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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread
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He found a good deal and he took it, and it came with 512GB. I stand by my point, though. That 128GB is not enough.
KUguardgrl13
macrumors 68020
I'm in the US.
Customized with the 256gb SSD. I was also including AppleCare and sales tax (8.85%...). If I can wait until thanksgiving I could have it shipped to my parents where sales tax is only 6%.
depends. i have google all access so i dont have any music stored locally, i have a 4TB raid 1 nas which i keep all my movies on. so what else would i actually put on my laptop? just programs, and cs:go/dota2, the rest of the games i have on my gaming desktop
so it all depends on use-case which will change from person to person
Ah, got it. I know for me, a maxed out 13-inch only comes out to nearly $2600. That's with discount and not including AppleCare.
High taxes suck.
My point is that any user will need to leave room for the SSD to run well. And after storing some programs/data, I think most people aren't generally comfortable with having 128GB. So 256 is a more suitable option for most. But you're right, I'm sure many people have bought the 128GB rMBP. Hell, look how long the 64GB MBA stayed around for.
GSPice
macrumors 68000
Not exactly. There's a reason why Apple doesn't even sell 64GB SSDs anymore.. the bare minimum requirements only increase over the years. PDFierro is just making the case that 128GB as a bare minimum is on it's way out.
Remember when a 1GB iPod was more than anybody could ever need?
GSPice
macrumors 68000
Yup - I have a 16GB iPhone, I don't store music or movies on it, and let's just say I'll never get less than 32GB again.
adjeff8
macrumors 6502
yup i do agree 256gb should be the minimum on a laptop - as it will be the smallest that is comfortable to most users
Watabou
macrumors 68040
Yep. Neither will I. Strange thing is, I got a 16Gb iPhone 3GS and I didn't learn from that. My music library only fits because I convert everything to 128kbit. 🙁
So for the rMBP, I'm going to go one step over than what I need so I'll get the 512GB rather than the 256. It's more expensive now but I know I will need it later on.
Same here. Buying the 16GB was a rookie mistake, plain and simple, and I'm sure it has been the reason many people have upgraded sooner rather than later.
KUguardgrl13
macrumors 68020
This is why I still hang onto my 80gb iPod Classic 😉
And I really wish they would increase the bar in the rMBP to 256gb so I don't have to pay for upgrades! Lol
Preach it!
Just curious, for those that know about comparable Haswell PC laptops being released now, what is the standard base config for SSD space? Is it 128 or is it moving up?
The Leafs Fan
macrumors 6502a
Shoot, 99 won't count for me.😀
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Well in Ontario, sales tax is 13%.
Mattsasa
macrumors 68020
The Leafs Fan
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ohbrilliance
macrumors 65816
The latest iMac pricing should be a good indicator of what to expect. There's a $500 premium between 512GB and 1TB, and no 768GB option.
I guess I could see that happening on the rMBP. Especially if Apple wants to simplify the options.
simon48
macrumors 65816
Was the pricing similar before the iMac updates? I forgot what it was like, but I would think it would have been different.
That's awesome. I'm someone who always thought the MBA speakers were good enough, but my first thought upon playing sound on the 13-inch rMBP was that they were really good for a 13-inch laptop.
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