15" MBP Retina or 13" MB Air for Grad Student

[JohnnyQuest]

A whole pound is "infinitely more portable"? Really? You need to go to the gym, my friend.

Seriously, the price difference is extraordinary. I guess it depends on what is most important to the user in question.

Can the new non-retina MBP be end user upgraded (hard drive and RAM)? The HD size on the non-retina is much more useful.

I have the 13" MBP from 2011.

R

I'm a thin, gay, twink and my small frame can't handle the extra pound.

The Retina Pro is a pound lighter, 25% thinner, and something like 38% less in volume. That's a drastic change in portability. You're just butthurt that Apple is moving into the future and doing away with upgradability. It's an amazing computer.

 

[Rhyalus]

I'm a thin, gay, twink and my small frame can't handle the extra pound.

The Retina Pro is a pound lighter, 25% thinner, and something like 38% less in volume. That's a drastic change in portability. You're just butthurt that Apple is moving into the future and doing away with upgradability. It's an amazing computer.

Butthurt?

No - I was just trying to point out that there were other options than the Retina version.

You may return to rubbing that Retina pro all over your body.

(not meant to be an insulting post)

R

 

[Mojo1]

Extended AppleCare A Must...

Even more than regular portable Macs...

Repairs are likely going to be expensive, with minimal user-replacement options. iFixIt calls it the least repairable portable computer they've seen.

So figure AppleCare into the purchase price.