iFixit confirms soldered RAM in Retina Macbook Pro

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cbelt3 wrote:
In retrospect, I will point out that while it's a downside for many of us, the majority of high tech device consumers do NOT want to upgrade them or fuss with them. We're all just kind of weird.

It's a MacbookPro. The majority of pro users want the ability to upgrade. There's tons and tons of pro users who wont even buy Macs because they can't upgrade the hardware.

[DharmaDog]

I've been thinking I may have purchased my last MBP. This makes it extremely unlikely I'll get another.

I originally purchased the MBP as a desktop replacement, and it has done that job well. I wanted more mobility than my desktops. But that was pre-iPad. The iPad gives me 90% of the functionality I need while mobile and is WAY more mobile than my laptop.

I'm going back to a desktop for my next Mac. The iMacs have come a long way.

[Bill in NC]

16GB for MBP has been as low as what, $80?

versus $200 from Apple.

maybe if Apple lowers the price differntial for the 16GB to $100...

[C(-)ris]

It is a 15" Air. Any "Pro" should be able to look past the Branding and realize what it is.

[jdc]

DharmaDog wrote:
I've been thinking I may have purchased my last MBP. This makes it extremely unlikely I'll get another.

You are aware that this discussion only concerns the MBP with Retina Display, right?

normal 13" and 15" still have DIY RAM and drive upgrade, some of the easiest ever for a MBP...

MBP benchmarks are actually pretty close to the iMac

[thermarest]

C(-)ris wrote:
It is a 15" Air. Any "Pro" should be able to look past the Branding and realize what it is.

Yeah, the thing that's puzzling here is the naming. I don't know why they thought calling it a 15" Air was a bad idea. Makes a cleaner distinction between the models. "Pro" and "Pro with retina display" is just stupid nomenclature, IMHO. Thin, light, Air-like computers certainly have good reasons to exist.

The thing that's NOT puzzling, but rather irritating, is the proliferation of internal connector types. This will keep OWC and the like scrambling to offer upgrades, help Apple rake in profits upselling storage and RAM, and will mean fewer economies of scale in the sale of aftermarket parts. Sad after many years of standard 2.5" SATA drives. :villagers:

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iPad Pro with keyboard sans touch screen

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"I've been thinking I may have purchased my last MBP. This makes it extremely unlikely I'll get another"


:agree:


That added to the death of the 17" MBP.


:villagers:


The specs on the 17" Samsung Series Seven are sounding better all the time.

[Acer]

On the other hand, for us bottom feeders it means that used ones will hit the market earlier when you bleeding-edge people unload rather than upgrade! -D

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C(-)ris wrote:
It is a 15" Air. Any "Pro" should be able to look past the Branding and realize what it is.

Yes, it's a 15" Air Pro.

From PC Mag's review:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405722,00.asp
"The new MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina display outperforms, outclasses, and outlasts… and roars in (like a Lion) to be our new Editors’ Choice for high-end desktop replacement laptops.”

[ emphasis mine ]

Similarly laudatory reviews are coming fast and furious...