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The "I just ordered / bought / got my new/refurb MBP" thread [Merged]

Just got my hands on the 2017 13" MBP with TB. Excited to replace my old machine from early 2011 (with all these ports...)
 
Typing on a new refurb 2015 15 inch rMBP w/dGPU. Managed to snag one on the Apple refurb store a week ago. Coming from the early 2013 model. Is it just me or does the speakers sound different? Not necessarily better or worse, just different.

I'll be using this for 2 years, so hopefully the touch bar will have matured by then.
 
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I got a very bad experience on my first mac purchace. I received a new mbp that comes with a chipped edge. Now I hv to return and wait for the replacement.

The user support is very helpful on the case but im very disappointed on the quality control of apple.
 
MLVC said:
Just ordered a tbMBP 13" 16GB w/ 256GB. Est. delivery July 11-13. Hopefully sooner, because I'm not a patient person, at all ;)
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Hey,
Have you received it yet? My replacement going to an Apple Store is due around then but I can't track it. Hoping it arrives earlier !
Can you track yours online?
 
My MacBook Pro is in Anchorage, AK, hoping to get it Monday before some big jobs next week.

I ordered a 15" MBP, 3.1ghz i7, 16GB, Radeon 560/4GB, 2TB in Space Grey. My wife is starting to do voice over work so I am giving her my 2013 13" retina 2.8ghz, 16GB 1TB.
 
A bit long but...
I planned on if I ever buy a Laptop/Notebook again after that Windows fiasco :mad: I had in the past, it'll be a Mac.
Windows Machines gotten better over the years Software not so much, tho. If I want WinOS on-the-go there is Bootcamp or VM's for that :D..., but what if I can't get used to or don't like MacOS o_O.

The struggle got real :confused: figuring out which MBP to buy, a nTB or TB 13" or 15" well the new MBP's are smaller so the 15" isn't that much of a difference compared to 13" rMBP 2015, but there is the whole #dongleLife :( too.
After checking the web for reviews and watching YouTube videos of unboxing, benchmarking, comparisons and
3-6 months later reviews I aimed for 15" max 7thGen-CPU + d/GPU, 512GB to a 1TB :cool:.

Then there were the :eek: refurbished Sky-lakes but only with a 455-2GB d/GPU at my GeoLocation, so I waited and watched some Tech videos till I figure it out :oops:, and stumbled over talks about AMD's ThreadRipper and INTEL's Coffee Lake/ Cannon Lake/ Glenview rumours, and AMD's Vega announcement on WWDC almost forgot that one ;), so by then I figured to just wait for next MBP lineUp 2018/19, and others to catch up on Thunderbolt 3/USB-C 3 (Tusb) or Apple to add the MagSafe and SD-Card ports:(.

Got my eyes on a :rolleyes:refurbished rMBP13"2015 on the weekend, but I wanted to check up on EN-Keyboard for refurb with Apples Sales Support and waited for Monday morning to call by then it was sold, and refurbished ones only have keyboard layouts based on GeoLocation :(. Thought about getting one from US store would've cost the same with tax(vat), shipping and all that :D.
Checked the Web again might be on Sale somewhere o_O, and found one:).
A reseller of an electronic retail chain not far from me just put up a :eek: Summer Sale online "Lucky", checked availability and called the store and got one hell of an :confused: on the phone :mad:

Ended with a new rMBP 13"2015 :) got it for the price of a new MBA what ended with 41€ more than refurb rMBP :p
The keyboard issue was taken care of with a EU/UK skin cover :cool:

Just finished a Real Life Battery Test on it, and got 11 Hours ;)
For the ones that are interested Apps and Settings are:
-iTunes-Apple Music and Safari
-macOS-Volume: 75%
-Auto-Brightness: Off
-Display-Brightness 75%*
-Keyboard Auto-Brightness: Off
-Keyboard Brightness: Off
-Bluetooth: On (not connected)
-WLAN: On
-GPS-Location: On (Clock)
-Do not Disturb: default settings
+( Energy Saver Preference:
-Turn Display off: Never
-Slightly dim the display while on battery mode: On*
-Everything else is Off )
 
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ContentCruiser said:
A bit long but...
I planned on if I ever buy a Laptop/Notebook again after that Windows fiasco :mad: I had in the past, it'll be a Mac.
Windows Machines gotten better over the years Software not so much, tho. If I want WinOS on-the-go there is Bootcamp or VM's for that :D..., but what if I can't get used to or don't like MacOS o_O.

The struggle got real :confused: figuring out which MBP to buy, a nTB or TB 13" or 15" well the new MBP's are smaller so the 15" isn't that much of a difference compared to 13" rMBP 2015, but there is the whole #dongleLife :( too.
After checking the web for reviews and watching YouTube videos of unboxing, benchmarking, comparisons and
3-6 months later reviews I aimed for 15" max 7thGen-CPU + d/GPU, 512GB to a 1TB :cool:.

Then there were the :eek: refurbished Sky-lakes but only with a 455-2GB d/GPU at my GeoLocation, so I waited and watched some Tech videos till I figure it out :oops:, and stumbled over talks about AMD's ThreadRipper and INTEL's Coffee Lake/ Cannon Lake/ Glenview rumours, and AMD's Vega announcement on WWDC almost forgot that one ;), so by then I figured to just wait for next MBP lineUp 2018/19, and others to catch up on Thunderbolt 3/USB-C 3 (Tusb) or Apple to add the MagSafe and SD-Card ports:(.

Got my eyes on a :rolleyes:refurbished rMBP13"2015 on the weekend, but I wanted to check up on EN-Keyboard for refurb with Apples Sales Support and waited for Monday morning to call by then it was sold, and refurbished ones only have keyboard layouts based on GeoLocation :(. Thought about getting one from US store would've cost the same with tax(vat), shipping and all that :D.
Checked the Web again might be on Sale somewhere o_O, and found one:).
A reseller of an electronic retail chain not far from me just put up a :eek: Summer Sale online "Lucky", checked availability and called the store and got one hell of an :confused: on the phone :mad:

Ended with a new rMBP 13"2015 :) got it for the price of a new MBA what ended with 41€ more than refurb rMBP :p
The keyboard issue was taken care of with a EU/UK skin cover :cool:

Just finished a Real Life Battery Test on it, and got 11 Hours ;)
For the ones that are interested Apps and Settings are:
-iTunes-Apple Music and Safari
-macOS-Volume: 75%
-Auto-Brightness: Off
-Display-Brightness 75%*
-Keyboard Auto-Brightness: Off
-Keyboard Brightness: Off
-Bluetooth: On (not connected)
-WLAN: On
-GPS-Location: On (Clock)
-Do not Disturb: default settings
+( Energy Saver Preference:
-Turn Display off: Never
-Slightly dim the display while on battery mode: On*
-Everything else is Off )
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congrats on your purchase. you use these emojis alot!
 
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Got the base 15-inch yesterday. Have to say my opinion on touch bar is slightly changing. Revolutionary, no. Can live without, yes. At a min the touch ID is convenient.

Will say not as time passes. The machine though I love so far
 
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Got my MacBook Pro last week. Is there a way that I can configure the laptop to go to sleep by tapping the power button instead of the default that requires me to hold it down for a second or so and then releasing the button before it will go to sleep?
 
Ordered 2012 13" cMBP 2.5 i5 from the Certified Refurbished store yesterday for $829. It has base specs (2x2GB RAM, 500GB HDD), but I'm planning to max the RAM and swap to a SSD.

Time will tell if I overpaid or if I could have gotten a better deal buying from a different source.

For my first ever 100%-mine :apple: Mac, I think I could have done worse. :)
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Refurbished, but looks completely mint. The stock RAM and HDD perform better than I expected. I could not be more pleased. Once I add two 8GB sticks of RAM (last year that could be done in a MBP) and an SSD, and I think I'll be good to go for a while.

This is the base for a mini home, even portable recording studio. Humble beginnings, but hopefully won't stay that way forever. Even so, I'll be having a blast in the process.
 
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Ndalby said:
13" nTB model returned and my 15" 2.8 / 16GB / 256GB / 555 2GB model is due for delivery this morning between 10-11am. Don't feel the best about the TB price bump to get the specs but hopefully use will convince me otherwise...

It's gonna feel like a long day before home 'MacBook Pro' time :eek:
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Why are you switching?
What performance issues did you have with the base 13"?
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Lloyd84 said:
Just got my base 13" 2017 Pro. I'm coming from a base 2015 12" MB, and this keyboard is definitely different. The keys have a slight lateral wobble to them that the 12" doesn't have. They're definitely easier on the fingers though. Also, the KB backlight on the Pro isn't as bright, which I though was odd. Anyone else noticed that?
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I might do the exact same.
Got the 2015 mb because I couldn't wait anymore for the MBP refresh. Then they even half assed that.. Now is an okay time to buy but still no tiered battery and no high end non-tb (useless and counterintuitive) options.

How's the performance difference?
Night and day or what?
The mb is barely a computer....
What's the battery life difference?
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MedRed said:
I replaced my late 2011 17" MacBook Pro with a mid 2015 refurb. I was hoping the 2016 redo was what I wanted, but it turned out to be a smack in the face. With my 17" going vintage and already experiencing two gpu failures, I bit the bullet and downgraded. The 2015 is faster, but I installed an SSD and max/faster ram in my 17" so at no point did it ever feel slow. Other than what feels like a small speed boost, I'm missing the screen real estate. One day in and I already have a border of fingerprints around the display. I miss my matte screen. The one thing that makes me happy is that I'm not having to deal with a bunch of dongles. RIP form follows function.
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Yup. My 2012 maxed out 17" high res matte with 16gb ram, fast SSD and 750gb secondary drive was a beast. Loved it.
The Geekbench scores it would do are still up there with the latest maxed 15".
Just not really a laptop at that size and weight.
Apple really hasn't improved much in the last 5 years.
 
meboy said:
Yup. My 2012 maxed out 17" high res matte with 16gb ram, fast SSD and 750gb secondary drive was a beast. Loved it.
The Geekbench scores it would do are still up there with the latest maxed 15".
Just not really a laptop at that size and weight.
Apple really hasn't improved much in the last 5 years.
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I travel a lot and my 17" went with me everywhere. i miss the real estate
 
meboy said:
Why are you switching?
What performance issues did you have with the base 13"?
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For simple multi-tasks such as Safari, Word, iTunes or video playback or just FCP on it's own with 3 min 4K footage my CPU temps were hitting the 80-90c range (case very hot to the touch) and fans up to 5-6k rpm. Even on my older 2009 MacBook Pro I found it hard to hit those ranges.

Thrown loads of stuff at the 15" I got, much of which would normally be done on my 2015 iMac 27" and it breezes through them. The second fan and quad core's certainly make a difference if your wanting to do more than one thing (basic) or using FCP for occasional to moderate video editing.
 
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Just received my 2017 TB 15" MBP (2.9/512/560), no noticeable display issues and the touchbar works great after some customisation with bettertouchtool
 
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