I've owned two--both 2012 base models. My current one has a Samsung screen, but I'm not sure on the one I bought last July. The screens on both have been fantastic.
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I've owned two--both 2012 base models. My current one has a Samsung screen, but I'm not sure on the one I bought last July. The screens on both have been fantastic.
more discounted rmbp...
hey guys, this is just a post about more rmbp being discounted.
im buying/want to buy my macbook in dubai, and the prices here are much higher than the US.
the starting price for the Apple MacBook Pro ME665 with Retina Display (Intel Core i7, 15 Inches, 512 GB, 16 GB, Mountain Lion) is just about 3200$.
just some time ago they dropped the prices to roughly 3000 $, which id guess is for the BTS promotion.
but about a week ago i saw them drop their prices down further to 2700$. and just now that i chekced the price had dropped even further to 2500$.
while the prices are still high, keep in mind that we rarely ever see apple discount stuff in dubai. so maybe the release could be closer than late october? i just hope so..
anyways jsut wanted to let you know
hey guys, this is just a post about more rmbp being discounted.
im buying/want to buy my macbook in dubai, and the prices here are much higher than the US.
the starting price for the Apple MacBook Pro ME665 with Retina Display (Intel Core i7, 15 Inches, 512 GB, 16 GB, Mountain Lion) is just about 3200$.
just some time ago they dropped the prices to roughly 3000 $, which id guess is for the BTS promotion.
but about a week ago i saw them drop their prices down further to 2700$. and just now that i chekced the price had dropped even further to 2500$.
while the prices are still high, keep in mind that we rarely ever see apple discount stuff in dubai. so maybe the release could be closer than late october? i just hope so..
anyways jsut wanted to let you knowhey guys, this is just a post about more rmbp being discounted.
im buying/want to buy my macbook in dubai, and the prices here are much higher than the US.
the starting price for the Apple MacBook Pro ME665 with Retina Display (Intel Core i7, 15 Inches, 512 GB, 16 GB, Mountain Lion) is just about 3200$.
just some time ago they dropped the prices to roughly 3000 $, which id guess is for the BTS promotion.
but about a week ago i saw them drop their prices down further to 2700$. and just now that i chekced the price had dropped even further to 2500$.
while the prices are still high, keep in mind that we rarely ever see apple discount stuff in dubai. so maybe the release could be closer than late october? i just hope so..
Probably not the only reason, but the rupee isn't doing so hot.
Edit. Ignore, I don't know geography anymore.
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Oops I'm silly - I mixed up Delhi and Dubai. Wow. Anyway, who knows then. But they sure aren't discounted here in the US...
hey guys, this is just a post about more rmbp being discounted.
im buying/want to buy my macbook in dubai, and the prices here are much higher than the US.
the starting price for the Apple MacBook Pro ME665 with Retina Display (Intel Core i7, 15 Inches, 512 GB, 16 GB, Mountain Lion) is just about 3200$.
just some time ago they dropped the prices to roughly 3000 $, which id guess is for the BTS promotion.
but about a week ago i saw them drop their prices down further to 2700$. and just now that i chekced the price had dropped even further to 2500$.
while the prices are still high, keep in mind that we rarely ever see apple discount stuff in dubai. so maybe the release could be closer than late october? i just hope so..
I hope you're right, but who knows. 6 months later, I'm still hoping.
Cost and die size.
As it is, Iris Pro chips already cost OEMs $100 more than the non-Iris version.
I think we will have:
RAM <---> CPU <---> eDRAM (aka L4 cache) <---> Iris Pro 5200 (aka iGPU)
Same as HD4000, I think a portion of RAM would still be used as VRAM. CPU would fetch framebuffers from VRAM, move them to L4 cache, and request iGPU to fetch them from L4 cache and display them on screen. The advantage of this mechanism is that CPU and iGPU work asynchronously. I mean once CPU moved framebuffers to L4 cache, it is free to perform other tasks because iGPU is able to fetch framebuffers directly from L4. Compared to HD4000, I would say the latter didn't have direct access to VRAM. It likely relied on CPU to push framebuffers from VRAM to iGPU in a synchronous way...
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RAM <---> CPU <---> eDRAM (aka L4 cache) <---> Iris Pro 5200 (aka iGPU)
Same as HD4000, I think a portion of RAM would still be used as VRAM. CPU would fetch framebuffers from VRAM, move them to L4 cache, and request iGPU to fetch them from L4 cache and display them on screen. The advantage of this mechanism is that CPU and iGPU work asynchronously. I mean once CPU moved framebuffers to L4 cache, it is free to perform other tasks because iGPU is able to fetch framebuffers directly from L4. Compared to HD4000, I would say the latter didn't have direct access to VRAM. It likely relied on CPU to push framebuffers from VRAM to iGPU in a synchronous way...
My 2cents
Amazon.com only showing stock of the higher-end rMBP from 3rd party vendors now.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...l?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&me=&qid=&seller=&sr=
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...l?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&me=&qid=&seller=&sr=
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True, but Apple would actually be willing for us to pay the premium.
Fixed that for you.
that would be a very very large premium
there are R&D costs involved, a fully functional line just for those super duper custom cpus, along several other things.
Congrats! I actually am thinking about getting a 15" myself. The wife really likes my 13" rMBP and wants one herself. Given that I can get a refurb 15" cheaper than a new 13" right now, I may just get a 15" for me and give her the 13".
Congrats, but you posted in the wrong thread...
Lies, this is the new 'I just bought a Macbook Pro' thread.
And thats why i'll wait till an Air will have quad inside..because to buy a 13 without a quad and 15 without a real gpu is a real non sense for me
as for many of my colleagues.
<Sigh> It's too late. These fluctuations are going to occur for the next several weeks. It's going to be September or October. Let us resign ourselves to that sober fact
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<Sigh> It's too late. These fluctuations are going to occur for the next several weeks. It's going to be September or October. Let us resign ourselves to that sober fact
When will the iMacs rock up then?
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