Just sold my mid-2012 MBP for $350
I have a MBP13 late 2011, don't know what to do with it now.
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10 Years Ago Today: Apple Announces First MacBook Pro With a Retina Display
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I have a MBP13 late 2011, don't know what to do with it now.
I’m glad I was able to experience it at the tail end (Early 2015, Broadwell here) before the disastrous 2016 to 2019 models. Sadly, Apple will drop support starting with Ventura. But it still works and I’ve yet to upgrade it from Catalina.
I’m hoping to collect more Intel models as collectors items. Would love to get a 2012 and load it up with Lion.
I’m hoping to collect more Intel models as collectors items. Would love to get a 2012 and load it up with Lion.
It was unluckily, but I do believe the trade-offs were worth it in terms of design. Although with the current prices, this is a hot debated issue.
To be honest, I don't recall the exact month I got my 13" that year but, it was shortly before I became a MR member, which was September. Your memory may be better than mine on this.
All the praise here is quite hilarious when this forums reaction to this laptop was completely different upon release.
“CANT UPGRADE RAM? Never will buy a machine like that”
“SSD ONLY?! LOOK AT THE PRICE OF STORAGE, STICKING WITH A 1TB HDD SCREW A LITTLE WAIT TIME.”
“DVD DRIVE REMOVED?! THIS WILL NEVER LAST”
“HAH! A display is only one thing people will still choose windows with a better processor”
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All close to verbatim.
It was an -good- laptop. The intel integrated gpu struggled with the resolution so there was stuttering difficulties unless you forced the dedicated GPU to operate all the time. Also the original Retina display on the laptops was incredibly washed out, not as bad as the MBA of the era, but it was bad.
“CANT UPGRADE RAM? Never will buy a machine like that”
“SSD ONLY?! LOOK AT THE PRICE OF STORAGE, STICKING WITH A 1TB HDD SCREW A LITTLE WAIT TIME.”
“DVD DRIVE REMOVED?! THIS WILL NEVER LAST”
“HAH! A display is only one thing people will still choose windows with a better processor”
^
All close to verbatim.
It was an -good- laptop. The intel integrated gpu struggled with the resolution so there was stuttering difficulties unless you forced the dedicated GPU to operate all the time. Also the original Retina display on the laptops was incredibly washed out, not as bad as the MBA of the era, but it was bad.
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I still remember people on this forum swearing up and down that Apple would *never* release a retina screen on any laptop or desktop because “graphics cards will never be powerful enough to drive those displays”.
These things came out only a few years later.
These things came out only a few years later.
The experience on Intels integrated GPU's often caused stutters frame drops and more, if you read an early review of the Retinas it was always pointed out and faded as they got stronger. To actually have a smooth experience (even on the 2015) you had to enable the dedicated graphics to work all the time.
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I still use a 2013 13” rMBP and it continues to do the job. Installed a new battery in it myself last month. Will carry on using this one till she dies.
When it came out ten years ago and I was 14 that would probably be my exact post.
I remember looking at in the store "OMG".
The 2012 15” Retina MacBook Pro is peak MacBook Pro value. If it didn’t stop receiving software updates it would still be perfectly modern. It even has 256GB of flash memory base storage and 8GB of RAM.
Apple finally provided the first generation that incentivizes an upgrade since the addition of the Retina Display with Apple silicon and the Mini-LED display.
Apple finally provided the first generation that incentivizes an upgrade since the addition of the Retina Display with Apple silicon and the Mini-LED display.
I actually watched the video. Was kinda shocked when he said it has amazing battery life at upto 7 hours. Forgot how different things were before M1. Upto 3x that now, at 21 hours on a laptop now. We're spoiled in that sense.
Depends what you use it for. That would determine how much benefit you'd get from a newer MacBook. If you just want a shiny new Mac, then probably go for the M2 MacBook Air next month. If you need top performance, but can wait, then I'd hold out for M2 Pro/Max 14" & 16" MBP's likely coming this Holiday season or next year. Or maybe you don't really need a new MacBook at all.
It doesn’t get Ventura support though so that’s a perfect excuse to get the new air
A much faster RAM. Amount isn’t everything. Despite what most people believe here, RAM requirements in terms of amount (on laptops/desktops) haven’t increased that much in 10 years.
The 14" and the 16" MacBook Pros, which are the successors to this machine, comes standard with 16 Gb og memory.