2012 MBPro or MBPro Retina

[pepatrick]

Ok..just picked up the last MBP 2.7 in the apple store. Got student discount even a with very very old student id card. I knew I kept it for some reason. The laptop will spend 99.99% of its life in a twelvesouth book arc.

I will transfer my 240gb OWC extreme 6g ssd from my early 2011 MBPro and purchase 16gb from OWC.

Help me...why do I feel like I should have purchased the retina display model even though I will probably not use it as a portable that much? This MBP will end up saving me almost 1000 over the comparable MBPr.

Yeah..I like the latest and the greatest but I want to feel good about the non retina MBP.

 

[Collin789]

I had the 17in MBP for about a week and decided to go with the Retina. Really, Really glad I did. Screen is so worth the extra money!

 

[pepatrick]

I had the 17in MBP for about a week and decided to go with the Retina. Really, Really glad I did. Screen is so worth the extra money!

I agree..the retina screen is awesome, but again..it is going through my 27" Thunderbolt display most of the time.

 

[arctic]

The subject title seems like you're still choosing but you said you already bought the 2.7.
Sooooo what are we talking about here?

I want to feel good about the non retina MBP.

 

[awer25]

I agree..the retina screen is awesome, but again..it is going through my 27" Thunderbolt display most of the time.

Then what's the problem? I think you just need a little sun and fresh air

 

[mattopotamus]

i know for most people it doesn't make sense b.c you can get a base retina with better specs than a high res regular.

 

[TheMacBookPro]

The subject title seems like you're still choosing but you said you already bought the 2.7.
Sooooo what are we talking about here?

The regular (legacy) MacBook Pro with the maxed out config I'm assuming.

OP, there's no point getting a Retina Pro in your situation. The whole point of it is that it's lighter and has a better screen- if you're basically going to use it like a desktop that you might occasionally move around the one you have seems to be perfectly suited for you.

 

[pepatrick]

The regular (legacy) MacBook Pro with the maxed out config I'm assuming.

OP, there's no point getting a Retina Pro in your situation. The whole point of it is that it's lighter and has a better screen- if you're basically going to use it like a desktop that you might occasionally move around the one you have seems to be perfectly suited for you.

Now there is someone talking sense. Like the M5 avatar too. Longtime BMW fan...even though now I am driving a new Chevy Avalanche LTZ...

 

[TheMacBookPro]

Now there is someone talking sense. Like the M5 avatar too. Longtime BMW fan...even though now I am driving a new Chevy Avalanche LTZ...

Glad to help!

Some pictures of mine here and here

Chevy Avalanche eh... should've sprung for the M3 Truck

 

[pepatrick]

Glad to help!

Some pictures of mine here and here

Chevy Avalanche eh... should've sprung for the M3 Truck

Did they actually ship that over here. I have not seen one yet, but is kind of cool. I had a 2007 X5 4.8. Loved it but once it went out of warranty it was draining my wallet. I am looking at a 2008 M5 with 28k miles on it. Could be a fun mid life ride.

 

[TheMacBookPro]

Did they actually ship that over here.

Ha, no, that's just a fake render I think. Don't think BMW ever made a truck for real.

I had a 2007 X5 4.8. Loved it but once it went out of warranty it was draining my wallet.

Considered an X5M? I had one for a while and that TT 4.4 was awesome, I just didn't need something that large.

I am looking at a 2008 M5 with 28k miles on it. Could be a fun mid life ride.

It's not a mid life ride, it's a practical 4 door saloon car that just so happens to have an enormous V10 stuck in the front

Just be prepared for trips to the pumps, I'm barely getting 8mpg out of mine.