over 8 pages are reporting occassional failures when trying to install Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 on both the new 13 and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro. The errors appear to be with the partition that Boot Camp creates in order to install Windows 8, as users in the thread have reported freezes and copy errors with methods such as insallation through a USB drive and DVD installation via external SuperDrive.

However, a post in the support thread directing users to select specific options within Boot Camp Assistant has been marked as a solution to the issue, with users reporting successful installations of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 after using the method. It is also likely that Apple may issue an official EFI update to address these Boot Camp install errors in the near future, as one for the Late 2013 iMac addressing the problem was issued shortly after its release.

Apple unveiled the new 13 and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros at its media event last week, which were updated with Intel's latest processors for enhanced performance and significantly improved battery life. Apple also reduced the pricing of the new Retina MacBook Pros by $200, offering the entry level 13-inch version for $1,299 and the entry level 15-inch model for $1,999. The updated MacBooks are available from Apple's Online Store and at its various retail locations.

Article Link: Owners of Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pros Reporting Keyboard and Trackpad Freezes, Boot Camp Install Issues
 
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I had a random trackpad and keyboard freeze on my 2011 MacBook Pro, I've never had anything like it before. I just put it to sleep for a moment and that seemed to fix it. I wonder if it's software bug that's affecting more than just the new models, or just a coincidence.
 
Enjoy your inferior graphics, pleb.

I'll enjoy my ****** image retention screen, too.

Whatever happened to the class-action on that?

Also, are the 2013 models infected with image retention issues?
 
I had a random trackpad and keyboard freeze on my 2011 MacBook Pro, I've never had anything like it before. I just put it to sleep for a moment and that seemed to fix it. I wonder if it's software bug that's affecting more than just the new models, or just a coincidence.

Same with my 2011!
 
I'll enjoy my ****** image retention screen, too.

Whatever happened to the class-action on that?

Also, are the 2013 models infected with image retention issues?

Curious about this as well, image retention class action was probably nullified since apple would replace them if the image retention was proven to apple "geniuses"
 
Hmm... I have trackpad freezing on my 2012 rMBP, should I bring it up with Apple?

It's been going on for months now and I've just been ignoring it. I'm worried that if I send my laptop in they'll just say "nah we can't find a problem" because it freezes up very intermittently.
 
This is an old problem, there's at least one long support thread about it.

My 2011 MBA locks up the same way sometimes, it's related to playing flash videos after hibernation. Not a hardware error, it's too deterministic and widespread.

Apple doesn't seem to care.
 
It's not the late 2013 model per se; it is MAVERICKS.

I have had this problem since GM1 on a 2009 MBP 17''.

If you go in the Mavericks subforum, tons of people deny having any problem; but I think they have just yet to encounter it. It is sporadic.

BTW: Re-logging in will fix the problem. If you set up the fast-user switching option to show in the menu bar, it is pretty fast.

The trackpad scrolling problem was addressed by APPLE themselves in the dev notes in an earlier DP.

NEVER had this problem on Mountain Lion or earlier.
 
My keyboard and trackpad on my 2011 mbp froze up for a minute while I was reading this... oh the irony.
 
Ir

Very curious about this batch of rMBPs, do they have the same LG and Samsung displays? Some IR lotto? I'm itching to get one, my 2007 MBP is officially dead.
 
Curious about this as well, image retention class action was probably nullified since apple would replace them if the image retention was proven to apple "geniuses"

Really? I never got the memo on that. I wonder what happens if I take mine in. It's been over a year now and I was discouraged after reading a few hundred pages of "they wouldn't do an exchange after 14 days".
 
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