You define "pro" in terms of the space it has? I would say 90% of the programmers who do extensive UNIX/C++/Python/iOS/OSX/Android development or all of it combined would be satisfied with it. Still have a large part of my AI setup on a 4 year old 'MacBook' with 128 GB of SSD. Duh!
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13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Starts at 128 GB Flash Storage, Mac Mini Goes Quad-Core
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You define "pro" in terms of the space it has? I would say 90% of the programmers who do extensive UNIX/C++/Python/iOS/OSX/Android development or all of it combined would be satisfied with it. Still have a large part of my AI setup on a 4 year old 'MacBook' with 128 GB of SSD. Duh!
Ha, then they will hear people complain that they left a gap in their product line... Everyone just complains
Agreed. Not sure how much of a market there is out there for a 128GB SSD 13" MBP (or rMBP.) There has been a current-generation one on Apple's refurbished section of their online store now for what seems like forever.
I guess this products kinda like a Porsche Boxster. Its Similar looks to a 911, but quite a bit cheaper and known as the "poor mans Porsche"
I guess this 13'' is aimed at an audience who just cant quite afford the 15'' rMBP. Which is no problem, Apple obv have seen there is a gap in the market for this.
I will never understand why people think Apple, of all companies, should be in a race to the bottom. They know full well what they're doing when it comes to pricing their technology and the simple fact of the matter is that the rMBP's, both 13 and 15 inch versions, are currently ultra high end products. They're a chance to get the next generation MBP a year (or thereabouts) early and you pay for the privilege. If the price is too high just wait, the technology will come into the mainstream models soon enough and the price will come down to somewhere around the existing MBP levels. This is, after all, almost certainly an *expansion* to the existing line, not the only 13" MBP Apple will sell.
Same thing for the iPad Mini. If it doesn't have a retina display this year (and I wouldn't be surprised as I'm not sure the thermal limits of a 7.something" package would allow a quad core GPU) there will still be a huge market for them. Hell in education alone I can see it being a huge seller. If the product they introduce doesn't tick your personal wishlist then, radical concept here, don't buy it. Just don't assume your own personal requirements are the only ones that matter.
How if I may ask
- Retina Display
- 128 GB SSD over 500 GB HDD (not a major difference but a significant one nonetheless)
- Lighter/Thinner enclosure.
- Double memory in base or other configurations
- Obviously USB 3, Thunderbolt, etc
You're right, but I don't think those add any significant cost. You could also say that the 13" cMBP has a FireWire port, ethernet and optical drive which the 13" rMBP won't have.
Have to agree, most users neither know or want to know about the innards of their computers, they take the thing back to the store if they want to upgrade any of it. I suspect most people lurking around the rumour sites do not fit this profile.
I value the portability of a 13" laptop more than the few extra mobile pixels I'd get in exchange for schlepping a 15" laptop around.
YMWCV (Your Mileage Will Certainly Vary)
I'm more concerned on how it's going to perform pushing the retina display....
can't wait to read the real specs instead of all these rumors
can't wait to read the real specs instead of all these rumors
Yes, probably costs more for the optical drive than a couple of TB ports and an HDMI port.
I'm a photographer and I don't need more than 128 GB of storage on my laptop, i need 5TB of storage, that's why 500GBs isn't much more convenient. I'd rather have a fast 128GB and store the rest externally(And much much much cheaper).
Two words: Virtual machines.
Life savers for many programmers. 128 is too small. 256 is a good starting point for pro.
The only joke is anyone who would be foolish enough to drop $1699 for a laptop with a 128Gig SSD.
A 13" Air with a 128GB SSD, 8GB RAM, thin and light enclosure, USB 3, and Thunderbolt costs $1299.
If the base 13" RMBP is $1699, then you're paying an extra $400 for a bit faster CPU (that probably costs Apple about the same price as the ULV CPU in the Air), a higher res display, and probably a bit more battery capacity.
The i5 on the Pro will actually be more powerful than the i7 on the Air, so it looks fair to exchange a larger SSD for all the Pro features.