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Buy 15" rMBP now or wait until July?
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Good luck to you. Go get one, you won't regret it. I've had many Dells (and many many other things), this was my first Mac in over 25 years and it's great. I bottled out over the last 0.1GHz upgrade, but otherwise have the same next-but-top spec. Eight months in and no serious problems I haven't been able to work out or around...
Perhaps. We just don't know I suppose. Personally I was going to try to wait it out until April but I need a notebook (using an iMac right now) for a job that will demand constant travel for the summer months, so I'm jumping now.
I'm of the opinion that if you "can" wait you always should. If you "can" wait that means you don't need it that badly... if you need it for work, then the decision is simple.
As with most apple products I don't think the next model is going to be mind blowing , some improvements but it isn't going to throw the earth off its axis. I just got mine in December and let me tell you with 16gb of ram this thing will be great for many years, FAST
Yeah I just upgraded mine from an early 2011 13in. MacBook Pro to the 15in. rMBP. 16 gb ram is amazingly fast especially with the flash storage.
Last year when I was waiting for Ivy Bridge, these same questions were being asked. In my case I decided to wait. I was waiting since January 2012 and as June approached I was wicked anxious to get a new laptop. I'm extremely happy I did wait.
I'd say we're so close to WWDC now, that there's no real reason to buy one, unless your machine crapped out and you need one ASAP
I'd say we're so close to WWDC now, that there's no real reason to buy one, unless your machine crapped out and you need one ASAP
I just ordered one as even if they announce in June I expect it will be a month or more before they're available and couldn't wait.
I thought about what I might see in the new model. Maybe a small bump in CPU but nothing major. Better GPU, although it would be nice I'm not planning on gaming so don't know if it would be a big deal. Better battery life, maybe a bit but not hours of longer life.
In the end, my need for one now and what I figure will be minor updates helped me decide.
I thought about what I might see in the new model. Maybe a small bump in CPU but nothing major. Better GPU, although it would be nice I'm not planning on gaming so don't know if it would be a big deal. Better battery life, maybe a bit but not hours of longer life.
In the end, my need for one now and what I figure will be minor updates helped me decide.
But what of the chance that rMBP prices drop? like how Macbook Air dropped?
What if they have matured their retina technology enough to slice off those 200-300 bucks. it really needs to jump into MBP15 price point. I know.. SSD, SSD.
But even on that front, 512GB should be starter on the 15-inch Retina. Upgrade for 768 and ultra upgade from 980 GB.
What if they have matured their retina technology enough to slice off those 200-300 bucks. it really needs to jump into MBP15 price point. I know.. SSD, SSD.
But even on that front, 512GB should be starter on the 15-inch Retina. Upgrade for 768 and ultra upgade from 980 GB.
I disagree. I would never make use of 512GB SSD, so I would rather save a couple hundred dollars.
Anyway, I believe that price of base 15" will drop.
1. 13" inch price dropped from $1,699 to $1,499 after a while.
2. Refurb is currently $1.599. That's $600 difference. I've never seen such high discount for refurb. The only way I can justify this discount is that the original price is about to change.
Add some RAM---put an SSD in there, a couple hundred bucks investment and that machine will FLY!!! It's still an excellent machine...a little maintenance and a couple of quick upgrades, you should be cool for another year or two
Yep....exactly. The current 2.8 and the (2012) 2.7 sport the 8MB cache. The new 2.7 is 6MB....the 2.8 is 8MB.
'Half Baked'???? WTH are you talking about? I've got a pair of 15" rMBPs and they are FAR from 'half baked'...and the GPU is certainly 'geared to handle the power hungry retina display anyways'....this HAS to be the goofiest response (and not just directed @ you). The HD3000 I have in my 11" Air runs my ACD just fine. The 650m in the 15" runs in parity with the 660m as it's overclocked from Apple. The HD4000 for standard browsing, email, et al is perfect. Other than IR issues in some LG screens...easily remedied by a quick fix @ Apple if you have a screen with IR, this is one helluva laptop...in 25 years of owning both Apple and Windows machines...the rMBP is hand's down the absolute BEST computer I've had the pleasure of owning. Still puts a smile on my face every time I turn it on. I bought one last summer, another last fall (for my wife).
OP---I did the same as you. I ordered a fully spec'ed machine @ the time 2.7Ghz/16GB RAM/768GB SSD. I agree with ya too---once you're in that 'price territory'...who cares about 2 more C Notes. Order that 2.8/16/768 and be done with it
You'll be happy you did. I think the biggest improvement we'll see with Haswell is it's power efficiency. My 15" rMBPs are currently getting anywhere from 5.5-8 hours not plugged in. Pending what my workflow and brightness settings are. For typical music listening, browsing the 'net and responding to emails with a V/M running...at 50% brightness, I'm easily able to get 6.5-7 hours. Perfect in my world. If Haswell allows a 20% increase...that's cool. But IMHO...that'll be more evident in the 11/13" MBAs....as well as the 13" rMBP for the iGPU increase in speed for different tasks (Gaming, Video editing...anything that WILL take advantage of the GPU).
Again...back @ the OP....check the 'refurb' section @ apple.com. You'll find 'last year's' machines on healthy discount...with the identical warranty as a new one. Possibly in the same config you're looking for too. This is an excellent opportunity to save $500+ on your rig
Good Luck. You're looking @ the right machine. I will add though, there are still some scaling 'challenges' with Windows @ the rMBPs resolution. Nothing that will make your machine 'unworkable'....but annoying none-the less. I would assume Win 8.1 (or whatever their new service pack will be called) should address some of these issues....as it's pretty evident with the Surface Pro (I bought one...and am really digging it!).
J
Of course, because an electric car that can be bought for between $2000-$3000 is most definitely not a waste of money.
I'd buy a brand new 17" MBP if I had that amount of cash to spend ... oh, wait.
Anyway, since it's now been over 3 months since the OP asked their question ...
If they haven't gotten their new rMBP by now, they should probably wait.
I'd buy a brand new 17" MBP if I had that amount of cash to spend ... oh, wait.
Anyway, since it's now been over 3 months since the OP asked their question ...
If they haven't gotten their new rMBP by now, they should probably wait.
You must live in Wonderland where electric car cost the same as a rmbp lol how much does a house cost in this magical word ?
LOL...Great catch
Usually I notice that, but this time it flew right o'er the top of my head. lol--- mind blowing these things get resurrected when they do
Thanks though---I'll bow out.
J
Are you crazy?
if you bootcamp, and lots of people do, you need to split up the drive! not everybody wants their stuff on the cloud. my adobe suite + extensions feels like 100 gb right there. add office, ilife, final cut pro, and suddenly 256 aint crap. forget podcasts and downloads, and games.
2000 worth of computer with no room. GG.
remember please, that this thing doesnt have a sim card module. we cant go to no-wi-fi areas just use the cloud or streaming services. your dependent on wi-fi.
give a way of getting 4g on the go, and i'll talk.
I'm not saying that *nobody* would like 512 as default, I'm just saying that *I wouldn't.*
But I guess I just haven't mentioned that I always use an external HDD anyway, so maybe it would be more comfortable having the 512 SSD.
Now the question is, how many Apple customers are like you, and how many are like me, right?
