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Should I wait?

derbothaus said:
Not disagreeing just adding.
Anyone wanting a 13" should wait for haswell unless Apple starts putting in dedicated GPU's. 100% video performance increase seems to be the projection and 10-15% CPU.
From Anandtech:
"You can expect CPU performance to increase by around 5 - 15% at the same clock speed as Ivy Bridge. Graphics performance will see a far larger boost (at least in the high-end GT3 configuration) of up to 2x vs. Intel's HD 4000 in a standard voltage/TDP system. GPU performance in Ultrabooks will increase by up to 30% over HD 4000."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6355/intels-haswell-architecture/14
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Yes, that's why I am waiting for Haswell. Big battery life. And an increase on both CPU and GPU performance wouldn't hurt either...

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AppleTecFan said:
10% does not seem likea huge deal, battery life is also not a big deal

so buying retina is your option, good to know
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If a 10% performance increase and a larger battery life are not reason enough to wait until June, then you should buy it now. But keep in mind that the new release will probably get a spec bump in the video card. The 15" version has a 650M GT and the 700 series will be certainly faster. The SSD will probably not get any increase.

I would buy the retina version, basically for three reasons: (i) the retina IPS display is amazing and definitely much better than the TN standard resolution screen of the non-retina Macs; (ii) it comes with SSD standard, which is way faster than an HD (have you ever tried one? you'll never going back to HDs); (iii) it is lighter and thinner than the non-retina version. I don't care about the lack of optical disk drive...
 
skaertus said:
Yes, that's why I am waiting for Haswell. Big battery life. And an increase on both CPU and GPU performance wouldn't hurt either...

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If a 10% performance increase and a larger battery life are not reason enough to wait until June, then you should buy it now. But keep in mind that the new release will probably get a spec bump in the video card. The 15" version has a 650M GT and the 700 series will be certainly faster. The SSD will probably not get any increase.

I would buy the retina version, basically for three reasons: (i) the retina IPS display is amazing and definitely much better than the TN standard resolution screen of the non-retina Macs; (ii) it comes with SSD standard, which is way faster than an HD (have you ever tried one? you'll never going back to HDs); (iii) it is lighter and thinner than the non-retina version. I don't care about the lack of optical disk drive...
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Totally forgot the lack of a optical drive, no big deal.
I would totally jump on retina but the problem is I want windows on it too because I do some occasionally game on the mac (when I'm tired of xbox). The original plan for myself was to buy the non retina macbook and give windows 100gb but I don't think that can't happen if I buy the retina macbook
 
AppleTecFan said:
what would you rate the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and the Intel Graphics 4000 out of 10? just want some opinions
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I'd give the combination an 8 out of 10. GT650M isn't the biggest beast out there but it performs very well with modern games up to 1080p. No complaints about bettery life either, which is the HD4000 part of the equation. Apple did a really good job with this combo imo.
 
AppleTecFan said:
Totally forgot the lack of a optical drive, no big deal.
I would totally jump on retina but the problem is I want windows on it too because I do some occasionally game on the mac (when I'm tired of xbox). The original plan for myself was to buy the non retina macbook and give windows 100gb but I don't think that can't happen if I buy the retina macbook
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Well, the 15-inch MacBook Pro comes with a 256 GB SSD. You may give Windows 100 GB, which should be more than enough, and you would still keep 150 GB for OS X. That's good for storing software, IMHO.

What do you plan to keep stored on it? Have in mind that an SSD is very expensive, so you should keep your photos, videos and music on an external HD. Unless you're willing to pay extra for the 512 or 768 GB SSDs.

I would never exchange an SSD for an HD. In fact, I would prefer a 128 GB SSD over a 1 TB HD any time. But each to its own...
 
skaertus said:
Well, the 15-inch MacBook Pro comes with a 256 GB SSD. You may give Windows 100 GB, which should be more than enough, and you would still keep 150 GB for OS X. That's good for storing software, IMHO.

What do you plan to keep stored on it? Have in mind that an SSD is very expensive, so you should keep your photos, videos and music on an external HD. Unless you're willing to pay extra for the 512 or 768 GB SSDs.

I would never exchange an SSD for an HD. In fact, I would prefer a 128 GB SSD over a 1 TB HD any time. But each to its own...
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Yeah just realized I have a external harddrive.
Went to the Apple Store today had a conversation with a few Apple reps they said in my position I should purchase the regular MacBook, because for gaming it will look pixalated becuase the res. is too high and windows its self does not support the display which will cause problems. Do you agree with this?
 
Picked up a new, sealed cMBP on craigslist for $1500 just last week.
Threw in 8GB ram, 750GB Seagate Hybrid drive and I couldnt be happier.
At this time I have no desire for retina, and I am perfectly happy with my choice.

Good luck with your decision.

Rob
 
At this point I am going to buy the Referb Macbook pro

Its cheaper and fits my needs just as well, not really a need for a retina macbook
 
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