Post #358,778
6/11/12 2:37:30 PM
6/11/12 2:38:47 PM
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$2199
http://macdailynews....-keynote-address/
New MacBook Pro starts at $2199, ships today
- 15.4" Retina display
- 2.3 GHZ quad-core i7
- 8GB Ram
- GeForce GT 650M 1GB
- 256 GB flash storage
- 7 hours battery life
- 0.71" thin, 4.46 lbs.
Not too bad. Only issue I see is storage space, but it may not be an issue for long as I'm looking to set up a Mac mini for the TV this summer and all the video content would get moved over to it.
I'm interested in seeing the new glossy display with the 75% reduction in glare.
Edited by SpiceWare
June 11, 2012, 02:38:47 PM EDT
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Post #358,779
6/11/12 2:57:32 PM
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That has "business expense" written all over it...
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,780
6/11/12 3:00:23 PM
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Yup.
"Starting at ..." Oh well, I guess they have to strike while the iron is hot.
No word on MacPro updates either. Perhaps with their laptop/tablet business growing like gangbusters, and feeling little impact after giving up the 1 U server boxes, maybe they don't see the need right now. If ever.
Presumably the updated i7 machines are fast enough for just about everyone.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #358,805
6/11/12 6:15:10 PM
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8G of RAM isn't enough for some people
Myself included: I have a MacPro that I use as my primary machine.
Once I get Chrome, FlashBuilder, Photoshop, and half a dozen other things running at once, 8G can be painful.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,896
6/13/12 11:24:14 AM
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Ah, it goes up to 16G
$200, not horrible.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,960
6/14/12 6:55:32 PM
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Whew! I can get mine in ~2015, then..
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Post #358,781
6/11/12 3:04:04 PM
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$2800 for the 2.6 GHz/8 GB/512 GB version.
http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/
It can go up to 2.7 GHz/16 GB/768 GB.
The iFixIt teardown should be interesting.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #358,787
6/11/12 4:22:34 PM
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looks like the RAM you buy at purchase time is all you get
just watched the video and at 1:47 it looks like the RAM is directly mounted on the motherboard. The flash drive looks to be replaceable.
http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/
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Post #358,806
6/11/12 6:16:17 PM
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Now THAT is annoying.
Makes me lean towards Greg's "get them on upgrade costs" theory.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,894
6/13/12 11:01:28 AM
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confirmed
RAM is soldered in in place.
SSD is proprietary, and different than the one used in the Air.
You need a pentalobe screwdriver to open it.
The battery is glued in place!?!?
http://www.ifixit.co...62/1#.T9inDI45DcB
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Post #358,920
6/13/12 5:36:47 PM
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Re: confirmed
http://www.reghardwa...ated_ssd_connect/
Video editors are going to need a Thunderbolt drive.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,932
6/13/12 8:54:50 PM
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Apple want it to be disposable, not upgradeable.
And it seems to be almost working for them. Which is more than can be said for pretty much all other computer hardware makers, though I'm sure some of them would love to do it.
Wade.
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Post #358,934
6/13/12 8:58:40 PM
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Actually it seems they wanted it thin.
The sockets for upgradeable RAM are too thick, or something.
If they truly wanted them to be disposable then they wouldn't make them last so long.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,936
6/13/12 9:05:05 PM
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Agreed.
If they really wanted it to be fully locked down, they'd solder the SSD in as well. They haven't done that - yet. ;-)
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #358,937
6/13/12 9:13:00 PM
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I hadn't thought of that.
Still, Apple doing things like that are less likely to be pillored than (say) Dell or HP or Sony or ...
Wade.
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Post #358,942
6/13/12 11:09:59 PM
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Re: Agreed.
I think they do that (solder in the SSD's) in the MacBook Airs.
-Mike
@MikeVitale42
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #358,943
6/13/12 11:51:17 PM
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They used a unique connector.
It, like the newer version, was unique to Apple initially.
http://www.ifixit.co...-045#.T9lshbU4z_c
I suspect drives with the new connector will be available from OtherWorldComputing and the like soon.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #358,938
6/13/12 9:25:49 PM
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not just Apple
http://www.notebookc...view.64595.0.html
For memory, the current Aspire S3 model includes 4GB DDR3 RAM. Like other ultrathin notebooks, the RAM is soldered directly onto the motherboard to reduce weight and size, so users will be stuck with 4GB RAM from beginning to end.
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Post #358,872
6/12/12 9:55:34 PM
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No 17" model anymore.
Guess they just want to leave money on the table.
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Post #358,873
6/12/12 10:07:52 PM
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Not really.
I'm the only person I know who actually has one. They're *huge*.
Almost all of the consultants I see these days have the 15" MBP. Rarely will one have a 15" Dell with Windows.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,924
6/13/12 7:31:56 PM
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The heck!
I'm sorry. This is just a sheer matter this crap being available.
5 years ago 15.4" was just the standard...
Whatever.
I guess I don't know what I want.
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Post #358,926
6/13/12 7:35:04 PM
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I'm not saying you don't know what you want.
I'm saying that the number of people who actually buy one appears to be vanishingly small. At which point it's not leaving money on the table, because they aren't making enough to cover costs.
Don't get me wrong, I love my 17". But I don't travel with it for one thing, and at this point I don't use it enough to justify buying another one regardless.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #358,929
6/13/12 7:55:53 PM
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I guess.
Its all about what is needed.
Meh.
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