Or, try calling Apple Customer Service and ask them for a refund, unless you desperately want the .1 GHZ of speed bump. I just call Apple got a $500 refund on a i7/8/512GB that I bought from the Refurb store. Was already to back it up and send it back and rebuy. No need to now.
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Apple Updates Retina MacBook Pro with New Processors, Drops Pricing on 13-Inch Models and High-End MacBook Air
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Or, try calling Apple Customer Service and ask them for a refund, unless you desperately want the .1 GHZ of speed bump. I just call Apple got a $500 refund on a i7/8/512GB that I bought from the Refurb store. Was already to back it up and send it back and rebuy. No need to now.
Apple's end is a fact. Regardless of the cost of the parts... innovation is something that Apple did in the past (and more than innovation it should be named as challenging the competitors by including technologies from others in their devices), and now is just a manufacturer of laptops and phones.
Its competition has taken over, and the revolution is over. Now it is time to share the market with the competitors who actually compete on both technology and price, the latter being something Apple still thinks is not worth fighting for (but we'll see how that changes as sales get hurt over time
All the doom and gloom made me think of books I used to read to my kids.
I've seen quite a few 15-inch rMBPs around my uni, but not a single 13-inch rMBP. I guess that most of the people who would spring for a 13-incher would take the cheaper option. If you want a high-end laptop, you'd probably take the larger size.
That, and the 13-inch rMBP is badly underspecced.
That's weird. I didn't see that (didn't scroll down that far.) Well, one of those two prices is a mistake.
Finally, the 13" price's is inline with the pricing on the 15" model. Finally it makes sense. Thank you Apple for seeing the light! (although a bit late for my wallet, I don't regret my 15" purchase).
Will KPOM now finally admit he was wrong all this time ? Even Apple has bandonned you in this argument man. It's over, it's all admitted. 1499$ was always the correct price.
I'm fully waiting for the spin on this one.
Will KPOM now finally admit he was wrong all this time ? Even Apple has bandonned you in this argument man. It's over, it's all admitted. 1499$ was always the correct price.
I'm fully waiting for the spin on this one.
I guess it depends on which college you are sampling - a Stanford, Duke or a Harvard: sure I can imagine a lot of rMBP's. Podunk State University.. Not so much.
Wow, locally it's a 500 USD (not including sales tax) drop on the 256GB rMBP13.
Too bad there are still a lot of complaints of image retention on the retinas, so I'll probably wait til the real refresh in the hope they fix that rather than playing the panel lottery again.
Too bad there are still a lot of complaints of image retention on the retinas, so I'll probably wait til the real refresh in the hope they fix that rather than playing the panel lottery again.
Uhhhh yeah, they are the same price now AFTER lowering the price of the 256 GB 13" rMBP by $300. It wasn't before the price reduction. The 13" rMBP was too expensive. I think many would agree with that assessment. Again, too expensive BEFORE the price reduction. I can still put a 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro and 8 GB of Crucial RAM in a base non-retina MBP for less than $1500. At this point though, the rMBP, especially the 13", makes a lot more sense. An Air and a rMBP of similar specs are now w/in $200 of each other. I would pay the $200 to get the rMBP. That's my opinion though.
I'm kind of surprised they didn't include 802.11ac wireless in these updated machines. Perhaps it's because the new Airports aren't going to be ready for a while? Or maybe they did put in new chipsbut we're going to have to pay to activate them like they did several years back for N wireless? HAH!
Aren't these laptops that you say few people will buy actually some of the highest selling laptop models out there? And yes some people are out there deciding between a PC and Mac. But you are talking about the "switchers". A lot of people are firmly in one camp or the other. I and most of my friends are Mac users at home. PCs are never considered when it is time to replace our home computers. One friend got the 13" Retina about three months ago. It was a replacement for an old Air. PCs were never considered.
Oh this does make me a little annoyed. I purchased a $1999 rMBP 13 days ago exactly. That -$100 now gets me the 3.0 i7. Trying to figure out my options.
On hold with Apple Store now. Wondering if I should exchange for a 13" or 15". That is, if they'll let me.
On hold with Apple Store now. Wondering if I should exchange for a 13" or 15". That is, if they'll let me.
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Are you a freshman? Because most college folks get a new computer freshman year and if it is Mac it is likely to last them all four years and more. If you are a sophomore then when you were a freshman the 13" retina was not available for you or your classmates. The 13" retina isn't necessarily the compelling computer to me at its last price point or this one, but I know folks who have bought it and I certainly would consider it if my Macbook 2007 died tomorrow.
Umm, why don't Apple upgrade the 15" rMBP's GPU to 2GB VRAM instead? I don't think that little upgrade to CPU really make any difference in performance these days, but VRAM does many tricks.
It does all seem to be a time of transition in the laptops - from traditional HD to SSD, and also to the retina displays.
Presumably in a year or two they'll be all SSD and retina, with fewer models again.
Our 2008 MBP is getting a bit long in the tooth - but £1500 is a bit of an upper limit, so holding out for a 15" retina with 512 SSD for that kind of price.
Presumably in a year or two they'll be all SSD and retina, with fewer models again.
Our 2008 MBP is getting a bit long in the tooth - but £1500 is a bit of an upper limit, so holding out for a 15" retina with 512 SSD for that kind of price.
can't say I care for your tone. who exactly are you to say "not really" to my perfectly valid opinion that the retina 13 is poor value for money?
I don't think it is poor value for money; I guess I could sell my 13" cMBP and upgrade to the 15" rMBP. Hmmmmm.
13" is a bit small though.
I think so. Honestly how many Mac apps have been upgraded to fit Retina resolution? I don't see many.
And it still only has a mid range mobile NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory. Completely underpowered card for this machine/monitor/needs.
Sorry folks...it's not a pro machine when my Adobe apps barely are getting the required base 1GB.
It's a joke this thing doesn't have a 2GB for pro apps and that retina screen.
And yes, I know it's the desktop, but that thing is just as damn skinny and it has a mobile top of the line NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with 2GB of GDDR5 memory.
Again, just a joke this is a 'pro' machine and is the furthest thing from it.
Sorry folks...it's not a pro machine when my Adobe apps barely are getting the required base 1GB.
It's a joke this thing doesn't have a 2GB for pro apps and that retina screen.
And yes, I know it's the desktop, but that thing is just as damn skinny and it has a mobile top of the line NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with 2GB of GDDR5 memory.
Again, just a joke this is a 'pro' machine and is the furthest thing from it.