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04-10-2013, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ice_Dragon
It will be worth it when the next model comes out. Rev. A products from Apple always seem to have growing pains with the exception being the unibody MacBook Pro.
So in short, yes though hold off.
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But no one knows when the next model will come out. This or next year? It will be a painful wait.
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04-10-2013, 09:01 PM
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#77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by annawhite
But no one knows when the next model will come out. This or next year? It will be a painful wait.
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Wasn't worth waiting in my opinion.
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04-11-2013, 05:38 AM
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#78
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartazz
Wasn't worth waiting in my opinion.
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I agree. You could always make an argument that there is always something better around the corner or with the next version. This is going to be the case with anything, however I do believe investing in a retina is not so bad at all now that the software has caught up and most of the bugs are fixed. If this was July 2012, I would say 100% no don't get it but it is totally worth getting it. I'm glad you bought it smart and enjoying it. It truly is incredible!
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04-11-2013, 11:26 AM
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#79
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Originally Posted by Atty
I've had my 2.7/512/16 for long enough to know it was well worth the investment. It was absolutely a large outlay for me (I can afford it easily but I dislike large purchases like this) and I usually have buyers remorse quite easily. I had none of that. Day one I know it was worth it. Spend the extra money, get everything you need, and live happy.
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I ended up getting everything I needed on it and I don't have remorse like you said. What is shocking is how thin the body of the laptop is, yet it barely gets warm most of the time.
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04-11-2013, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartazz
I ended up getting everything I needed on it and I don't have remorse like you said. What is shocking is how thin the body of the laptop is, yet it barely gets warm most of the time.
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It is very cool for a MacBook most of the time I must agree. Only when you fire up a game like World of Warcraft at Retina and have settings on good does it get warm. I had temps at 85celsius and fan speeds at 4k but that is perfectly acceptable for a Mac and with those settings. Other than gaming, it's virtually silent and cool. Just what I want from a 3k machine. 
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04-11-2013, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Syrome
It is very cool for a MacBook most of the time I must agree. Only when you fire up a game like World of Warcraft at Retina and have settings on good does it get warm. I had temps at 85celsius and fan speeds at 4k but that is perfectly acceptable for a Mac and with those settings. Other than gaming, it's virtually silent and cool. Just what I want from a 3k machine. |
I'm not going to be gaming much, but I'm curious how it's going to handle heavy CPU loads.
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04-11-2013, 07:19 PM
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#82
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartazz
I'm not going to be gaming much, but I'm curious how it's going to handle heavy CPU loads.
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If you peg the CPU, the temperature climbs into the 80s and 90s, but it does not overheat.
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04-11-2013, 09:22 PM
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You can always preempt the heat-ramp by using a tool like SMCFanControl. When I know I'm going to be doing something processor intensive, I will sometimes turn the fans up in advance to ~5k. It tends to keep the laptop cooler as it would get warmer than I like before the fans normally arrive at that speed.
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04-11-2013, 10:08 PM
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#84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegeril
You can always preempt the heat-ramp by using a tool like SMCFanControl. When I know I'm going to be doing something processor intensive, I will sometimes turn the fans up in advance to ~5k. It tends to keep the laptop cooler as it would get warmer than I like before the fans normally arrive at that speed.
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Good call, thanks.
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04-16-2013, 02:03 PM
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#85
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Retina Display
How is everybody doing with the retina display being glossy ?
My trusty old 17" MBP has a matte finish screen so no distracting reflections, unfortunately it can't be upgraded to Lion...
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04-16-2013, 02:27 PM
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#86
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Boston
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Mine is doing just fine. Since the cover glass has been removed, the glare has gone down significantly honestly I don't even know I'm using a glossy display its that nice.
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04-16-2013, 04:11 PM
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#87
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I've personally always preferred glossy screens over matte screens.
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04-22-2013, 05:31 PM
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#88
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I want to hook up my laptop to my monitor which only accepts dual link DVI. What adapter should I buy to hook it up and supports 2560 by 1440?
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04-23-2013, 05:37 PM
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#89
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Location: Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyranicus
I've personally always preferred glossy screens over matte screens.
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So have I. I have always preferred Glossy displays compared to Matte in every category except glare obviously. Matte display > Glossy for glare.
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04-29-2013, 03:13 PM
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#90
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Location: New York
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Certainly worth it but it also depends on what you intend to use it for?
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04-29-2013, 04:00 PM
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#91
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My friend has a Macbook Pro and i absolutetly love it!
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04-29-2013, 04:49 PM
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#92
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Update: I got my 15" Retina a few weeks ago. I love it so far. The screen is amazing, but I still prefer my 27" 1440p monitor so I'm using a thunderbolt to DVI adapter for it. My desktop is definitely faster, but most of the time I'm using my laptop since I now prefer OSX. Def worth the money for me, but that's because I'm going to be using it a lot for work and needed a laptop I could live with.
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04-29-2013, 08:12 PM
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#93
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Yes it is worth it…I have been using rMBP for a week now I LOVE it!
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