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well this thing just got a release date for oct 31
well this thing just got a release date for oct 31
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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread
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Can't wait. I need a laptop for work. I've been borrowing it from my girl. I really hope it comes out this month. I forgot, is the SSD upgradable on the rMBP? I hope it is cause the SSD and memory (I know memory can't be upgraded) price by Apple is insane.
You can upgrade the SSD on a rMBP, but since its Apples Blade SSD its not very easy to find, and when you do find it somewhere the prices are extortionate! I'm just going to get my rMBP with at least the 768GB SSD in the first instance so I dont have to worry about it later!
I know this will not happen but, in my opinion, Apple should segment her products in that way:
CONSUMER LINE: MACBOOK AIR
Common specs: low power CPUs, 4gb RAM (upgradeable to 8), 128gb SSD (upgradeable to 512).
- 11" MBA: 999$
- 13" MBA: 1099$
- 13" retina MBA: 1299$
PRO LINE: MACBOOK PRO
Common specs: high performance CPUs with dGPU optional, 8gb RAM (upgradeable to 16), 256gb SSD (upgradeable to 1Tb).
- 13" MBP: 1699$
- 15" MBP: 1999$
Why I say this? Well first because I really like MBA out of its display. Second because there are people that do not needs fast CPUs or massed RAM but neverthless want the retina display. Third because this, in my opinion, looks as a very well segmented market.
Sadly, as we know, it will not happen.
CONSUMER LINE: MACBOOK AIR
Common specs: low power CPUs, 4gb RAM (upgradeable to 8), 128gb SSD (upgradeable to 512).
- 11" MBA: 999$
- 13" MBA: 1099$
- 13" retina MBA: 1299$
PRO LINE: MACBOOK PRO
Common specs: high performance CPUs with dGPU optional, 8gb RAM (upgradeable to 16), 256gb SSD (upgradeable to 1Tb).
- 13" MBP: 1699$
- 15" MBP: 1999$
Why I say this? Well first because I really like MBA out of its display. Second because there are people that do not needs fast CPUs or massed RAM but neverthless want the retina display. Third because this, in my opinion, looks as a very well segmented market.
Sadly, as we know, it will not happen.
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It is amazing how much computers cost in some countries
Where are you from? Sometimes it's actually worth it to fly to the US and buy the Mac here because it's cheaper than just buying it in your country of origin. Tech vacation 
Im on the same page..tax sucks when it comes to this
I'm at a similar position. £2.3k for the high end base model in the UK!
At this moment in the Netherlands, the high end rMBP 2.7GHz, 16GB, 512SSD, costs 2830 euro = $3854. At least that's what Google says.
Now I'm starting to see how great a deal it was for some guys buying this model for $2000. Wow..
edit: I find it insane that the same product costs $2799 in the US store. That's more than a thousand dollars difference, for the same product, in a different country... fml
Now I'm starting to see how great a deal it was for some guys buying this model for $2000. Wow..
edit: I find it insane that the same product costs $2799 in the US store. That's more than a thousand dollars difference, for the same product, in a different country... fml
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Have you been saying that for everytime we went off topic? It's not a problem if people get offtopic in a mega thread like this in my opinion. If you're only here to get news on the release, I'd suggest just stick to the macrumors frontpage.
Im on the same page..tax sucks when it comes to this
How high is the sales tax over there? It's pretty high here in Ontario, Canada, with a whopping 13% on each purchase.
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For developers who pay 99$ a year.
In Portugal VAT is 23%... If you think 13% is high, you are crazy... Poland is also 23%.
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(and not just me)You guys could start a "Apple devices are more expensive in my country than yours!" Megathread
Guys this is the Haswell Macbook Pro thread, could you discuss the "Apple products in my country are more expensive than in yours!" somewhere else
$2799 plus sales tax (almost 10% in states like NY and CA vs 21% for NL) plus 2+ year warranty (US models only come with 90 days phone / 1 year defects). It's not such a huge price gap once all of that is added in.
The 2 year warranty has been discussed on this forum over and over, and it's not that simple to use the 2nd year of warranty on every country.
In Poland for example (EU member...), you need to prove that the defect you are complaining about was already present 6 months into you purchased the device, something like this...
As you can imagine the stores sometimes try to screw you over this...
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Also base model 15 inch rMBP in Portugal costs:
2,249 (with tax already), that is $3,000...
US price for same laptop
rMBP $2,199 (without tax)
AppleCare $349 (without tax)
Total 2548, even with 10% tax that is still LOWER than in Europe and with 3 year warranty....
I think the difference covers the AppleCare
Well, I always compare to the U.S.A., where the sales tax is even non-existent in some states.
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You guys could start a "Apple devices are more expensive in my country than yours!" Megathread
If you're not interested in the topic, it's easy to skip over these sorts of posts. Anyway, they are really much more on topic than half the stuff here because they deal with the price of rMBPs, not prices in general. I just find it amusing that you have the desire to keep this crazy, sprawling thread "pure" at this point.
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