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How would you change 15" rMBP?

I love my MacBook Pro w/ Retina; it gets good battery life, it's slim, and the screen is amazing. My only complaint? A better GPU. It would have been awesome if they included the GT670M or GT675M. I play a lot of games so the extra performance boost would have been nice, though the GT650M can run mostly everything on high or ultra @ 1440 x 900. Overall, I'm impressed with the machine!
 
Basically all I would change is upgrade the RAM in the GPU from 1GB to 2GB.

This thing is pretty awesome both in terms of build quality and specs.

My only complaints are currently software related (both lion and 3rd party apps are annoying me right now) and that the retina display may be a bit too taxing for the current GPU to maintain a high enough FPS, hence the bump in RAM.
 
- enthernet port
- bigger ssd option
- hdd option, so i can configure a mbp with ssd and hdd
- sleep indicator
- battery indicator
- L shaped magsafe
- user upgradable RAM, SSD, HDD.

Basically, i want a regular 15-inch MB Pro with retina option. Couldn't care less about 1mm thiner if i lose all of the above. Thank you Apple.
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Realistic non-price changers:

1: Put the two USB 3.0 ports on one side of the Mac, or even better, add a third next to one of the existing on one side of the Mac. I'd even be willing to give up the HDMI port for it, after all, it's got two thunderbolts and HDMI dongles are cheap.

2: Put the real native resolution as an option in the preferences rather than requiring us to install third party apps for native resolution. I realize you're trying to simplify everything, but that level of simplification is just insulting.

3: Bring back the option to place the display settings icon in the menu bar. Why did you remove it? I miss it.

4: Give me a mic in jack next to my headphone jack.

5: (for all mb's) Upgrade the superdrive to blu-ray, and include a blu-ray player with OS-X.

6: Simplify creating a bootcamp partition on an external thunderbolt drive.

7: Include a higher end dedicated GPU as an option at purchase.

Unrealistic Price Changers:
1: 17 inch version of the retina with 1680X1050 best for Retina res/3360X2100 native resolution, a bigger battery to go with the bigger size, and a top of the line mobile GPU, battery life be damned when non-integrated GPU tasks are used. Drool!
 
13" rather than 15" but with a discrete card and quad core would have been nice. Potentially not possible at this time but definitely would have been preferred.

Obviously the RMBP is relatively light but my 13" MacBook is pretty much the same weight so I'm not really gaining anything there (could care less about 15" screen)
 
gentlefury said:
It's time to face facts....the current cMBP are the last MBP units that will have user replaceable parts! Simple as that! Apple has always wanted their computers to be 100% proprietary and now they have it. So, instead of crying about it....just build a computer that will last a few years and be happy that apple has the highest resale value of any PC manufacturer!
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Upgradeable ram. Fyi not crying about it, just replying to the OPs question..
 
-2880x1800 native resolution
-Put hardware that can handle the screen
-Somehow, make it work as mine has all the bugs you can imagine (yes, even the one you're thinking of right now)

The display is incredible, the case is good, but the discrepancy between the internal components and what meet the eyes are too strong to be satisfying.

I'm thinking of returning it and take a MBA 13, or a Lenovo X1 (I only took it because of the resolution, which is a big yes factor for me).
 
gentlefury said:
but that non-replaceable components is the foreseeable future for all Apple products. No need to keep beating this dead horse.
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The op asked what I would change. That's what I would change. But thanks for your opinion.
 
I would add an extra CPU/GPU heatsink not just one side but both sides (top and opposite side) so that the keyboards r not turning to "hot keys"
 
Hrim said:
-2880x1800 native resolution
-Put hardware that can handle the screen
-Somehow, make it work as mine has all the bugs you can imagine (yes, even the one you're thinking of right now)

The display is incredible, the case is good, but the discrepancy between the internal components and what meet the eyes are too strong to be satisfying.

I'm thinking of returning it and take a MBA 13, or a Lenovo X1 (I only took it because of the resolution, which is a big yes factor for me).
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The hardware can easily handle the screen, it's more software issues and overexaggeration of lag on laggy sites like Facebook that are giving it a non-deserved bad rep.
 
cntwtfrmynwmbp said:
Anti-glare Display!
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You can't by any stretch of the imagination say the rMBP has display glare. Basically the rMBP HAS an anti-glare display.

I just put mine alongside my 2008 MBP unibody, and the 2008 basically acts as a mirror in comparison.

Having a non matt screen does not always = glare
 
mohsy90 said:
Off the top of my head

-User upgradeable ram
-User replaceable battery
-Sleep indicator
-L-magsafe connector

These are obviously design components that i was somewhat disappointed with. Likely won't change.
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Pompiliu said:
- enthernet port
- bigger ssd option
- hdd option, so i can configure a mbp with ssd and hdd
- sleep indicator
- battery indicator
- L shaped magsafe
- user upgradable RAM, SSD, HDD.
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So, basically, you want to transform the rMBP into the Unibody Macbook Pro that's still for sale today?
 
Zorn said:
So, basically, you want to transform the rMBP into the Unibody Macbook Pro that's still for sale today?
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Umm, nooo. I'm sure apple could have kept the battery as user replaceable by using screws instead of gluing it
-They also could have added a sleep indicator and a battery indicator, both of which take up little to no space.
-L magsafe connector was just a preference by Apple
- I still believe that Apple could have managed to create user replaceable ram sticks instead of integrating it into the logic board.

As for the other posts, I don't care for the ethernet port or that there should have been an HDD option, defeats the purpose of a new generation laptop by using HDD.
 
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It´s almost against my instinctive reaction not to praise this awesome machine, but here goes:

- Less expensive.
- More battery time if possible. Either bigger battery or more battery friendly usage (I immediately turned off bluetooth and installed gfxcard status. To get 8-9 hours, I also have to turn off Airport, because I will never dim the light :).
- Lighter. It´s surprisingly heavy for it´s small size and thinness (I know: because of battery).
- Bug free screen (I use 1680x1050 and have many bugs so far: display sometimes won´t turn off when I close the lid, and it can go grey and full of "tv-noise" for a millisecond when I open it).
- More space in SSD for less money!
- External sleep and battery indicator.
 
I want it to be indestructible and 110% scratch resistant and nuclear bomb tested and for it to have a magnetic field that prevents it from hitting the ground. When mine gets it's first scratch I'm gonna cry like a baby :(
 
Magsafe on BOTH sides for when different locations make it a pain to be limited to the left side.
 
So many people with lists of things that will never happen in the MBPR line. Are you buyers who aren't happy or just commenting on why the machine isn't for you?

I'm lucky enough to be eagerly watching my order status and should have my MBPR by early August. I'm also very lucky in that the MBPR is the perfect replacement for my 2006 MP.

The only thing I would have liked to see was a higher default resolution but I'm hopefully that one of the other modes will work well for me.
 
I have to echo those who want an ethernet port, however, I do understand that there are reasons for it's exclusion. I can deal with it though, and I will be buying the thunderbolt ethernet adapter when I drop into the Apple store next weekend.
 
boy-better-know said:
I have to echo those who want an ethernet port, however, I do understand that there are reasons for it's exclusion. I can deal with it though, and I will be buying the thunderbolt ethernet adapter when I drop into the Apple store next weekend.
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I agree. If you can afford a $3000 laptop, I would think a $29 adapter wouldn't be so painful.
 
- battery indicator
- kensington lock
- separate headphone and mic jack
- 3rd usb 3.0 port

If that was in I' d be set. And those are easy additions. Don't know what Apple was thinking. Haswell and high end GPU are just wishful thinking.
 
All the scaled resolutions other than Best for Retina, 1440x900, don't look as good as the native Retina one. I'd like to see a Best for Retina edition/model that has it natively at 1680x1050 or 1920x1050. I'd upgrade for that. Call it the MBP with Hi-Res Retina display if you like.
 
gentlefury said:
It's time to face facts....the current cMBP are the last MBP units that will have user replaceable parts! Simple as that! Apple has always wanted their computers to be 100% proprietary and now they have it. So, instead of crying about it....just build a computer that will last a few years and be happy that apple has the highest resale value of any PC manufacturer!
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When the pump inside your fridge breaks down, the cost of a replacement pump alone can be as much as half the cost of a new fridge. At that point you'll have to ask whether it's more cost-effective to replace that one part or swap the whole thing. Fridges used to last 5-10 years, if not more.

When a rice cooker breaks, you're SOL, gotta buy a new one as these usually don't come with 5-year free replacement warranties.

A lot of pre-fabbed desktops aren't really designed to have user-replaceable parts other than the most common bits. They are by no means 100% proprietary, they are turning into appliances a la white goods. Not that it's a bad thing. By the time they break, you're overdue for a new computer appliance anyway.
that1guyy said:
- battery indicator
- kensington lock
- separate headphone and mic jack
- 3rd usb 3.0 port

If that was in I' d be set. And those are easy additions. Don't know what Apple was thinking. Haswell and high end GPU are just wishful thinking.
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Kensington lock is overrated.
 
jcpb said:
When the pump inside your fridge breaks down, the cost of a replacement pump alone can be as much as half the cost of a new fridge. At that point you'll have to ask whether it's more cost-effective to replace that one part or swap the whole thing. Fridges used to last 5-10 years, if not more.

When a rice cooker breaks, you're SOL, gotta buy a new one as these usually don't come with 5-year free replacement warranties.

A lot of pre-fabbed desktops aren't really designed to have user-replaceable parts other than the most common bits. They are by no means 100% proprietary, they are turning into appliances a la white goods. Not that it's a bad thing. By the time they break, you're overdue for a new computer appliance anyway.

Kensington lock is overrated.
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That's how I feel...by the time you want to upgrade one component, you might as well replace the whole thing...so the appliance mentality of laptops isn't really that far fetched. Never hear anyone complain that they can't upgrade their blu-ray player.
 
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