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Is the Retina MacBook High End Model any FASTER then the base model?

Queen6 said:
In some industries yes, and this figure can be multiplied five fold or more...
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5 x $600/day is $750K/year.

How many people do you think you're talking about here?

I was with you through the $100 not being much money for working professionals, but now that you've multiplied $600/day by 5 or more....please....

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Queen6 said:
Exactly - I know some who are breaking 2K a day, it`s out there if you want it...
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And that person is going to ask if the $100 upgrade is worth it?
 
wallysb01 said:
5 x $600/day is $750K/year.

How many people do you think you're talking about here?

I was with you through the $100 not being much money for working professionals, but now that you've multiplied $600/day by 5 or more....please....
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Some do and that`s a fact...


wallysb01 said:
And that person is going to ask if the $100 upgrade is worth it?
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You don't make money by throwing it away...
 
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iLikeTurtles! said:
u consider a 600 dollar difference between the 2 models is CHEAP? LOL
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Regardless of how much you make (would take me three days to get there), spending 600 on a computer that will last you 5 or 6 years is not that much. But again, it's more about what you need and, from your comments, it seems that you'll be fine with the base model.
 
Queen6 said:
Some do and that`s a fact...
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I doubt many of them are on these forums. To make that much you'd pretty much have to be a physician in the right specialty (emergency medicine for example), a partner at a high-power law firm, or high up the food chain in a very successful business. One thing that's in common with all of those jobs is having very little time to waste on sites such as this one.


Queen6 said:
You don't make money by throwing it away...
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Sure you do. Saving it is another story
 
wow... this thread has become the 'i earn loads of money and i want to show off' thread... so cool
 
SiPi said:
wow... this thread has become the 'i earn loads of money and i want to show off' thread... so cool
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I don't think anyone in this thread has actually stated their incomes. Well except the guy who would need 3-days to make $600, but that's certainly not an example of earning "loads of money". Most just pointed out that if you're a professional in the right industry, the cost of the upgrades are relatively meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
 
terraphantm said:
i don't think anyone in this thread has actually stated their incomes. Well except the guy who would need 3-days to make $600, but that's certainly not an example of earning "loads of money". Most just pointed out that if you're a professional in the right industry, the cost of the upgrades are relatively meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
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+1
 
terraphantm said:
I doubt many of them are on these forums. To make that much you'd pretty much have to be a physician in the right specialty (emergency medicine for example), a partner at a high-power law firm, or high up the food chain in a very successful business. One thing that's in common with all of those jobs is having very little time to waste on sites such as this one.
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And naturally technology industries pay buttons, you are completely out of touch, if you want to debate about it, this is not the appropriate place...

terraphantm said:
Sure you do. Saving it is another story
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"A fool and his money are easily parted" ;)
 
Queen6 said:
And naturally technology industries pay buttons, you are completely out of touch, if you want to debate about it, this is not the appropriate place...
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By tech industry I suppose you mean software engineers and the likes? They're well compensated, but I've never heard of any earning anything near $750k. Highest paid one I personally know makes about $180k/year last I heard. Might be more now - but not $750k. On the other hand, I personally know a number of physicians, attorneys, and businessmen who earn $1M+ though. Several within my (extended) family itself. So if there are folk in the tech industry who don't qualify as businessmen making that much, they're exceedingly rare. And if they're good enough to make that much money - again, I doubt they're on these forums.
 
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SiPi said:
wow... this thread has become the 'i earn loads of money and i want to show off' thread... so cool
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what's funny is that this stigma is attached to just about all apple products whether they be an iPhone or ultimate retina mbp.
 
terraphantm said:
By tech industry I suppose you mean software engineers and the likes? They're well compensated, but I've never heard of any earning anything near $750k. Highest paid one I personally know makes about $180k/year last I heard. Might be more now - but not $750k. On the other hand, I personally know a number of physicians, attorneys, and businessmen who earn $1M+ though. Several within my (extended) family itself. So if there are folk in the tech industry who don't qualify as businessmen making that much, they're exceedingly rare. And if they're good enough to make that much money - again, I doubt they're on these forums.
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As i said you are completely out of touch, as it entirely depends on the application of the technology, if you want to pick this up elsewhere, you know what to do...
 
Queen6 said:
As i said you are completely out of touch, as it entirely depends on the application of the technology, if you want to pick this up elsewhere, you know what to do...
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Show me proof that there are groves of engineers in the tech industry making $750k plus, and I'll switch career tracks right now. Don't just say I'm out of touch, make claims for which very little data exists, and then refuse to discuss it. I don't know you personally, so you know damn well I'm not going to be discussing this with you outside of these forums.

There may very well be tech jobs that pay that much. But the discussion is about what's typical. And unless you show some evidence, it is not typical for *any* tech job to pay on average $750k/year. While it is fairly typical for an emergency med doc, interventional cardiologist, spinal surgeon, etc... to earn that much. It is typical for a well educated attorney in a premier firm to be earning that much. And if you happen to be high up in a company like Apple, you may very well earn that much. I highly doubt the percentage of techies earning that much match the numbers seen in the more traditional high-paying professions. Maybe there are a couple genius-level engineers at the likes of Intel who earn that much pay. But others who train to do similar jobs will likely never earn that much in their lifetime. Again, unless you show some proof (advertised jobs, reputable statistics, whatever)
 
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Queen6 said:
Some do and that`s a fact...
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In other news, the brown dog is brown....


You don't make money by throwing it away...
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Cute, but silly. If you're making $2K/day, that's $250/hr, assuming an 8 hour day. So, if the upgrade is $100, it only takes 24 minutes of consideration before you have lost more money in thinking about it, than the upgrade would have cost in the first place. People that make money this fast, usually understand stuff like this....
 
terraphantm said:
I highly doubt the percentage of techies earning that much match the numbers seen in the more traditional high-paying professions. Maybe there are a couple genius-level engineers at the likes of Intel who earn that much pay.
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If an engineer is making that much money, its because he's basically management now. Probably some VP of something or other. He's not doing the coding or modeling or what not himself, except maybe on some very rare occasions. Otherwise, software engineers that make this much money, do so because they caught lightning in a bottle and created some cute little thing that gets bought by an Apple or Google or Microsoft. Or their little start up grows, and goes IPO. However, then its a likely one-time windfall, and not really a salary.

I don't think this guy Queen6 really has any idea what he's talking about. Yes, there are lots of rich people out there, but $750K/year is pretty rarified air.
 
wallysb01 said:
In other news, the brown dog is brown....
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Naturally, people ask questions, make assertions it goes round and around...


wallysb01 said:
, but silly. If you're making $2K/day, that's $250/hr, assuming an 8 hour day. So, if the upgrade is $100, it only takes 24 minutes of consideration before you have lost more money in thinking about it, than the upgrade would have cost in the first place. People that make money this fast, usually understand stuff like this....
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It`s not my upgrade, so you might want to put that into your ever so eloquent equation...
 
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wallysb01 said:
If an engineer is making that much money, its because he's basically management now. Probably some VP of something or other. He's not doing the coding or modeling or what not himself, except maybe on some very rare occasions. Otherwise, software engineers that make this much money, do so because they caught lightning in a bottle and created some cute little thing that gets bought by an Apple or Google or Microsoft. Or their little start up grows, and goes IPO. However, then its a likely one-time windfall, and not really a salary.

I don't think this guy Queen6 really has any idea what he's talking about. Yes, there are lots of rich people out there, but $750K/year is pretty rarified air.
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Energy sector - technology demand is extremely high, equally so is the demand for the right people, nor do we don't look at the short term. Not convinced? Google will help you find the cost of a deep water rig per day day and the associated support cost. Equally i may have no idea what i am talking about, believe what you want to believe i frankly i don't care as it has no impact to my family or myself.

Every problem of life can be solved if we are really committed to solving the the issue at hand, and look for the right solution. Solutions exist primarily due to problems, solutions depend on problems for there survival and we can easily find a mitigable solution for every problem that may exist in our life. Those that have the drive & energy can achieve anything they want, those that dismiss and consistently criticise likely won`t.

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iLikeTurtles! said:
WHY DID YOU PEOPLE TURN MY THREAD INTO ABOUT MONEY

ITS NOT A FINANCIAL THREAD

thankyou
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I have no idea, why do you keep asking the same question across several threads for a $100 upgrade on a $2200 machine? The 2.6 wont make your life any better, if that`s what you are looking for. You will get 10% - 20% return on sale of the system, it will be marginally faster in bench tests and pretty much unnoticeable in regular use, unless you are going to be running system at 100% continuously...
 
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Queen6 said:
Energy sector - technology demand is extremely high, equally so is the demand for the right people, nor do we don't look at the short term. Not convinced? Google will help you find the cost of a deep water rig per day day and the associated support cost. Equally i may have no idea what i am talking about, believe what you want to believe i frankly i don't care as it has no impact to me, or my family.

Those that have the drive & energy can achieve anything they want, those that dismiss and consistently criticise likely won`t.
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Queen6, really your answer is to Google "cost of a deep water rig per day"? Please....

You're talking about <1% of individuals/households filling with the IRS. The number of individuals/households making $750K/year is circa 1 million in a nation of ~330M. No one is disputing this kind of money is out there, the point is, its rare. And, though you brush it aside (apparently you fail to understand the "general you" usage of "you" in the english language), the point is also, people making this amount of money won't spend much time considering trivial purchases relative to their income.

And please, try not to make this about what you, me, or what ever vague individual(s) you are referring to, have achieved. If you found your way to one of these $2K/day jobs, good for you. Pat yourself on the back. But as you said, it has no impact to me, or my family.
 
wallysb01 said:
Queen6, really your answer is to Google "cost of a deep water rig per day"? Please....

You're talking about <1% of individuals/households filling with the IRS. The number of individuals/households making $750K/year is circa 1 million in a nation of ~330M. No one is disputing this kind of money is out there, the point is, its rare. And, though you brush it aside (apparently you fail to understand the "general you" usage of "you" in the english language), the point is also, people making this amount of money won't spend much time considering trivial purchases relative to their income.

And please, try not to make this about what you, me, or what ever vague individual(s) you are referring to, have achieved. If you found your way to one of these $2K/day jobs, good for you. Pat yourself on the back. But as you said, it has no impact to me, or my family.
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As i said it`s not my upgrade, if you don't like the answers, don't ask the questions or make leading statements; again if you want to debate about it, this is not the appropriate place...

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HishamAkhtar said:
The geekbench numbers from this generation of MBPs is unreal.
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Agreed, the current MBP & rMBP can put many a desktop to shame :p
 
Those who brag are usually overcompensating. It's like the virgin in high school who constantly brags about getting laid.
 
Aside from Geekbench looking at single threaded tests like iTunes conversions could be more telling with the base at 3.3GHz and the top at 3.7GHz.

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Queen6 said:
Agreed, the current MBP & rMBP can put many a desktop to shame :p
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For a couple minutes at least. Not 24 hour rendering.
 
wallysb01 said:
5 x $600/day is $750K/year.

How many people do you think you're talking about here?

I was with you through the $100 not being much money for working professionals, but now that you've multiplied $600/day by 5 or more....please....

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And that person is going to ask if the $100 upgrade is worth it?
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