Is this a good buy?

[mokhan23]

Apple website: http://store.apple.com/us/product/G...-28ghz-Quad-core-Intel-i7-with-retina-Display

2013 rMBP

i7 2.8GHz im not sure if its haswell?

16gb ram

768 flash storage

intel HD graphics + NVIDIA GT 650M 1GB

is this a good buy? $2,189.00?

or should i go with a 2014 model 16gb/256gb?

 

[T5BRICK]

Haswell would have a GT750m.

I'd go with a late 2013 or mid 2014 model.

 

[mokhan23]

any idea where to pick one up or buy online other than the apple store. Don't really want to pay extra $150 bucks for tax.

 

[mokhan23]

does macconnection "price match" the education discount through apple.com?

 

[Merode]

I'd say that for the price, it's a good machine. I could use that much storage. ;-)

 

[Freyqq]

Apple website: http://store.apple.com/us/product/G...-28ghz-Quad-core-Intel-i7-with-retina-Display

2013 rMBP

i7 2.8GHz im not sure if its haswell?

16gb ram

768 flash storage

intel HD graphics + NVIDIA GT 650M 1GB

is this a good buy? $2,189.00?

or should i go with a 2014 model 16gb/256gb?

You're missing out on Haswell processors, 802.11ac, and PCIe SSDs. You are gaining 512GB of storage. dGPU performance (650M vs 750M) will be about the same. iGPU performance will heavily favor the newer model.

Depends on what you need..

 

[mario-64]

Speaking of good deals. The top end 2013 15" is up for $2,039 on the refurb store. Is that a good deal? Pretty much same specs as the new top end model for $500 less?

 

[T5BRICK]

any idea where to pick one up or buy online other than the apple store. Don't really want to pay extra $150 bucks for tax.

I'm pretty sure Apple only sells refurbs directly.

Check out Best Buy, they may still be offering some good discounts for students.

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Speaking of good deals. The top end 2013 15" is up for $2,039 on the refurb store. Is that a good deal? Pretty much same specs as the new top end model for $500 less?

Looks like a good deal to me.