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Apple Introduces “Next Generation MacBook Pro” with 15.4″ Retina Display, Starts at $2199

dinjin201 said:
That seems to be correct. However, $200 for 16GB is a good deal.
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indeed. Th street price is just a bit lower, so a good price from Apple. However, this is not the case for the hard drive.

We'll get non upgradable disk at a premium price :/
And probably not the fastest on the market, just like we saw with samsung in MBA in the past :(
 
I'll only be using my new laptop for programming and surfing the web, perhaps a few video games.. the debate between $1099 for the new 13" MBP vs $2000 for the new MBRetina seems kinda simple especially since I won't be dealing with any photography which really requires Retina display.

I am a sucker for a new design though, I want it..

P.S. those are student discount prices
 
AidenShaw said:
Where do you find legal downloads of BD-quality 1080p movies?
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You're kidding right? Kat.ph, extratorrent.com, piratebay.com

These are torrent websites. Download bittorrent and then just go to one of these sites and search "[movie name] bluray"

P.S. Oh, it's not legal. It's called "sharing"....lol
 
Well there is a new Airport Express which is nice but it has forgone the plug in the wall form factor. Looks well compact but was hoping its bigger brother would get updated too.

MC414

MC414_AV1
 
displayport is gone? yet when you configure the laptop on apple.com they are still offering displayport cables

how do you connect a monitor to this thing?
 
Best Day Ever!

Just bought the base model Macbook Pro with retina display! Upgrading from a black 1st generation Macbook. So pumped! Shipping estimates had already slipped to 5-7 days when I ordered ~1 minute after the Apple store went back up.
 
sfxx said:
I'll only be using my new laptop for programming and surfing the web, perhaps a few video games.. the debate between $1099 for the new 13" MBP vs $2000 for the new MBRetina seems kinda simple especially since I won't be dealing with any photography which really requires Retina display.

I am a sucker for a new design though, I want it..

P.S. those are student discount prices
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Same here bro, I honestly don't think I need the retina display, because i'm not a photographer or video editor. I use it mainly for movies and a lot of college work. My 13" MBP has sufficed for that, but damn I want that retina display so bad!!
 
finalcut said:
DDR3L ram onboard, does that mean we cant upgrade on our own with third party ram?

I am afraid. And same thing for the SSD. No place for a 2nd HDD for music and pictures
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This was my fear as well.

There was a HUGE reason why Intel jumped to ivy bridge and supporting "The UltraBook" class of laptops:

"welcome to the dawn of the 2/3 year disposable laptop" (and soon the desktop as well. Keep an eye on Macmini getting slightly thinner and more powerful with SSD, and don't laugh, even a 5hr backup internal battery. Ok laugh about that.

I'm very surprised that the internal Blade SSD was not considered for the Retina MBP. Now I'm going to upgrade next month but I'll have to BTO with 16GB max RAM and 756GB SSD/512.

I can see next year 512GB SSD will be standard since photos in high res will consume storage along with 1080P minimum res video editing for pros on the road. Is it safe to say the video editors/photo bugs are one and the same now?!

Super glad to see that 1GB Video memory is standard now.
 
mohsy90 said:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Apple is contributing to the high tax but I'm also sure the government is the one who is taking the majority of it. The government knows that these are hot items and tax the hell out of them, knowing that people will still purchase them.

It's a damn shame!!!
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Import taxes here are flat rate, doesn't matter how old your product is or how "hot" it is. This time, the government is not guilty.
 
Almost A NoGo Until....

I saw that a FW800 adapter will be available. I hope it is cheaper than the $400 Belkin docking station that expands the Thunderbolt port for FW..ouch!!!

Have too much money invested in FW equipment to throw it all out and "start over". Wish I could but I am part of the lowly 99%....
 
The regular MacBook looks so fat now that there is this sleek new thing. :)
 
Very lovely laptop I might say. Looking forward to the display.

I have just one thing to say

APPLE REALLY FUDGED* EVERYONE WITH NON-UPGRADABLE RAM

I mean, I have no issue paying two grand for a good notebook, but paying 200$ for 8gb of ram? Welcome to 2005. If you are able to justify this, you must either be the most fanatic Apple praising testicle there is, or just plain mentally retarded.

*that other 6 letter f-word

edit: on that note, I find the 600$ premium for the retina display and the 512gb SSD totally justifiable and good value for money.

edit2: also the euro price is higher in numbers than the dollar price, and that's just fudged up and greedy.
 
Icaras said:
Why have you been down voted for this? I found this hilarious :D
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While I didn't find it hilarious, I also was puzzled at the copious down votes for what I saw as an essentially humorous pro apple post!

However I notice that you also got big time downvoting for merely for wondering why it was down voted.

curiouser and curiouser
 
D.T. said:
I guess my question is: how much did you think it was going to be?

A standard MBP 15” base model is ~$1800 (USD), an upgraded 8GB is $2200, this is an entirely new chassis, with dual TB ports, the +brand+ new display technology, SSD, etc., for $2200. if anything I’m surprised it’s not a little more than the upgraded non-retina 15” (more like 2300-2400).

I think there will be a number of folks who would like the larger SSD but who don’t want to pay the premium for the CPU upgrade (like a $2499 512GB, 2.3Ghz model).
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Just saying, they put the retina display in the new iPad along with a new processor chip with better graphics, and the price stayed the same.
 
G5isAlive said:
it got some speed bumps... it did NOT get thunderbolt or even USB 3.0. What the heck? Even the graphics cards are old.

sigh. writing is on the wall. RIP
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Apple has its head up its a$$. To give creative professionals the same 3 year old 5770 video card, lack of USB 3.0 and TB (which apple touts as so extraordinary) is a slap to the face.

Apple clearly doesnt give a damn about creatives, they seem to only care about noobs sending pictures of grandma and grandpa with their toy iPads.
 
mohsy90 said:
Same here bro, I honestly don't think I need the retina display, because i'm not a photographer or video editor. I use it mainly for movies and a lot of college work. My 13" MBP has sufficed for that, but damn I want that retina display so bad!!
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I wish they would make a 13" Retina for $1700-$1800.. I would be all over that.
 
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