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New Photos of 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Show Battery Layout, Ports, and More [Updated]

Wouldn't the 13" screen have been easier to develop and manufacture than the 15" though?
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The screen wasn't the reason for the reported delay, it was making a battery that had enough juice to power the screen. Taking a look at the segmented battery in the pics, I see why it was such a difficult challenge. I do not believe any company has released a laptop with a battery like this before.
 
coolstuff92 said:
I've been working this out, and comparing it to the rumoured $1699 price tag, and noting that the high end 13" MBP and MBA start at £1249, i'm guessing £1399.
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A straight currency conversion based on today's rates: U.S. $1699 = £1061.51, but Apple always seems to charge a premium on Macs in other countries, so expect it to be more than that.
 
Is the 13" rMBP likely to have the same spec options as the 15" just with a smaller screen? I'd like to switch to Mac but the 15" rMBP really is too expensive but I need the specs it has.
 
Oh nice, so they did in fact slim down the rMBP a bit: It's less wide than the 13" MBA.

I'm kinda bugged by that screen's bezel though. The margin in the bottom is different from the one in the top and the ones left and right. Uh, guys, what are you doing?

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JarScott said:
Is the 13" rMBP likely to have the same spec options as the 15" just with a smaller screen? I'd like to switch to Mac but the 15" rMBP really is too expensive but I need the specs it has.
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Get the classic 15" MBP then. The 13" will likely only have dual core instead of quad and the HD4000 instead of an additional discrete GPU. People are already complaining enough about the HD4000 producing a laggy user interface, so if you're looking especially for performance, you may want to look elsewhere.
 
cocacolakid said:
The screen wasn't the reason for the reported delay, it was making a battery that had enough juice to power the screen. Taking a look at the segmented battery in the pics, I see why it was such a difficult challenge. I do not believe any company has released a laptop with a battery like this before.
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All batteries are made up of separate cells. Now the extensive use of LiPo and batteries might be unusual (though Sony was early on the development of Li technologies), I don't believe that the battery factor was a major hurdle.
 
JarScott said:
Is the 13" rMBP likely to have the same spec options as the 15" just with a smaller screen? I'd like to switch to Mac but the 15" rMBP really is too expensive but I need the specs it has.
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You should look into non-retina 15" or even a '11 15" refurb. You'd get the CPU (quad core)/GPU (discrete) options, user upgradable RAM (if that's your thing), a big[ger] HDD that you could swap for an SSD later.

Also, you can get a higher resolution option in the 15", and even an anti-glare display.

Most of the Apple retailer run specials on the 15s pretty regularly too ... you could score a nice machine for ~$1500 :cool:
 
0x000000 said:
People are already complaining enough about the HD4000 producing a laggy user interface, so if you're looking especially for performance, you may want to look elsewhere.
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Except that it'd be pointless, since Intel 4000 is used for general UI stuff even on the 15" rMBP. The discrete card only kicks in for heavy graphics/3D apps and such.

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sasza said:
Nice to see HDMI port but someone please explain me why they put two thunderbolt ports instead third usb?
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So that you could connect a monitor via DisplayPort (i.e. first Thunderbolt port) and still have a second Thunderbolt port free for an Ethernet adapter, or Thunderbolt SSD, etc.

Or connect two monitors. Or three.

(HDMI can only 1080p, so it's useless for 27"/30" monitors with 2560x1440/2560x1600 resolutions).
 
cocacolakid said:
A straight currency conversion based on today's rates: U.S. $1699 = £1061.51, but Apple always seems to charge a premium on Macs in other countries, so expect it to be more than that.
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I think £1399 makes sense compared to the MBA, 13" MBP and 15" MBP. It's possible that it'll be £1349 but going in between £1300 and £1400 might be a bit awkward as a base price.
 
Can we expect the 13" rMBP to have the updated heat dissipation rumored to be coming for the 15" rMBP?
 
Stetrain said:
So you expect this to sell for the same price as the $1499 13" Macbook Air which has a 1.8Ghz ultra low voltage CPU, 4GB memory, and a 1440x900 display?
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Mr. Kuo say "priced aggressively under $1,300".

Previously published on this site.
 
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KylePowers said:
It's coming it's coming it's coming! :D

And does the inclusive of two Thunderbolt ports and an HDMI port point to a discrete GPU?

Can an HD4000 really push three monitors by itself?
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NO.

It says on the site linked that this does not have a GPU.

HD4000 only.
 
bchreng said:
Blizzard has been on since at least the days of Warcraft 2. Oh and EA's starting to make a showing as well.
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Oh man how did I forget Blizzard! You're right. Still it's not where it could be.

And I think it's partially due to the fact that these just aren't gaming oriented machines. A $1700 notebook with integrated graphics?? Believe me if the 13 had discrete, there was no way in hell I would've chosen the 15.

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sleazy said:
Oh man keep telling yourself that I would bet anything there will be a gpu in it.
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I'm not the one telling myself that, it's what everyone is saying. You think I discovered this detail??
 
marc11 said:
If someone has this laptop available enough to take pictures; why do they take the most obscure ones and never show more than a snipit of the device? Seems odd to me. I can see a quick snap from a factory floor, but this looks like it was taken in a livingroom and close enough with enough time to get close ups of specific parts.

Just seems odd.
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I suspect that a lot of these "leaks" are well planned and controlled to build excitement for the full unveiling. A striptease.
 
astronomic said:
HDMI supports 2560x1600 for over 6 years now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_comparison
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Version 1.3 of the standard supports it, yes. But most monitors and laptops don't implement that version.

Feel free to prove me wrong, if you can. Just name me a single monitor that has an HDMI input that can accept 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 at 60 Hz signal, and one laptop that will output 2560x @ 60 Hz via HDMI.
 
shurcooL said:
Version 1.3 of the standard supports it, yes. But most monitors and laptops don't implement that version.

Feel free to prove me wrong, if you can. Just name me a single monitor that has an HDMI input that can accept 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 at 60 Hz signal, and one laptop that will output 2560x @ 60 Hz via HDMI.
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Apple's current HDMI products support HDMI 1.4. I've personally used mine at 2560x1440 in Windows. However it seems OSX artificially limits the port to 165MHz

Dell's U2711 can accept 2560x1440 over HDMI with a hacked driver. U2713HM might be able to do it without any hacks at all
 
KylePowers said:
It's coming it's coming it's coming! :D

And does the inclusive of two Thunderbolt ports and an HDMI port point to a discrete GPU?

Can an HD4000 really push three monitors by itself?
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I sure hope not. I hate discrete GPU. However, this machine will no doubt be in an early beta stage, so don't have your hopes too high. I'm gonna wait a little more after it's released for an enhanced version. After all, as time goes by, Apple products just get smaller and more powerful.
 
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