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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread

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I'm guessing the 2.0 base model 15" is going to get more than 8 hours of battery life. Apple quotes for the 15" getting up to 8 hours includes the models with higher clocked CPU's and discrete GPU right?
 
golf1410 said:
Guys, you should wait a bit. After couple of months last year, Apple released more option to configure your CPU. It was like 100$ for 2.6 Ghz last year. And fastest CPU added later. I was like damn you, Apple.
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There is really no reason to wait. Come on, let's be real here.
 
AutoUnion39 said:
Yup, looks like that's how they lowered the price on the 15inch.

The top-end 15 is the better deal now, especially with the 16gb RAM and 512gb SSD.

That's still pretty messed up though. Come on Apple.
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Its really annoying. I'm quite surprised that Apple thinks their "pro" line of laptops are just fine with integrated graphics.
 
aiyaaabatt said:
Are you saying that if I choose the base 15'' for $1999 and opt to upgrade the cpu from 2.0ghz to 2.3ghz for $100 additional, then my 15'' will automatically receive the 750m?

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Is this confirmed? I'm seeing a lot of conflicting post on this.

Thanks
 
Nowhere does it explicitly say that the 750 is included into the 2.3+ option.
 

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Finally. Ahhhhh. We got virtually every realistic thing we could have hoped for with the 13" Haswell rMBP. IGZO will have to wait. And no 4K Thunderbolt display but at least our Haswell rMBP's will be able to drive one whenever it eventually comes out.
 
lovestruck said:
SO happy it is here at last after 8 months of waiting for my first Apple machine..

got to decide on the configuration now..
I know I want the 13" with 16 GB RAM..and 512 Gb SSD..what I don't know is which processor to get..
Choice of
2.4GHz i5
2.6GHz i5
2.8GHz i7

I mainly want it for fairly heavy Photo editing..is it worth getting the i7?..what will be the noticeable difference between them?

Also want it to be as future proof as possible..

Hope for answers as am confused as to which to get..
Cheers guys
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You only actually have a choice between the 2.6GHz i5 or 2.8GHz i7 - you can't get a 512 GB SSD on the 2.4GHz i5 models.

I can't find a direct comparison (yet), you'll have to wait until some of the tech sites get models in hand to run benchmarks. But here's the MBA comparison between the 1.3 GHz i5 and 1.7 GHz i7: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7113/2013-macbook-air-core-i5-4250u-vs-core-i7-4650u
 
golf1410 said:
Guys, you should wait a bit. After couple of months last year, Apple released more option to configure your CPU. It was like 100$ for 2.6 Ghz last year. And fastest CPU added later. I was like damn you, Apple.
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You can stop trolling.

First display now wait for speed?

No thanks we waited long enough. As you know you can't wait forever.

PS. the 2.6 is an option now.
 
FuNGi said:
I'm guessing the 2.0 base model 15" is going to get more than 8 hours of battery life. Apple quotes for the 15" getting up to 8 hours includes the models with higher clocked CPU's and discrete GPU right?
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No. Battery quotes have always been based on the iGPU. In this case, we're talking about the same GPU in both models. The dGPU is actually irrelevant. Therefore, you should assume 8 hours in both cases. And since real world usage usually is a bit behind marketing claims, that means probably less than an hour of improvement over the previous generation.
 
aiom said:
I'm sorry, but this image is still not a proof. It becomes then a proof, when it's written black on white that the 750m is included.

Now the thing is, I want to believe you, but why should Apple make 2 different sections for the MBP 15", if everything could be customized within the same section with radio buttons?

And another thing: people would be stupid if they would buy the 2.0Ghz version with a worse GPU just for the sake of 100$.

Which brings me to the next point: if the 750m is really included, we don't know how many dedicated RAM this GPU has. 512? 1 GB 2GB? Something stinks here.
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Sorry if I'm missing something--where is the scandal, exactly?

The tech specs page clearly states:

Intel Iris Pro Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching

...for the 2.3GHz model.

http://www.apple.com/ca/macbook-pro/specs-retina/
 
Base model buyer

Ok guys I bought the base model with 4GB RAM.

I decided I will test it a lot in two weeks.

If, given my needs, I'm satisfied I will keep it.

If not I will return and add the 8gb instead.

So 13" i5/4/128
 
iKrivetko said:
Nowhere does it explicitly say that the 750 is included into the 2.3+ option.
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I think they screwed up the specs page. The other explanation doesn't make any sense. Currently:

Base model without dGPU ($1999) + 2,3Ghz + 16GB Ram + 512GB flash = $2599
Top-end model with dGPU = $2599

In addition, we had those leaks from that chinese website which turned out to be spot on. Those only spoke of three versions: 2,0Ghz without dGPU and 2,3Ghz/2,6Ghz with dGPU.
 
uniq said:
Is there much difference between the 13" CPUs?

Edu price upgrades:
2.4GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz
2.6GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz [+ £68.40]
2.8GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz [+ £206.40]

Can't decide between base i5 or i7
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Is this on the 256GB and 8GB RAM version? Exactly my dilemma. Leaning toward the i7 to future proof the machine.

Now contemplating 16Gb RAM but I'm doubting that I'll need it. I don't use the computer for gaming and video editing would be occasional. Ruled out the 512 SSD because I can just buy an external hard drive if I need more storage.
 
Rick-ITA said:
Ok guys I bought the base model with 4GB RAM.

I decided I will test it a lot in two weeks.

If, given my needs, I'm satisfied I will keep it.

If not I will return and add the 8gb instead.

So 13" i5/4/128
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Man, I think you will regret going 4GB RAM. Just saying. 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD would be my minimum for any laptop I buy.
 
I maybe missed the point. I thought someone used the low-end model and thought if he upgraded to 2.3 Ghz then he automatically gets a 750m as well. Which is wrong.

But if this person selected the high end model anyways it's totally clear, that a 750m is included. But then I neither get the strange scandal questions put in here :eek:
 
*~Kim~* said:
Is this on the 256GB and 8GB RAM version? Exactly my dilemma. Leaning toward the i7 to future proof the machine.

Now contemplating 16Gb RAM but I'm doubting that I'll need it. I don't use the computer for gaming and video editing would be occasional. Ruled out the 512 SSD because I can just buy an external hard drive if I need more storage.
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Yeah I'm the same here, will probably upgrade to i7 and keep 8GB RAM as mavericks will help out with that sort of thing hopefully. The i7 upgrade takes it to the same price nearly as the top-end configuration but has 256GB SSD thats all.. just a shame we have to wait 1-3 days for it to ship!
 
john123 said:
No. Battery quotes have always been based on the iGPU. In this case, we're talking about the same GPU in both models. The dGPU is actually irrelevant. Therefore, you should assume 8 hours in both cases. And since real world usage usually is a bit behind marketing claims, that means probably less than an hour of improvement over the previous generation.
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Battery life is probably the spec that surprised me the most from this update.

Another poster (Quu, I think) had suggested that Apple might try to siphon more of the Haswell efficiency gains into a performance boost, rather than battery life improvements... meaning that, potentially, we could see a slightly more meaningful increase in performance than anticipated. We'll have to wait for the real benchmarks/reviews to hit the street before we can say for sure.
 
Local APple store doesn't have any in stock. Says I should call back tomorrow. Ordering online will be here Oct 29 if I order today..hmm..one week
 
I want the 15 inch model with 16 gb ram and dgpu but only with 256 gb ssd. I do not understand why this option is not there. i guess I willl not be able to afford the laptop for now :(
 
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