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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Mon Jun 11, 2012, 12:47 PM Jun 2012

MacBook Pros just went Retina at WWDC.

Last edited Mon Jun 11, 2012, 02:19 PM - Edit history (3)

Base model: 2880x1800 15.4 Retina Display, USB 3, HDMI out, 2 Thunderbolt outs (adapters for Firewire coming), 2.3GHz quad-core i7, 8GB of RAM, GeForce Gt 650M with 1GB of VRAM, 256GB flash storage.

They got rid of the optical drive. Good riddance. Now MBPs are 25% thinner.

My MBP will be three this year. Time for an upgrade.

Sadly, although I doubt Apple will admit it today, the 17-inch model may be history.

http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/#macbookpro

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MacBook Pros just went Retina at WWDC. (Original Post) onehandle Jun 2012 OP

8 gigs of ram? Sweet ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2012 #1

256 is the base. Also comes in 512 and 768. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #2

thanks. That sounds better. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2012 #3

Plus Siri has "learned" a lot more stuff. I'm in the middle of watching the keynote gateley Jun 2012 #6

It's not cheap: starts at $2,199.00 Auggie Jun 2012 #4

They officially discontinued the 17-inch, which was the 'top of the line' model. onehandle Jun 2012 #5

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

1. 8 gigs of ram? Sweet

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 01:40 PM

Jun 2012

256 of flash? Not so sweet. I actively use 180 gigs. I don't like edging up to the limit like that.

Mountain Lion upgrade for $20? SuperSweet.
Siri for iPad? Me likey.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. 256 is the base. Also comes in 512 and 768. nt

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 02:09 PM

Jun 2012

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

3. thanks. That sounds better.

Reply to onehandle (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 02:26 PM

Jun 2012

gateley

(62,683 posts)

6. Plus Siri has "learned" a lot more stuff. I'm in the middle of watching the keynote

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:44 PM

Jun 2012

(just now getting to iOS).

The costs of the new Air and PowerBook are just about $100 more than they were.

Pretty amazing stuff.

I sure miss Jobs doing the presentation, though.

Auggie

(31,798 posts)

4. It's not cheap: starts at $2,199.00

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:27 PM

Jun 2012

But then, inspired engineering costs money.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

5. They officially discontinued the 17-inch, which was the 'top of the line' model.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:33 PM

Jun 2012

The pricing of the 15-inch Retina display is pretty much the same as the former top of the line.

I've had two 17-inch PowerBooks and two 17-inch MacBook Pros.

Pretty sure I can live with the smaller screen.

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