Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread

[Stetrain]

Is the 15" Retina going to get that much of a bump? Haswell I really don't care about that much but I'm more concerned about the GPU. Is it just worth it to wait?

Well at this point you're only looking at a 2 day wait, so it would be kinda silly not to.

Even if the Haswell update doesn't seem worth it to you, you could then get a better price on a 2012 or early 2013 model from a reseller or Apple's certified refurbished section.

 

[Uliman]

Me.....neither

Just two more sleepiez!!

 

[Nate.]

Well at this point you're only looking at a 2 day wait, so it would be kinda silly not to.

Even if the Haswell update doesn't seem worth it to you, you could then get a better price on a 2012 or early 2013 model from a reseller or Apple's certified refurbished section.

Hmm. I guess.

I've been hearing some people debating if we're getting them Tuesday, or next February. I guess no harm in waiting then. The thing is I'm not going to have a laptop for 2 days and I might have some stuff to get done, but I suppose I could find an alternative.

 

[se-nsei]

I live in the UK... if it does get announced on Tuesday does anybody know exactly when I'll be able to hit the buy button and when it will roughly arrive?

 

[Tibits]

Is it just worth it to wait?

For what exactly?

 

[Serban]

if the imac got some nice specs..i dont think mbp do any thing different

 

[Stetrain]

Hmm. I guess.

I've been hearing some people debating if we're getting them Tuesday, or next February. I guess no harm in waiting then. The thing is I'm not going to have a laptop for 2 days and I might have some stuff to get done, but I suppose I could find an alternative.

If you don't have a computer at all and need one to do work then sure go ahead and buy one. Apple has a 14 day return policy so you could always just bring it back.

 

[stevenje]

The commons sense changes to the rMBP13 is pointing to:

-PCIe flash
-Gigabit Wi-Fi
-2.0 MP FaceTime camera

Any reason to believe the MBP13 will get Intel HD Graphics 5000 vs. Iris 5100? Pundits are saying 5100 but I wonder...






Hey! I have one of those machines. Been inside it so many times I put hinges and a knob on the underside. I will certainly miss that ability.

What's the difference in performance and how much of a boost will it be on hd4000

 

[GSPice]

Is the 15" Retina going to get that much of a bump? Haswell I really don't care about that much but I'm more concerned about the GPU. Is it just worth it to wait?

Why not wait literally a few days to see the hands-on reviews and benchmarks?

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What's the difference in performance and how much of a boost will it be on hd4000

It will be an amazing boost. There's plenty of reviews and articles about it too.

 

[PDFierro]

No Pre-Order seems unlikely in my opinion..wouldn't be fair aswell since im studying

When has there ever been a pre-order for a Mac in recent memory? Apple will just put them up for sale, but you'll have no issue getting one.

 

[Gilmore Girl]

As long as it doesn't include an internal floppy drive I'll be happy.

Don't forget the average age of the other posters. How many do you think remember those?
My first PC came with a 2,5" drive and half a GB of memory.

 

[Serban]

hd4000 vs hd 5100....probably 75% boost

 

[Krazy Bill]

Don't forget the average age of the other posters. How many do you think remember those?
My first PC came with a 2,5" drive and half a GB of memory.

Oh wow. Madam, you are still a pup. Try working with 4kb memory (Yes, that's Kilobytes).

And we had to build those machines ourselves. Using butter knives, ice tongs and toothpicks. Outside. Nekid. In the snow.

 

[PDFierro]

I am so stoked for Tuesday! About time this thing comes out.

 

[Nive]

Oh wow. Madam, you are still a pup. Try working with 4kb memory (Yes, that's Kilobytes).

And we had to build those machines ourselves. Using butter knives, ice tongs and toothpicks. Outside. Nekid. In the snow.

Oh dear, I remember the 4kb days. Golden.

 

[Mr MM]

Oh wow. Madam, you are still a pup. Try working with 4kb memory (Yes, that's Kilobytes).

And we had to build those machines ourselves. Using butter knives, ice tongs and toothpicks. Outside. Nekid. In the snow.

kids

my mother taught me math with this

 

[LC155]

No standard macbook pro refresh?

Well, dammit. I knew the resolution wasn't too great, but retina was bad as well, as I would be dual booting Windows 7 for a good majority of the time.

 

[sisifox]

I want to ask you about the main improvements of:

HD Graphics Intel (MBPr 13)

vs

HD Graphics Intel
GeForce GT 650M NVIDIA with 1 GB of GDDR5 (MBPr 15).

The day´s coming and I don´t know which one to get yet (13 vs 15). And of course difference between i5 2core and i7 4core. And if you can pay 16gb RAM instead of 8GB.. I know it will be better but i want to know your opinion.

It may be a very silly question, of course the 15´s performance is higher but.. how much? I mean, if you´re not always doing bootcamp for gaming and you just want a new macbook to last 5-6 years... internet browsing, video converting and vmware for some windows programs (office i.e.)...

What do you thing?

(My current macbook white late 2007 died today.. Anyway I took the decision to get a Haswell one months ago so.. just a bit sad..)

 

[PDFierro]

No standard macbook pro refresh?

Well, dammit. I knew the resolution wasn't too great, but retina was bad as well, as I would be dual booting Windows 7 for a good majority of the time.

cMBP is on its way out.

 

[mneblett]

I mean, if you´re not always doing bootcamp for gaming and you just want a new macbook to last 5-6 years... internet browsing, video converting and vmware for some windows programs (office i.e.)...

With those uses, I would suggest that the primary issue for you is not performance differences between the 13" and 15". For the tasks you list, the 13"/15" performance will be more similar than different.

Rather, it sounds like your first question should be whether you prefer the larger or smaller screen, followed by a second question of whether the somewhat better portability of the smaller machine matters to you.

 

[PDFierro]

I want to ask you about the main improvements of:

HD Graphics Intel (MBPr 13)

vs

HD Graphics Intel
GeForce GT 650M NVIDIA with 1 GB of GDDR5 (MBPr 15).

The day´s coming and I don´t know which one to get yet (13 vs 15). And of course difference between i5 2core and i7 4core. And if you can pay 16gb RAM instead of 8GB.. I know it will be better but i want to know your opinion.

It may be a very silly question, of course the 15´s performance is higher but.. how much? I mean, if you´re not always doing bootcamp for gaming and you just want a new macbook to last 5-6 years... internet browsing, video converting and vmware for some windows programs (office i.e.)...

What do you thing?

(My current macbook white late 2007 died today.. Anyway I took the decision to get a Haswell one months ago so.. just a bit sad..)

More RAM isn't going to be better unless you actually use it. Same with the processor, although you'd notice that more so than free RAM. And for your uses, and for most people, you're not going to notice a difference between the GPUs.

So get the size/model that interests you the most.

 

[Betfair39]

if there ll be no Haswell news until next week im gonna buy this one
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/925651-REG/apple_me665ll_a_macbook_pro_quad_core_intel_i7.html

 

[PDFierro]

if there ll be no Haswell news until next week im gonna buy this one
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/925651-REG/apple_me665ll_a_macbook_pro_quad_core_intel_i7.html

I wouldn't buy that at retail price. Besides, we will certainly see new rMBPs on Tuesday.

 

[mcarling]

My first PC came with a 2,5" drive and half a GB of memory.

Mine was a PDP8/E with no drives and 4K (x 12 bit words) of memory. It had a 12 bit processor. It didn't really have an operating system, but I wrote a simple compiler for it.

 

[Betfair39]

I wouldn't buy that at retail price. Besides, we will certainly see new rMBPs on Tuesday.

link me for cheaper prices...