I think I'm ordering the base with 16GB ram. wish you could upgrade the base to 512SSD considering OWC will probably be expensive so still debating if I should jump to the 2.6 version
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Who's buying base Retina MBP with 16GB ram?
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I ordered the base retina with 16gb RAM & Ethernet adapter. I try to only buy what I need when it comes to pricier purchases, & this will do the job perfectly for the period of time I'll have it. Plus it was a nice deal with the student discount! 
I dont know.... i will mainly use my retina macbook for school and for light gaming, like league of legends, diablo 3, etc. I dont see that I will be needing 16GB anytime soon. I have 8GB on my dekstop for my gaming rig, and it always works perfectly.
I ordered the base +16 as well. I really decked out the specs on my current laptop and do not regret the decision. The machine has aged well over the last 4.5 years (especially for a Dell). Honestly, I figured that I will most likely not need the 16gb of RAM right away, but I would rather have more room to grow into. Also, its more important on the new MPBRs because like others have said, its now or never for the RAM.
Jumping on here with my first MacRumors post to reply. I've been following the threads here for months in anticipation of buying the new MBP. I decided to hold off buying since February once I learned a new model was coming out.
As a freelance video editor and motion graphics artist I usually work on site at various locations doing corporate and occasionally network work. In my work I frequently get a fair amount of downtime where I'm just waiting for feedback from the client. I always have some personal project that I'm working on and so I'll bring projects on a firewire drive to work on during the downtime. But this is annoying since I have to go plug in the drive to whatever tower I'm working on that day, and I have on occasion forgotten the drive(s) there. Not a huge deal as I'm usually back in a couple days to a week, but annoying enough since any progress I made that day is on hold.
Said all that to say, I've been wanting a more mobile solution to my editing/motion graphics needs and the new RMBP fits the bill nicely. I got 2.6GHrz, 512GB, 16GB RAM because that way I can handle almost any workflow that comes my way, be it multicam, 2.5D motion graphics in 1080p or whatever. I'm stoked. Can't wait for the June 5/22-5/26 arrival of my RMBP! Hopefully, based on other accounts here, it will arrive before then.
As a freelance video editor and motion graphics artist I usually work on site at various locations doing corporate and occasionally network work. In my work I frequently get a fair amount of downtime where I'm just waiting for feedback from the client. I always have some personal project that I'm working on and so I'll bring projects on a firewire drive to work on during the downtime. But this is annoying since I have to go plug in the drive to whatever tower I'm working on that day, and I have on occasion forgotten the drive(s) there. Not a huge deal as I'm usually back in a couple days to a week, but annoying enough since any progress I made that day is on hold.
Said all that to say, I've been wanting a more mobile solution to my editing/motion graphics needs and the new RMBP fits the bill nicely. I got 2.6GHrz, 512GB, 16GB RAM because that way I can handle almost any workflow that comes my way, be it multicam, 2.5D motion graphics in 1080p or whatever. I'm stoked. Can't wait for the June 5/22-5/26 arrival of my RMBP! Hopefully, based on other accounts here, it will arrive before then.
u wont notice difference between 2.3 and 2.6 but u would notice a difference between 2.3 or 2.6 with the 2.7, because only 2.7 has 8mb cache, while 2.3and2.6 have 6mb cache!Had to join the forum just to say that I'll be getting this config as well.
It'll be my first mac. I've had my current Dell XPS 15 for a little over 3 years and have had a few HDD failures (mainly due to accidental kid abuse) so SSD was a must. I've looked at my usage and Im barely over 250gb including games and images (I store long term on my home media server).
The processor, I don't think that I would notice a difference between 2.3, 2.6 or 2.7 with my photo processing, memory on the other hand... 16GB is a must, being soldered in and I plan on keeping the machine for 3+ years I'm not about to be stuck with less ram than possible
8GB ram for me, as I can use the 16GB upgrade money for a 128GB SD card, which I found more useful. Beside, I don't keep my laptops for longer than 6 months to 1.5 years, so I tend to buy just enough for my current needs.
I think 16 GB would be worth the money, since its a one time thing. I'm hoping to use this for at least 3 years. I think all pro level Mac and Windows laptops will come with 16 GB as standard from next year.
Apple care will become a must buy with all these proprietary components in it.
Apple care will become a must buy with all these proprietary components in it.
Just ordered this model (online) w/o AppleCare, as a student. Hoping the delivery window was overly conservative and I'll be pleasantly surprised..
Does anyone know if the student purchases include discounted/free warranty? Couldn't justify spending the extra $2-300 for a warranty, but am reconsidering...
Does anyone know if the student purchases include discounted/free warranty? Couldn't justify spending the extra $2-300 for a warranty, but am reconsidering...
You get 110 dollars off the warranty as a student... I highly recommend it especially with all these proprietary soldered parts.
Definitely 8GB should be enough, but that will be permanent, and if you planning to use your comp for several years I would suggest to upgrade to 16GB. Just my 2 cents
Some applications I use already recommend 8GB of ram or more, and I don't regard "recommended" as an upper limit. It's more like this will run it smoothly for the average workload. Given that, I'd suggest that 16GB is appropriate for future proofing. I think on any machine with soldered memory, I'd probably wish to max it unless the upgrade cost was insane. When it passes a certain point it becomes no longer worth it unless it's truly needed for performance today.
Some of the third party retailers like B+H sell it for less. They're charging $244 for Applecare applicable to the 15 or 17" machines. It would be $349 from Apple. It can be purchased anytime within the first year, and if there's any different sku for the retina model, expect it to show up soon (or clarification somewhere in the reviews). This is my opinion, but I wouldn't buy a computer where practically nothing is replaceable without a long warranty. At the very least I'd suggest you inquire about repair pricing in case it's ever needed. If the risk is too high, you should consider extending the warranty within the first year.
I dont know if the guys at the apple store were blowing smoke, but they said that we can expect a logic board replacement to be in the range of $800 (while talking up apple care)
You can get Applecare for over $100 less from B+H after the fact. I think that's a better deal. I wouldn't trust "in the range of". This sounds like something referenced from prior models. I've read the horror stories of multiple board replacements. I have to say if they failed to do the repair correctly, I would rethink purchasing from that product line again. I'm pretty picky though. After a repair I'd memtest and prime 95 that thing just to make sure it really is working perfectly. I like to know for sure.
16 GB? Has anyone come close to using more than 8 GB (did you application start swapping to disk?). I can't really think of many people who will need more than 8GB.
Yes, if your running a web server on your MacBook Pro, you might need the extra GB. But why not just buy a cheaper web server.
Is there a concrete use case for using more than 8GB?
Yes, if your running a web server on your MacBook Pro, you might need the extra GB. But why not just buy a cheaper web server.
Is there a concrete use case for using more than 8GB?
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Yup - ordered my base 2.3GHz model with 16GB RAM. $200 for the upgrade is a steep, but... I think after spending the ~$2200 or so for the computer itself, maybe I was a bit disoriented or something and didn't think $200 was real money anymore.
I think with the page file on an SSD, 8GB is probably enough. But I wanted to future-proof my machine a bit just in case.
I think with the page file on an SSD, 8GB is probably enough. But I wanted to future-proof my machine a bit just in case.
Except people who work with videos or run virtual machines few would benefit from 16 gb of ram. 8 is more than enough for raw editing/ medium video editing/gaming.
180 for 16gb is pretty reasonable and I was considering it too... Then I realized it would be wasted unless I was a power user.
180 for 16gb is pretty reasonable and I was considering it too... Then I realized it would be wasted unless I was a power user.
256/16 here too!
As a software dev I dont need much disk space! But on my mid 2010 MBP I was on 7 GB RAM all day long...
I can see myself using around 10 GB quite soon ( thanks to OS X horrible memory management and watching apps like iTunes grow and grow ... Which I hate )
xcode doesn't help either, revision 4 is horrible in the RAM department...
As a software dev I dont need much disk space! But on my mid 2010 MBP I was on 7 GB RAM all day long...
I can see myself using around 10 GB quite soon ( thanks to OS X horrible memory management and watching apps like iTunes grow and grow ... Which I hate )
xcode doesn't help either, revision 4 is horrible in the RAM department...
If something goes wrong after the warranty is up, hardly anything is replaceable. Potentially worrisome for getting 5 years of use out of it. I am currently on the fence due to this.