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Does the Retina Macbook Pro To Buy now? or Should wait?

Slys

Slys

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I want to buy 2.3Ghz Retina Macbook Pro..

but I am worried about upgrade MID 2014 RMBP

what do you think apple's an update on events in June revenue?

Processor or Graphics Card could be a change ? or Retina display upgrade to new type screen ? ..

I have confusion...

If this is no disadvantage to get the current version I will buy in a few days
 
Slys said:
I want to buy 2.3Ghz Retina Macbook Pro..

but I am worried about upgrade MID 2014 RMBP

what do you think apple's an update on events in June revenue?

Processor or Graphics Card could be a change ? or Retina display upgrade to new type screen ? ..

I have confusion...

If this is no disadvantage to get the current version I will buy in a few days
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Any update will likely just be a bump to the updated Haswell processors. To me, the wait wasn't worth it and I got my rMBP about a month ago.

I'm happy with my decision, and I'm not worried about any potential upgrade.
 
Meister said:
No upgrade to the rmbp in june. Buy now. Enjoy :)
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Are you sure ?

Introduction date

2.3Ghz 4850HQ June 2, 2013 (it look old)

2.6Ghz 4960HQ September 1, 2013

you can see on picture..
 

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Thats not exactly a huge update.
If it makes you happy, then wait. I would buy what I need now.
 
I'm also considering an update. I currently have a 15" 2.3GHz Early 2011 MBP but have been wanting to upgrade. I will be in the market to get one sometime late summer/ early fall (sept-oct) but after reading about the Broadwell delay into 2015, I'm considering waiting but not sure how the change will affect me and what I use it for. I primarily do web development, some graphic and UI design, some video editing (FCP) and LOTS of multi-tasking. Whatever I end up getting, I'll probably get it fully decked out (16gb ram, 1TB SSD, better graphics chipset, etc)
 
Meister said:
Thats not exactly a huge update.
If it makes you happy, then wait. I would buy what I need now.
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I know..it will not huge update but it can be last generations products..

I want to use my money in a sensible way..15" models not cheap.. ;) if I pay this price I deserve use to the latest technology..

HyperliteG4 said:
I'm also considering an update. I currently have a 15" 2.3GHz Early 2011 MBP but have been wanting to upgrade. I will be in the market to get one sometime late summer/ early fall (sept-oct) but after reading about the Broadwell delay into 2015, I'm considering waiting but not sure how the change will affect me and what I use it for. I primarily do web development, some graphic and UI design, some video editing (FCP) and LOTS of multi-tasking. Whatever I end up getting, I'll probably get it fully decked out (16gb ram, 1TB SSD, better graphics chipset, etc)
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you are right about Broadwell delaying..
apple can be use upper model of cpu's..

I hope june will come with good news..
 
Slys said:
I know..it will not huge update but it can be last generations products..

I want to use my money in a sensible way..15" models not cheap.. ;) if I pay this price I deserve use to the latest technology..


you are right about Broadwell delaying..
apple can be use upper model of cpu's..

I hope june will come with good news..
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The moment you buy a piece of technology, it's outdated. Plain and simple. There's always something better in the pipeline. The day that the MBP is updated with slightly faster Haswell processors is just one day closer until it's updated with Broadwell processors. Over and over.

If being on the bleeding edge is that important to you, wait. You've gotten sensible opinions, but seem to want to argue in favor of waiting. So wait.

Meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy my rMBP, and will continue doing so as you twiddle your thumbs waiting for the latest update. ;)
 
Saint.Icon said:
The moment you buy a piece of technology, it's outdated. Plain and simple. There's always something better in the pipeline. The day that the MBP is updated with slightly faster Haswell processors is just one day closer until it's updated with Broadwell processors. Over and over.

If being on the bleeding edge is that important to you, wait. You've gotten sensible opinions, but seem to want to argue in favor of waiting. So wait.

Meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy my rMBP, and will continue doing so as you twiddle your thumbs waiting for the latest update. ;)
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Which model do you have ? When did you buy it ?

I wish pleasure minutes with RMacbook ;)
 
Are there any expected/rumored changes to the video card? I couldn't seem to find any information on it.

Other laptops at this price range come with GTX 870M now so..

Just to see the difference: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html -- huge difference between 750M and 870M. I'd even be happy with a 860M.
 
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I picked up a 13" model about a month ago - I've loved every minute with it, and use it more than my desktop setup now.

I got a refurb model, and saved an extra $200 or so. Well worth the price, and I'm quite happy with the purchase - update on the way or not.
 
Saint.Icon said:
I would literally cut up my MacBook Pro into itty, bitty pieces and eat them before I would trust anything from a site that's claiming that an "iPad Pro" is replacing the MacBook Air.
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I'm into consideration the possibilities..

I respect your decisions and ideas..

All company manipulating people.. Before issue new products..
 
If you need this much convincing; then you obviously don't need one now. So, just wait out WWDC and see what happens..
 
I'm in the same boat and I'm waiting. I'm hoping for a change to the display panel used, perhaps a bump to 4K so we can get an effective 1920x1200 desktop space instead of 1440x900.

I'm expecting them to bump the graphics as-well to an 860m which appears to have replaced the 750m and 650m in power draw so if Apple intends to keep the power consumption the same the faster 860m will make an appearance in the next refresh.

They may also bump the SSD from 1TB to 1.25TB if past revisions are any indication (2012 = 750GB, 2013 = 1TB). 1TB is more than enough for me but as the sizes increase the previous top end SSD decreases in price.

And those are the only three things I expect to be changed. If I could only pick one of those I'd go with the 4K panel. Toshiba has just launched a 4K 15.6" laptop and other manufacturers are catching up. To be clear this isn't me saying "oh I need a 4K panel in my laptop!" this is me saying having 1440x900 with the best Retina setting (native 4x pixel scaling) isn't good enough. The working area needs to be 1920x1200 in my opinion and if they put a 4K panel in there we can get a native 4x pixel perfect doubling of 1920x1200.

Just to add, I know that the current rMBP has a scaling option to offer a 1920x1200 desktop but it's not pixel perfect and I've owned five (!) of the rMBP 15" notebooks and when you use that scaling applications are blurry. The scaling isn't perfect which is why it must be pixel doubled to look good.
 
Always seems simple, but ..

mtneer said:
If you need this much convincing; then you obviously don't need one now. So, just wait out WWDC and see what happens..
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I suspect that ^ this ^ is the correct answer for you, most likely.. as well, if you DO wait, the prices on 'old models' will of course go down, ESP so with Refurbs, which always seem like good deals to me.. Good Luck!! :apple:

Need It > Buy It
Don't > Don't
 
If you can notice a difference with this rumour of the rMBP getting an updated Haswell chip then I'll be astonished.
I don't believe the rMBP will receive an upgrade until Broadwell and even in the small chance it did the upgrade would be tiny and nothing more than a 100MHz clock bump.
 
If it really is just a tiny 100Mhz speed bump in the CPU and nothing more, then would Apple do this without also dropping the price like they did with the Air? Otherwise why would they bother?
 
These threads usually come down to people who bought the current model wishfully saying that there won't be an update, and the people who are waiting to buy wishfully saying that there will.

The 100MHz CPU bump update will also improve battery life by a bit, and a "mid 2014" MacBook Pro will probably fetch a bit of a higher price when it comes to reselling.

That's why I'm waiting until WWDC to see if there's an update. If not, I'll buy a 2013. I waited like 9 months to buy an iMac when the redesign happened, and it sucked.
 
Slys said:
I want to buy 2.3Ghz Retina Macbook Pro..

but I am worried about upgrade MID 2014 RMBP

what do you think apple's an update on events in June revenue?

Processor or Graphics Card could be a change ? or Retina display upgrade to new type screen ? ..

I have confusion...

If this is no disadvantage to get the current version I will buy in a few days
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My guess is that they will release new retinas (re-designed + spec bump) later in the fall. I'm going to hold off on upgrading from my original 15" rMBP until right before the new ones are released to cash in on selling my mac for top dollar
 
marddin said:
My guess is that they will release new retinas (re-designed + spec bump) later in the fall. I'm going to hold off on upgrading from my original 15" rMBP until right before the new ones are released to cash in on selling my mac for top dollar
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The unibody design lasted for at least 4 years. The retina design has been out for less than 2. There's absolutely no basis to assume that they'll be redesigned.
 
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