rMBP drop test.

[lucasfer899]

See comment below yours, you can take my word that the comment is right below yours

Simple stuff my friend, the air is thinner and has less tensile strength. You have a good day.

Exactly. The air is thinner, has thinner aluminum, has less protection for the display.. so on.

my rmbp fell from the couch to the carpeted floor below (~18") and now I have a shattered screen. I could not believe how little it took for that to happen. My 2006 mbp had made the same drop dozens of times with zero damage.

Well done, genius. If you drop a pane of glass what do you expect to happen to it?
And you dropped your 2006 MBP "Dozens of times", please, see a doctor.

 

[Joseph Farrugia]

Will a retina survive a fall? or will have to get a MBA because of it's sturdier construction?

You could try buying both & testing them out?
Make sure you post pics or it didn't happen

 

[MasterRattler]

my rmbp fell from the couch to the carpeted floor below (~18") and now I have a shattered screen. I could not believe how little it took for that to happen. My 2006 mbp had made the same drop dozens of times with zero damage.

I did the same fell from from sofa to a rug on hardwood below..... All I can say is Mission Repair really saved the day for me. $499 vs $1200 at Apple Store and Peachmac here in Georgia.

Got it back in week would have been sooner if not for the midwest snow storm last week and them having to order the part.


http://www.missionrepair.com/MacBook_Pro_15_RETINA_DISPLAY_Repair_p/222-6316.htm