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Waiting on a rMB...
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i canceled mine. now i'm waiting for store to get some... anything is better than 3-4 weeks of waiting
A lot of us "know your pain". You would have known that if you bothered to read any of the other threads of people talking about waiting on their orders.
no, they have 3 of the baselines....silver.
i just can't convince myself to get one though.
See the difference is I own a maxed out mid-14 15".....and I DONT mind lugging it around.
Thats the thing, these laptops are for those who want a secondary traveling machine.
oh, never mind. he could of probably had one shipped to him from my local store. they do that stuff don't they?
For the most part, and our colleague PDFiero is an exception, I think you're exactly right. I've been mulling over selling my 13" rMBP. And then the nutty thing: buying a 15" rMBP. Probably not a great idea right now, though.
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The 1.3 is CTO, so not in BB or even ARS - order and ship only.
I mean he wants the 1.3/256 model. Best buy only sells the 1.1/256 and the 1.2/512 variants of all colors. If he didn't want the 1.3, he could have one by now.
The rMB is well suited to be most people's main machine. There are people on here who were even using the 11" Air as their main machine. I guess the only benefit would be having a bigger screen, but it'd complete overkill for me and most people to have this only be a secondary machine.
Unless someone only has an iMAC or a stationary desktop this laptop is strictly a luxury item.
Those who have a laptop have what they need, if the lifestyle fits the bill then of course have both.
Personally? I have money, but I see things in more of a financial standpoint. I'm not judging those who do not see my way but I'm sure I can't be the only one on here who sees it this way.
Im also a huge follower of net worth being more important than income...see where I'm going with this?
It all depends on who you are, your philosophy on what you need versus what you want.
Before anyone chimes in saying that i'm insinuating that you should live life with only "bread & water"... I'm not. Just something to think about.
Those who have a laptop have what they need, if the lifestyle fits the bill then of course have both.
Personally? I have money, but I see things in more of a financial standpoint. I'm not judging those who do not see my way but I'm sure I can't be the only one on here who sees it this way.
Im also a huge follower of net worth being more important than income...see where I'm going with this?
It all depends on who you are, your philosophy on what you need versus what you want.
Before anyone chimes in saying that i'm insinuating that you should live life with only "bread & water"... I'm not. Just something to think about.
I use a laptop for work, but dock to an external monitor every day. I do light task. This would actually be perfect for that. I could use it as a "desktop" but have fantastic portability.
From experience on Yosemite, everything actually runs better on an external 1080P display b.c it does not have to push that retina display.
Im my case, which may be rare, it is actually perfection.
I'm not trying to rain on anyones parade or judge anyone...I'm just curious if I'm the only one who would feel guilty for buying one because I know I don't need it.
Then again I'm a regular visitor on Boglehead's and a daily Quicken user. Not everyone is.
I don't "need" one, but I could easily sell my 13" rMBP and only loose a few hundred.
Then buy it, thats the great thing about philosophy. You can live to your own beat.
I'm not insinuating that you should man.
But let me ask you something.
Do you have an emergency fund?
Are you financing this or footing the bill upfront?
Do you already have a laptop that has your performance needs? If so is absolutely so big and heavy that it warrants a rMB?
How about investing that 1200 in a taxable portfolio, or how about adding it to your yearly IRA contribution for 2015?
That's your opinion for you. Many people will be just fine with this.
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Really?
Hey man you know what some of us have that mentality.
Crazy? To some maybe.
I can't be the only Boglehead on here.
.....about 90% of us here dont care about 99% of the posts written by close2reality!
(could be 93% of us though...)
Ah, there's the question: what is "need"? I'm not trying to be funny or to argue.
If I took a strict view of what I need in computing, I might still be using the desktop and laptop that I bought in 2007. I still have them, and still power up the laptop occasionally.
I paid cash, I have the resources, and my 401(k) looks very good - I have been putting savings away in it for more than 30 years.
Still, I know what you mean, and the question is going around in the back of my head...