Apple launches next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina screen

Sad Professor

Main features:
* Thinner, lighter form factor
* Faster Flash storage
* High-resolution 15-inch Retina display

What's it missing?
* No optical drive
* No Ethernet port

Price starts at €2,349.00.

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

So what do people think?

thecommander

Will be buying one soon, wonder what the prices are like (store is down)

Captain Chaos

Only the 15" and 17" have it. No love for the 13" model.:(

SSD and USB3 good. Still no BluRay drive though, my 18 month old laptop here has one as standard and was only a €700 laptop.

fjon

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Only the 15" and 17" have it. No love for the 13" model.:(

SSD and USB3 good. Still no BluRay drive though, my 18 month old laptop here has one as standard and was only a €700 laptop.

Well there's no DVD drive so it would be hard to have Bluray

Captain Chaos

fjon wrote: »

Well there's no DVD drive so it would be hard to have Bluray

It does, its says on the site it has a DVD drive that can burn dual layer DVD9s.

opinion guy

Sad Professor wrote: »

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

So what do people think?

RAM is not upgradable according to folks on macrumours. Not sure about SSD.
I also would not want to be an early adopter.


I mean don't get me wrong it will be an epic machine......but not for me

Sad Professor

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Only the 15" and 17" have it. No love for the 13" model.:(.

The 17-inch MBP is gone. This new 15-inch Retina model replaces it.

Creamy Goodness

ram and SSD are soldered onto the mainboard, neither will be upgradable easily or without paying through the nose with apple.

either way SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!

opinion guy

Captain Chaos wrote: »

It does, its says on the site it has a DVD drive that can burn dual layer DVD9s.

What site would that be ????


It doesn't have a DVD drive

Im_No_Superman

They look beautiful machines but not being able to upgrade ram or ssd is abit of a bummer. Think it could be a great time to pick up a refurb MacBook pro.

fjon

Am seriously considering getting one to replace my 2009 MBP.
Some little features in there that I've been waiting for a long time, e.g. HDMI slot.
I still use CDs/ DVDs from time to time so might miss this initially. I presume it has the same DVD-drive sharing that the MBA has.
Price is pretty steep though!

redman85

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Only the 15" and 17" have it. No love for the 13" model.:(

SSD and USB3 good. Still no BluRay drive though, my 18 month old laptop here has one as standard and was only a €700 laptop.

Also no 17" macbook at all.

opinion guy

Intro video up here:
http://www.apple.com/ie/macbook-pro/

Take my advice - get yourself to your nearest ipad 3 and watch this video.

Holy Jesus

silvine

I'm disappointed with what they have, or should I say haven't done, with the iMac.

Sad Professor

The iMac will probably get a silent update in the next month or so. There's no reason for them to announce it at WWDC if it's only getting a spec bump.

opinion guy

opinion guy wrote: »

Intro video up here:
http://www.apple.com/ie/macbook-pro/

Take my advice - get yourself to your nearest ipad 3 and watch this video.

Holy Jesus

Have to say - the design of the new fan blows my mind. Such a clever way to reduce noise. I wonder does it scale - can planes use it too.
Mind-blowingly clever and yet so simple.

opinion guy

Prices are up

http://store.apple.com/ie/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro/select

My my this ain't cheap

Starts at €2349 :eek:

gorevs

11 air 1.6 processor, 2 gig mem, 64gig flash drive is 995 euros basic
with 4 gig ram and 128 hd, its 1198 euros, can be upgraded to 8gig ram for 100 euros

13 air basic 1.7 4 gig ram, 128 hd 1300 euros
with 256 hd is 1605 euros,

fjon

Just for fun I built myself one with the top spec. Check out that price!

fjon

opinion guy wrote: »

Prices are up

http://store.apple.com/ie/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro/select

My my this ain't cheap

Starts at €2349 :eek:

Yeah, was tempted at the USD price, but not at this!

opinion guy

fjon wrote: »

Just for fun I built myself one with the top spec. Check out that price!

Equivalent euro price in .ie store is €3928.99






It really annoys me how we get screwed like this in Ireland

silvine

fjon wrote: »

Yeah, was tempted at the USD price, but not at this!

That's unreal, no retina for me so.

Sad Professor

It's called sales tax or VAT, folks, and it's not included in the US price.

thecommander

Sad Professor wrote: »

It's called sales tax or VAT, folks, and it's not included in the US price.

Much of a muchness when you add in sales tax in USA, or if you're VAT registered here. 90 euro in the difference.

fjon

Sad Professor wrote: »

It's called sales tax or VAT, folks, and it's not included in the US price.

Not all states have that. If I bought in Oregon (no sales tax) I assume I'd get that price? Or does it go by the state the product ships from?

opinion guy

fjon wrote: »

Not all states have that. If I bought in Oregon (no sales tax) I assume I'd get that price? Or does it go by the state the product ships from?

Aren't online purchases over there (i.e. in the US) immune from sales tax ????

displaced dub

Had a semi when I saw the video with retina and the beautiful fan and look how slim it is. Then I saw the price and I lost the semi in a nano second and tightened my arse like ya do when you go, oh that's gonna hurt!

This one is really for pros.

silvine

This one is really for pros.

QFT


I shudder to think how much a retina iMac would cost. I thought they might change the form factor of the iMac too. It's long overdue.

The 13inch Macbook Air looks good (and affordable).

redman85

would love to see that display in person. Does anyone know if web pages will be scaled for it? otherwise the images will be tiny on that screen.

displaced dub is right this is for the pros. not for searching the net, emails or Facebook. you need your head checked if your looking at this machine for only those reasons.

sorry for being ignorant but most of the people here complaining about the price don't even need this machine they just want it

taylorconor95

Did anyone see the silent airport express upgrade?

It is just like a white apple TV now!

Andy!!

As a predominantly windows user I'd like to say...

... this machine looks feckin amazing. A marvel of engineering. Such good specs. And, IMO, the first fairly priced Apple device ever. I bought a second hand i5 air recently and I love it, the screen is no nice and it's so portable. I'm definitely buying one of these new Macbooks and dual booting windows on it for my windows only apps.