Why are people complaining about price?

[salmoally]

Since I need 1GB of vram for Adobe software lets compare options, I don't want to use anything 3rd party inside my MBP, I only want to deal with Apple:

Classic MBP 15"
8GB
256GB SSD
Hi Res Display
£2199.01

Low End MBPR 15"
8GB
256GB SSD
£1799

So it's a 0.3ghz increase in speed vs Retina Display, better design, less fan noise and have £400 in my pocket. Seems like a no-brainer.

 

[shurcooL]

To be fair, the SSD upgrade from Apple for the classic MBP is hugely overpriced.

On the other hand, the SSD prices from Apple for the MBA and rMBP are much more competitive.

 

[salmoally]

That's true but I'm one of those people who just want to take it out of the box and use it. That said if you do a self upgrade it's still a good £250 cheaper to get the retina model.