06-13-2012, 08:52 PM
C(-)ris wrote: 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.
I'm going to take a guess that the number of people who want their "pro" laptop to be .24" thinner is far fewer than those who would like to be able to upgrade RAM and/or hard drives. And those who want to upgrade is probably far fewer than those who will pitch their laptop in the trash if their RAM or HD fails.
Apple is making their niche smaller and smaller. They were trying to expand and target enterprises by pointing out that the Apple display is effectively a dock. But no enterprise on the planet is going to buy MBP's that don't allow them to replace their hard drives and RAM, let alone upgrade them.