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According to this review there is some big differences.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2059215/15-inch-retina-macbook-pro-review-a-tale-of-two-laptops.html
You probably won't notice any difference, unless you are doing something really computationally and/or RAM intensive.
Mainly as i am running out of room, When i got this one i could of got a 16/512 for $600 more. lesson learnt there
Mainly as i am running out of room, When i got this one i could of got a 16/512 for $600 more. lesson learnt there
Well I guess you could recoup a good percentage of your computer's original value; methinks it hasn't depreciated much (unless you've thrown it against a wall).
I can't speak for your financial situation. Personally, I would look into an external storage solution. If you have the money, I suppose it couldn't hurt to shop your young MacBook and see if you could get back 80-90% of its value, who knows.
I was looking at one of these for movies/photos.
http://www.mwave.com.au/product/syn...s-nas-2bay-intel-atom-dual-core-16ghz-ab52828
I could get back about $600 less than what i paid for it. Can get a 15% discount and 2 years interest free too.
Well, there's a storage option. Surprised it only weighs 2.7 pounds. What takes up most of the space on your drive? It seems you will be out quite a bit of money if you upgrade. I question whether it is worth it -- your machine isn't very old. The fact that it hasn't crapped out on you, seems to indicate you got a good model. The next one may buy the farm in the first year, who knows?
Video, movies, photos. Yeah it is good, with the discount I have to buy from a online retail store, not sure how I would go if it had a problem. Not like Apple 14 days no questions asked return.
Any difference?
Well, as many have said: Likely so..
AND, as I just looked, up here in Canada a Refurb of yours sells for about $1700, so I suspect you 'might' be able to recoup ~$1200, unless Applecare included.. So to move UP a step will also make a 'difference' of at least $1300-1400 in your Bank Account.. Methinks..
Well, as many have said: Likely so..
AND, as I just looked, up here in Canada a Refurb of yours sells for about $1700, so I suspect you 'might' be able to recoup ~$1200, unless Applecare included.. So to move UP a step will also make a 'difference' of at least $1300-1400 in your Bank Account.. Methinks..
Well, as many have said: Likely so..
AND, as I just looked, up here in Canada a Refurb of yours sells for about $1700, so I suspect you 'might' be able to recoup ~$1200, unless Applecare included.. So to move UP a step will also make a 'difference' of at least $1300-1400 in your Bank Account.. Methinks..
Probably about $1300 change over here in Australia, but then i claim back Tax of $280 on new one, and i never pay upfront, always do 18-24 mths interest free payments. Plus i get about $350 off what Apple sell for. Have about $900 left on this one, so would pocket $600 and start again. Claim as business use too.
Perfect.. Makes sense..
Yeah, that makes it not nearly as painful for sure.. here in Canada we 'never seem to get down to USA prices' even when our CAN$ is on par with USA.. That being said, if you have Business Write-offs, and can keep upgrading and 'afford it', you will likely do OK over time.. and have The Latest Greatest hopefully..
I typically 'buy near the top end' and have kept them for 2 to 2 1/2 years (since my first MBP in Apr-06) ~ I sold all my old ones to 'friends or friends of friends' and pretty sure all of them are still in use too.. I just was able to upgrade, like you, and willing to spend the money.. Happy Shopping!!
Yeah, that makes it not nearly as painful for sure.. here in Canada we 'never seem to get down to USA prices' even when our CAN$ is on par with USA.. That being said, if you have Business Write-offs, and can keep upgrading and 'afford it', you will likely do OK over time.. and have The Latest Greatest hopefully..
I typically 'buy near the top end' and have kept them for 2 to 2 1/2 years (since my first MBP in Apr-06) ~ I sold all my old ones to 'friends or friends of friends' and pretty sure all of them are still in use too.. I just was able to upgrade, like you, and willing to spend the money.. Happy Shopping!!
Yeah, that makes it not nearly as painful for sure.. here in Canada we 'never seem to get down to USA prices' even when our CAN$ is on par with USA.. That being said, if you have Business Write-offs, and can keep upgrading and 'afford it', you will likely do OK over time.. and have The Latest Greatest hopefully..
I typically 'buy near the top end' and have kept them for 2 to 2 1/2 years (since my first MBP in Apr-06) ~ I sold all my old ones to 'friends or friends of friends' and pretty sure all of them are still in use too.. I just was able to upgrade, like you, and willing to spend the money.. Happy Shopping!!
Everything Apple is more in Australia than US, even a iTunes song, i have a 27" and 21" iMac's that are 4 years old and still good. My kids use them. my wife and i swapped to Macbook Retina's a year ago and love them. 13" and 15". Her's is ok with 128gb but i should of got the 512gb on my 15" as it was and is a desktop replacement. Lesson learnt there.
Just upgraded from a 2012 Ivy Bridge rMBP to the late 2013 Haswell. Both base configurations. Haswell boots about a second quicker and launches applications ever so slightly faster.
The biggest upgrade (for me) is battery. Big big difference, not to say the 2012 rMBP was bad at all, it was great. But the Haswell processor utilizes power much more efficiently.
The biggest upgrade (for me) is battery. Big big difference, not to say the 2012 rMBP was bad at all, it was great. But the Haswell processor utilizes power much more efficiently.