06-13-2012, 08:23 PM
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=C(-)ris]
[quote=M A V I C]
In many PC laptops, you can even upgrade the video card. Apple is doing the exact opposite - not even letting you upgrade basic things that have long been upgradeable parts.
Then put up with a fat POS plastic blob of a computer. There is NO WAY to physically fit the ram retention parts and the slots in something that thin. Just like there isn't room for the slot and bracing to hold a replacable video card. If you don't like it, buy the old style Pro and quit complaining about the downsides of the thin form factor.
You're calling the older form factor a "fat POS plastic blob"? And come on, why is Apple trying to force people to the thinner form factor just to get things like the RD?
No, I was talking about the PCs with replaceable video cards you mentioned. Those are all "fat POS plastic blobs". Apple has never had a replaceable video card in a laptop so I'm not sure how that is even relevant to the new MBP Retina.
The people who want Retina display and also want upgradable ram is a very small percentage of people. Most people who want replacable ram will either 1. Buy the old Pro, or just get the 16GB model. I haven't seen any 32GB upgrades for the old style anyway. I'm not even sure those logic boards can support it. So if 16GB is the max of the logic board, it doesn't matter if it is replaceable.