I just bought the 13" rMBP. I don't believe there will be any meaningful changes anyways until next year.
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There is not... A bit off topic, but why are you shutting it down? Just close the lid and sleep it. You lose 1-2% per day maybe.
Beware UK Macbook Pro buyers, my lovely old late 2008 15" MBP just died mid December, so I bought a retina. what a mistake. in the last couple of weeks since xmas 2015, i have since received 3 (three) seperate 15" retina Macbook Pro's. i sent every one back. I did my research and thought i would chance a 2012/2013, so i bought off dealers on a well known auction site, as buy it now in the UK here, as i wanted to be able to return it if it wasn't right. A good idea, in retrospect.
First one had a loose hinge and the whole screen had a pink hue, though only in some resolutions, standard was very pink, and it suffered from awful image retention as well. it was returned.
Second one (from a different seller) i didn't check the screen long enough, as the keyboard keys had dimples as id cigarette ash had been dropped and melted into the keys, i sent that back within an hour of receiving it.
Third one arrived, sent by dealer no 2 as a replacement, (i was so sure i would be lucky third time i even bought a hard rubberised plastic shell) that jinxed it. This third one had awful image retention too, unusably so, the seller said he would personally check it before dispatch, obviously he didn't, so, i unwilingly sent it back.
the first and last ones had LG displays, one a 2012 and one a mid 2013, both were faulty.
I got my money back yet again, and decided that it was not to be.
the saga may not be over yet, as i preferred the ond unibody i had, so i ordered another, this time a unibody 2010 hi-res model.. again from a UK dealer, (so i can return it easily, if it's wrong) so, i am expecting to return this 2010 non retina model too, if it's faulty, when it shows up. if Macbook Pro no4 has to be returned, i'm seriously wondering what to do next.. seems there are very, very, many faulty 15" retina Macbook Pro's for sale in the UK, and anyone else in this position.. either stipulate you want a Samsung screen (apparently better, if the seller knows what the deal is about these) or maybe you will be luckier than i have been.. £800 UK Pounds should find a decent retina 15", I hope you have better luck than me.
Marc
First one had a loose hinge and the whole screen had a pink hue, though only in some resolutions, standard was very pink, and it suffered from awful image retention as well. it was returned.
Second one (from a different seller) i didn't check the screen long enough, as the keyboard keys had dimples as id cigarette ash had been dropped and melted into the keys, i sent that back within an hour of receiving it.
Third one arrived, sent by dealer no 2 as a replacement, (i was so sure i would be lucky third time i even bought a hard rubberised plastic shell) that jinxed it. This third one had awful image retention too, unusably so, the seller said he would personally check it before dispatch, obviously he didn't, so, i unwilingly sent it back.
the first and last ones had LG displays, one a 2012 and one a mid 2013, both were faulty.
I got my money back yet again, and decided that it was not to be.
the saga may not be over yet, as i preferred the ond unibody i had, so i ordered another, this time a unibody 2010 hi-res model.. again from a UK dealer, (so i can return it easily, if it's wrong) so, i am expecting to return this 2010 non retina model too, if it's faulty, when it shows up. if Macbook Pro no4 has to be returned, i'm seriously wondering what to do next.. seems there are very, very, many faulty 15" retina Macbook Pro's for sale in the UK, and anyone else in this position.. either stipulate you want a Samsung screen (apparently better, if the seller knows what the deal is about these) or maybe you will be luckier than i have been.. £800 UK Pounds should find a decent retina 15", I hope you have better luck than me.
Marc
Okay, that's weeeeeeeeeird! (not to mention a BAD IDEA -- software controlling hardware functionality??) Yeah...when it's shut down, that thing is NOT clickable at all! I'll see of the same is true for when it's simply in the midst of shutting down, but yeah, I think this'll have to do.
Well that's the idea behind the new trackpad. The 'click' is entirely artificial to resemble a traditional click. In the settings you can even change what force of click activates the 'click' vibration.
I get your concern but it's only a bad idea if it's done poorly and as far as I can see it's been implemented brilliantly
Well, I did just that last night. I put my rMBP (not even two weeks old, btw) to sleep last night at about 11, 94% battery power left. Awakened it this morning, around 6ish. 77% battery power. So, yeah...I'm going to continue shutting down.
That is not normal. Mine pretty much stays the same % overnight when the lid is shut.
OK so i'm about to take the plunge and purchase a 13" rMBP (March 2015 model)
8GB, 256GB, i5 2.7.
Question. what if any are the disadvantage of buying refurb over new.
I'll only be saving £180 / $250
The savings would go towards buying Final Cut Pro
Thanks
8GB, 256GB, i5 2.7.
Question. what if any are the disadvantage of buying refurb over new.
I'll only be saving £180 / $250
The savings would go towards buying Final Cut Pro
Thanks
I just bought my first Retina Mac.
Originally released May 2015
2.2Ghz Quad Core i7
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
720p FaceTime HD Camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Originally released May 2015
2.2Ghz Quad Core i7
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
720p FaceTime HD Camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
For what kind of tasks do you buy it? I'm about to buy this model or the one with dGPU too, and I wonder what will be your main use of it
Thanks and enjoy the laptop!
I wanted enough power to dual boot Windows, graphics work, multiple VM's, and just a little future proofing. My dual core 2nd gen i7 is still kicking and works great, the quad i7 should be good for years to come.
I'm really excited for this guy to show up tomorrow. It's my second new Mac. My first new Mac was my 13" MBP I bought in 2013. I bought it because I was worried about the Retina Macs not having an optical drive. Now I have bought into the hype.
I ordered a refurbed 2015 15" 16gb RAM AMD370x 1tb MBP to replace a refurbed 4gb RAM 500gb HD 13" 2012 MBP. I had not one bit of trouble, never heard the fans, never saw a spinning beachball during the three years I used the 2012. I regret now replacing it but I have been getting into hobby photography and photo editing and was filling up that small hard drive and thought that I might begin to have problems. I am not highly technical, just knew I wanted no regrets later that I hadnt bought "enough". I did not need portability but did need the smaller size of the mbp compared to the imac that I would have rather had. So why do I regret...I had 3 kernel panics the first week I had it, after third time I called Apple and they had me shut down/restart in Safe Mode, then restart normally. Its been 3 weeks now with no more kernel panics but who knows. Then there is that loud fan noise! So I am not enjoying this 2015 refurbed one like I did the 2012.
I guess its just me, too, but I am not appreciating noticeable difference in the larger retina screen nor a noticeable faster speed. Maybe the issues right off the start just soured me on it, IDK.
I guess its just me, too, but I am not appreciating noticeable difference in the larger retina screen nor a noticeable faster speed. Maybe the issues right off the start just soured me on it, IDK.
That's why I'm doubtful about buying a refurbished machine. You can have no problems with it, like your first machine, because maybe it comes from a returned unit, but on the other hand, a refurb machine is also one that have been repaired due some fault...likely the second machine has had that error before and someone returned it...I hope you don't have to deal with that anymore!
The refurbished machine are very revised. Is a good buy, you probably have better reliability than new one.
I just bought the model and personally I got it new cheaper then what I would of spent at the Apple store for it used. I got it for $1,300 since it was on sale for $1,349 + I had a $5 dollar best buy rewards + $50 off since I am going to college and they are offering coupons monthly for students. I probably would of bought it used otherwise since Apple offers the same warranty and everything on the refurbished ones.
Ordered today.
15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
- 2.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz
- 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
- 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
- Intel Iris Pro Graphics
- Force Touch trackpad
- Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
- Accessory Kit
Seems like a good move looking at the front page, I bought a similar config during Xmas.
I'm returning my rMBP 15" and getting a refurb 13" MBA with max specs. It's more machine than I need and it's a bit to big for carrying around everyday with my Thinkpad. I have nothing but nice things to say about this machine though.
I bought my first Mac today: the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The one with the 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 and 256 GB SSD.
And I can't believe why I didn't do this earlier. The build quality is extraordinary and the display is incredible, a huge improvement over the 1080p display in my previous notebook (ASUS N56VB). And despite not having a quad-core processor anymore now, the Mac seems very fast. It does have trouble with Silverlight as memory usage rises to the top, but that was to be expected. I mean, it is not really different on the ASUS, however its impact is definitely a bit higher. Even Safari and iTunes use more RAM than I expected; on my Windows notebook Chrome (which is known as a memory hog) and iTunes both used around 150-200 MB. On my Mac this number is round 300 MB. It's not a big deal by the way, as OS X seems to handle it very well. In fact, the total used memory is still almost 1 GB less even with running more programs so that's very impressive.
I love OS X El Capitan. Honestly it feels more polished, but it is also easier to use in terms of finding stuff. It does have limitations compared to Windows, but I'm sure there are plenty of solutions for that. Already got my NAS connected to it, though I still have to set up Time Machine. But that's all.
Still, I will be using Windows quite a lot as I am in education for becoming system administrator. And being able to master Windows is one of the core things of the curriculum, so I'm going to use BootCamp for that, as well as VMware for running virtual machines (don't worry, I've got an external USB 3.0 hard drive to save all of those on). Should do it.
Anyway, I have no regrets buying this MacBook Pro. I'm happy to finally be on the Mac boat.
And I can't believe why I didn't do this earlier. The build quality is extraordinary and the display is incredible, a huge improvement over the 1080p display in my previous notebook (ASUS N56VB). And despite not having a quad-core processor anymore now, the Mac seems very fast. It does have trouble with Silverlight as memory usage rises to the top, but that was to be expected. I mean, it is not really different on the ASUS, however its impact is definitely a bit higher. Even Safari and iTunes use more RAM than I expected; on my Windows notebook Chrome (which is known as a memory hog) and iTunes both used around 150-200 MB. On my Mac this number is round 300 MB. It's not a big deal by the way, as OS X seems to handle it very well. In fact, the total used memory is still almost 1 GB less even with running more programs so that's very impressive.
I love OS X El Capitan. Honestly it feels more polished, but it is also easier to use in terms of finding stuff. It does have limitations compared to Windows, but I'm sure there are plenty of solutions for that. Already got my NAS connected to it, though I still have to set up Time Machine. But that's all.
Still, I will be using Windows quite a lot as I am in education for becoming system administrator. And being able to master Windows is one of the core things of the curriculum, so I'm going to use BootCamp for that, as well as VMware for running virtual machines (don't worry, I've got an external USB 3.0 hard drive to save all of those on). Should do it.
Anyway, I have no regrets buying this MacBook Pro. I'm happy to finally be on the Mac boat.