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13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Coming in October?
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Even if you the only one I presume would be confused, this is not only a rumor site and has some very helpful forums.
If you think about it this is probably more likely to happen next year when apple refresh their entire laptop line. What I see happening is the line being merged into one with an 11 inch MacBook air equivalent, a 13 inch MacBook air equivelent, a 13 inch retina MacBook pro equivalent and a 15 inch retina MacBook pro equivalent. Not saying that this will happen but it makes more sense than them squeezing a 13 inch RMBP into their current 13 inch MacBook line.
The lower yield, and higher cost resulting from lower yield, are why Apple is only offering the Retina display on the new high-end 15" MacBook Pro at first. There will be less demand for the top-of-the-line model because of its high price. Thus there won't be as critical a shortage as there would be if Apple tried shipping Retina displays on, say, the 11" MacBook Air.
Also, the new MBP's high price covers the higher component cost of the Retina displays. Same as it ever was. Early adopters finance the development of improved manufacturing processes and economy of scale for the next wave, the mass market buyers.
Are you serious?
And anyway, weren't they selling the 13" Macbook, macbook pro, and macbook air all at the same time before the discontinued the macbook?
I have no choice but to wait until then. Having a lack of money sucks ;-)
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Yeah, 13'' would be it!
I hope they are keeping the SD card slot - although I doubt it. Somewhere they have to get the space from ... ans like with the current 13 inch MacBook pro, they'll probably leave the SD slot ... .
Is this all because you can't wait for the eventual Haswell 13" Air Retina? Or because you don't want to wait for it? There's no question - The 13" Pro Retina shouldn't exist if it's not going to offer Quad and or Discrete Graphics, that is, after the Air comes out. Until then, Apple have a money maker.
If it's the new "unrepairable" form factor, then a 13" Retina Macbook could be nice IF the price is not excessive like for the 15".
But if it's not thinner and lighter, or if it still doesn't have real GPU, then there is absolutely no point in a 13" Macbook Pro when you can have the Macbook Air that does the same thing but thinner and lighter.
By the numbers, killing the 17" probably makes sense, but in term of long term strategy and product line strategy this is pretty stupid because some people actually need the 17" sized screen, when in contrast the 13" MBP could've been killed because it really is useless (and I had both a 13" Pro and Air).
But if it's not thinner and lighter, or if it still doesn't have real GPU, then there is absolutely no point in a 13" Macbook Pro when you can have the Macbook Air that does the same thing but thinner and lighter.
By the numbers, killing the 17" probably makes sense, but in term of long term strategy and product line strategy this is pretty stupid because some people actually need the 17" sized screen, when in contrast the 13" MBP could've been killed because it really is useless (and I had both a 13" Pro and Air).
I think I would sell my current 15" early 2010 for a 13" retina. The current 15" is a little to high for my blood and I really like the portable size.
Why wasn't this 15" macbook pro with retina just considered a Air? Its thinner has no drive isn't that a air?
Why wasn't this 15" macbook pro with retina just considered a Air? Its thinner has no drive isn't that a air?
I imagine in the foreseeable future the pro line will get the retinal displays and ever faster CPU's, flash, graphics etc.
I reckon the Air will keep its current resolution for the next few years at least to keep its cost relatively low and maybe slightly slower CPU's etc.
Just to give a bit of variation between models
I reckon the Air will keep its current resolution for the next few years at least to keep its cost relatively low and maybe slightly slower CPU's etc.
Just to give a bit of variation between models
So, is that how they're gonna differentiate the Macbook pros from the Airs going forward? That the Pros will be retina display?
I could see them eventually getting rid of the "Air" name when the Airs get the retina display and the 13" Air will become the 13" Macbook pro
Too many different models to choose from now. IMHO
I could see them eventually getting rid of the "Air" name when the Airs get the retina display and the 13" Air will become the 13" Macbook pro
Too many different models to choose from now. IMHO
Not only that, but if you do the math (easy to do thanks to this handy-dandy website), 2560x1600 in 13.3" results in a DPI of 226, which is extremely close to the 15" Retina display's DPI and so is known to be doable, whereas trying to fit 2880x1800 in 13.3" would be result in 255PPI. That's iPad 3 territory there, so we know that they can make 9.7" 4:3 screens in good numbers at that DPI, but perhaps it would be asking too much to expect a 16:9 ~260PPI display @ 13.3" to yield in healthy Apple-esque quantities at this point in time.
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Just when I was ready to go for the 13 inch MacBook Air, they had to do this.. Now I'm in a quandary again.. I have a 13 inch Black Mac now running Lion with 4 GB RAM.. It runs fine for my uses, but it's not upgradable to ML, and it's getting a bit long in the tooth anyway. So much to consider here, why didn't they go retina with the 13" Air?.. That would have simplified the decision!~
Still think a 17" will make a comeback
The problem is they want the new retina as a flagship and the 17" would confuse that.
So when they sort out a 17" retina display (3200x2000 ish? ) then it will return. Probably...
The problem is they want the new retina as a flagship and the 17" would confuse that.
So when they sort out a 17" retina display (3200x2000 ish? ) then it will return. Probably...
Wouldn't a discrete GPU be almost necessary in a machine with a retina display like that? Maybe one day Intel will have parity (or close enough) to nVidia and ATI.
My new R-Type is pretty much my dream machine but my real dream machine / display combo would be:
Maybe by the next time I upgrade from my current R-Type such a machine will exist? Ultra portable pro machine that I can dock into a magic display. A Thunderbolt spec running 50Gbps+ that can carry every port and power over one line to the display. Everything plugged into the display with only one cord running to the Macbook Pro. That's the world I want to live in!
My new R-Type is pretty much my dream machine but my real dream machine / display combo would be:
- 13" Quad-core
- 1440x900 doubled in a 13"
- 32GB ram
- Discrete GPU in a 13"
- 12 hour battery
- 3lbs 1/2in.
- 1TB SSD 1GB/s read and write
- Paired with a retina 27" Thunderbolt Display 2 (upgraded with USB 3.0)
- Faster Thunderbolt carrying everythingeven power!
Maybe by the next time I upgrade from my current R-Type such a machine will exist? Ultra portable pro machine that I can dock into a magic display. A Thunderbolt spec running 50Gbps+ that can carry every port and power over one line to the display. Everything plugged into the display with only one cord running to the Macbook Pro. That's the world I want to live in!
I would buy this instantly if it was the first 13" to have a dedicated GPU, I love the 13" macbooks and have done for years but moved to a 15" just for the graphics. If they keep the macbook pro 13" the same size as it is now and not make it thinnner could they fit in a dedicated GPU like the 650m?
Interesting that you would say that even though your signature says "I hate macrumors"