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2012 Macbook Pro Redesign
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Quickly made a little table w/ a comparison of all of the specs for the Air and Pro:
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I'm selling my late 2011 and will buy a 13".
Solid move, economically. You gain a whole lot for not much trouble/cost. Bravo.
The base model new 15 inch cost the same as the high end old 15 inch, so what was the price of the old high end 15 inch? Over £1800 ish?
I'm a bit undecided regarding which model to get. On one hand, the price of the new MBP is a tad more than I was hoping to spend, but then again, a few hundred more for something that is truly state of the art at the moment could be a good investment. I'm thinking I'll keep my new Mac for some years to come.
I also feel that a minor spec bump to the regular design is less than what I want now that I'm splurging anyway.
As far as retina goes, I'm not too excited, but then again, I'm not that into the graphics that I know a lot about it. But as I understand, programs and apps need to be "retina native" in order to look decent on a retina display, and since this is a recent breakthrough, I guess we'll have to wait quite a bit for this to become somewhat of a standard with others.
But will it be possible to adjust down the resolution on the retina, so all "old" programs will look decent on the screen until they are upgraded to function with the retina display?
I also feel that a minor spec bump to the regular design is less than what I want now that I'm splurging anyway.
As far as retina goes, I'm not too excited, but then again, I'm not that into the graphics that I know a lot about it. But as I understand, programs and apps need to be "retina native" in order to look decent on a retina display, and since this is a recent breakthrough, I guess we'll have to wait quite a bit for this to become somewhat of a standard with others.
But will it be possible to adjust down the resolution on the retina, so all "old" programs will look decent on the screen until they are upgraded to function with the retina display?
I can't imagine the higher-end 15" sales being that high anymore given those initial price points being the same. I anticipate it becoming essentially the new 17".
Pleasantly surprised! However, there are only two USB ports, of which only one is USB 3.0? Can someone confirm this? That would be a bit of a shame.
Also, the soldered RAM thing is concerning. However, if Apple offers BTO of up to 16 or even 32GB at non-outrageous prices I will be happy.
Can't wait to get some more info on this.
ps. If only I had money to buy this!!!
Also, the soldered RAM thing is concerning. However, if Apple offers BTO of up to 16 or even 32GB at non-outrageous prices I will be happy.
Can't wait to get some more info on this.
ps. If only I had money to buy this!!!
Another round of thanks here. So much for holding out, the retina 15" ... is, um, calling me.
It's sad that they've basically abandoned the Pro users who need the screen space. And they've probably killed the Mac Pro too
goddamn it all i wanted was a retina display on a 13" mbp and i would've been sold in a heartbeat
Based on the rumors and what's happened today, I'd say it'll likely be coming in August.