The only remorse I have so far is that I didn't order it on the 11th at zero hour. Next century, when I actually have it in hand, who knows.
Well, it's next century and I have it on hand. Still no buyers remorse. Here's some of the anxieties I had going into this, and how it turned out.
1: I bought this primarily for photography usage. I was concerned that even though the DPI was off the charts on the Retina display, having to inspect photos at 100% view at such a small size when compared to a large monitor wouldn't work well with my eyes. First thing I did was put this to the test, and I actually ended up preferring the smaller size high dpi retina display over the larger screen. It feels much like you're inspecting an actual print for flaws. This, I'm ecstatic about!
2: Did I overkill on the 16 gigs of RAM? Well, within a few hours of doing my standard workflow on the Retina today, I checked the Activity Monitor. I was using over 8 gigs of RAM. I imagine when I start working on some 130 megapixel stitches, I'll be glad of the head room. Now technically, had I only 8 gigs, I'm pretty sure the same workflow would have used a few less gigs of RAM, and cleared up resources earlier. I think having the 16 allows everything to be a bit lazier.
3: General web browsing and average computer usage - Was wondering how fuzzy non-retina pages and apps would be. My verdict? Meh.. don't care. They work fine, they just don't look brilliant.
4: Portability. I hefted it in the store, and it felt pretty darn light compared to a regular MBP 15". Well, now that I've had a chance to move around with it a bit at home, I'd give it 8/10 if comparing it to a 10/10 air or a 6/10 normal pro. I'd say it's slightly more portable than I had expected it to be after reading reviews and hefting it at the store. So that means it exceeded my expectations.. by a little.
5: Screen brightness. I read a lot of stuff on the net about the brightness being less than other pros on the screen. I can say that it's plenty bright enough for me. No issue there.
6: The new magsafe design. As far as the new magsafe, if I'm using the one that came with it, whatever. I like it slightly less than the last gen. However, when using it via the adapter on a last gen magsafe, it REALLY sticks out a long way.. and can get in the way in a tight space. This, I find slightly annoying. But, I can live with that. No big deal.
you'll realize what your money was spent for,
