So, WWDC 2013 is over now and the only one thing I was hoping would get released did not. Apple announced the new MBA, but the rMBP remained unchanged. I want a rMBP with the dazzling IPS screen and the ultra-high resolution. Therefore, the TN screen of the MBA, with the much lower resolution, is totally out of question for me. WWDC was a disappointment to me.
I don't know when new rMBPs will be released with the Haswell processor; perhaps in August or October. The fact is that it is very unlikely that any new rMBP will be released before the end of June.
Now, here's my situation. I live in Brazil, where rMBPs cost from US$ 2,500 to US$ 6,000. I'll be in NYC tomorrow and I'll be back in the end of June. I'll be able to buy the rMBP for the price it is sold in the US, but it will be the Ivy Bridge version, and not Haswell.
So, I have two options: (i) buy the rMBP with Ivy Bridge while I'm in NYC for the price charged in the US or (ii) buy the Haswell rMBP, with its improved battery and better GPU, for almost double the price, when it gets released here in Brazil. I cannot have it shipped to Brazil when it is launched, as I would have to pay incredibly heavy taxes (which is the reason why these products are so expensive here).
Which of these two options do you recommend?
I don't know when new rMBPs will be released with the Haswell processor; perhaps in August or October. The fact is that it is very unlikely that any new rMBP will be released before the end of June.
Now, here's my situation. I live in Brazil, where rMBPs cost from US$ 2,500 to US$ 6,000. I'll be in NYC tomorrow and I'll be back in the end of June. I'll be able to buy the rMBP for the price it is sold in the US, but it will be the Ivy Bridge version, and not Haswell.
So, I have two options: (i) buy the rMBP with Ivy Bridge while I'm in NYC for the price charged in the US or (ii) buy the Haswell rMBP, with its improved battery and better GPU, for almost double the price, when it gets released here in Brazil. I cannot have it shipped to Brazil when it is launched, as I would have to pay incredibly heavy taxes (which is the reason why these products are so expensive here).
Which of these two options do you recommend?