I am going back to school (at age 33!) and am currently the owner of a base 2011 iMac. After WWDC, I will be looking to purchase a Haswell MBP (and sell my iMac).
There are 2 routes I am considering...
Buy a 15" MBPr.
or
I want a powerful Mac that is also portable... but I might miss the media consumption abilities of my iMac. It doubles as a "TV" in my bedroom (because of it's size) with iTunes, Netflix & Hulu.
I am considering buying a non-retina Haswell MBP and a 27" Thunderbolt Display with some of the savings from skipping "retina" on my new computer.
Basically building setup like this one:
What do you guys think? Is retina THAT big of a deal?
There are 2 routes I am considering...
Buy a 15" MBPr.
or
I want a powerful Mac that is also portable... but I might miss the media consumption abilities of my iMac. It doubles as a "TV" in my bedroom (because of it's size) with iTunes, Netflix & Hulu.
I am considering buying a non-retina Haswell MBP and a 27" Thunderbolt Display with some of the savings from skipping "retina" on my new computer.
Basically building setup like this one:

What do you guys think? Is retina THAT big of a deal?
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