Ordered rMBP 13 Already Regretting :(

[dragonev]

Gotcha, me too. Forgot to say that there is no lagging at all on the MBP in my signature.

Thanks!

Well, lucky you I suppose

 

[clyde2801]

Well, lucky you I suppose

Ain't complaining.

 

[Saladinos]

The size difference (15" doesn't fit in a lot of smaller over the shoulder bags) and the weight difference (1lb is actually quite a bit for daily carrying in an over the shoulder bag) and also the usability- a 13" is much more usable on a plane, or on a smaller person's lap, or on a couch, or, I daresay, while walking between meetings or classrooms in a building.

For every single one of those situations, a Macbook Air would be a much better fit than the 13" RMBP.

The 13" model basically has no point - if you want a powerful machine with a retina display, get the 15" RMBP. If you want something smaller, get the MacBook Air. The 13" RMBP is only fractionally more powerful than the Air, but much thicker and heavier and significantly more expensive. It's a lot less powerful than the 15", but it's also $500 less.

 

[CausticPuppy]

The 13" model basically has no point - if you want a powerful machine with a retina display, get the 15" RMBP. If you want something smaller, get the MacBook Air. The 13" RMBP is only fractionally more powerful than the Air, but much thicker and heavier and significantly more expensive. It's a lot less powerful than the 15", but it's also $500 less.

Or, if you want a smaller machine with an IPS retina display, and don't mind the price difference, the 13" rMBP is a good fit.

Damn consumer choices!

I mean, why would somebody choose a 15" rMBP when you can get a slightly used 17" for much less? It makes no sense to get a 15" at all!

Maybe different people have different preferences and they can make their own decisions?

 

[Moshe1010]

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The Air can't do this.

I personally love my 15" rMBP and to be quite frank, paying an extra $500 for the screen, 8GB RAM and a non-ULV CPU is worth it. I think the 15" is a better deal than the 13" but that does not make the 13" a bad buy.

Sure the Air can't do it because the air doesn't have such high resolution. The Air could do it if the display was different. The Air has the same processor (minor difference that doesn't hold in reality), same RAM, same SSD, and the same graphic card.

 

[TheRdungeon]

The 8GB RAM limitation alone even excluding the extortionate price shows Apple is really taking the piss with this one when the cMBP can accept 16GB. Totally cool if it's a MBA but on a Pro machine, really not cutting it. I feel like this will be one of those Apple products vastly improved on the first revision

 

[Purant]

Why are you defending Apple? This is one of the most blatant examples of maximizing profit margins. You are a consumer. Them maximizing profits goes against you.

I won't criticize anyone for buying this. If you got money to spare and you want this well... do whatever you want. But don't try to somehow rationalize that the pricing is reasonable.