Oke, so it's more the question of:
- Willing to pay 200,- more for the Retina display
- And if i'm willing to sacrifice some portability for it?
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MBA 13 vs rMBP 13
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Oke, so it's more the question of:
- Willing to pay 200,- more for the Retina display
- And if i'm willing to sacrifice some portability for it?
Exactly. I should've paid 500$ for the same questions, and didn't wanted to. But you might think different. I don't really feel the hype for retina, but if that's your thing, then go for it
. I'm gonna wait till the retina has been more a standard where programs are optimized for it, and not now as some overpriced gimmick.If money is no object then I would've purchased the rmbp 15" (maybe 13"). But I don't really have a lot of money laying around, and that saving might come handy some time
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Bought a 15" Retina 2.7/16gb/512 ssd July.
Just got the below through Students discount came out at £1,293.60
Can't wait I really love the Retina on the 15" best screen I have used ever. There was no way I could spend the extra cash on a retina 13 with intergrated graphics. I was pretty annoyed at the mbpr 13" specs. I will be waiting till next refresh sell the below and put the money towards a new one.
Ordered 13" Dispatched: 1 - 2 Weeks Delivers 02 Nov, 2012 - 09 Nov, 2012
2.0GHz Intel Dual-Core Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
Keyboard/User's Guide-GBR
Country Kit-GBR
APPLECARE PROTECTION PLAN UPLIFT MACBOOK/MACBOOK AIR/MACBOOK PRO 13" (HE CONTRACT)..
Just got the below through Students discount came out at £1,293.60
Can't wait I really love the Retina on the 15" best screen I have used ever. There was no way I could spend the extra cash on a retina 13 with intergrated graphics. I was pretty annoyed at the mbpr 13" specs. I will be waiting till next refresh sell the below and put the money towards a new one.
Ordered 13" Dispatched: 1 - 2 Weeks Delivers 02 Nov, 2012 - 09 Nov, 2012
2.0GHz Intel Dual-Core Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
Keyboard/User's Guide-GBR
Country Kit-GBR
APPLECARE PROTECTION PLAN UPLIFT MACBOOK/MACBOOK AIR/MACBOOK PRO 13" (HE CONTRACT)..
Sounds strange lol but I need a smaller laptop for travel and holiday over Christmas 3 weeks in the Philippines. The Retina laptop is staying at home, Almost bought the 11" but the battery put me off.
MBA 13" for sure. If you're not working in the video editing or photographer industry I strongly recommend MBA for daily commute etc. I like the portability of the Air. Furthermore, it is much cheaper, just add a few hundred you get an iPad with a decent amount of capacity.
Also, the screen of the Air is noticibily larger than 13 MPB but still lighter. I purchased a waterfield sleeve that could fit both iPad and MBA carry around perfectly. The combined weight not too bulky.
Also, the screen of the Air is noticibily larger than 13 MPB but still lighter. I purchased a waterfield sleeve that could fit both iPad and MBA carry around perfectly. The combined weight not too bulky.
Please be aware that despite the HD4000 being theoretically powerful enough for the retina display, animations in OSX, programs like keynote and in some cases even stuff like scrolling PDFs are notably less fluid than on even entry level MBAs. Just test it in the store and you'll clearly see the difference.
I absolutely need a notebook fast and money is no problem at all.. but despite having realllllly waited for the rMBP, currently neither performance nor price justify it being bought... I'll get something temporary and wait for the retinas to be polished.
I absolutely need a notebook fast and money is no problem at all.. but despite having realllllly waited for the rMBP, currently neither performance nor price justify it being bought... I'll get something temporary and wait for the retinas to be polished.
Yeah just read that on other forums. That really sucks. You could buy a 11" 64gb pretty cheap and keep it till next refresh
I have a 13" MBA base and it's more than enough for me. It handles all the everyday tasks extremely well and even a bit of modest gaming. I stacked my Air up against my friends 15" rMBP and performance seems to be about the same doing everyday tasks. Obviously, the 15 rMBP will outperform the Air doing more intensive things like hardcore gaming, HD video editing or Photoshop.