06-14-2012, 03:27 AM
I'm using a 5-year old laptop that's been upgraded RAM, hard drive (to SSD), and optical drive (to hard drive).
If there had been a CPU upgrade option, I'm sure I would have done so.
I am potentially excited by the MBPR, but there are notable negatives:
1) Essentially no upgrade paths except maybe the SSD.
2) The magsafe 2 change is annoying. I have a ton of standard chargers, having to carry around the $10 adapters likely means one would have to go into my wallet for emergencies.
3) The change in all the other ports (ethernet, firewire) at the least adds expense via dongles or hubs. And I'd likely have to carry at least an ethernet dongle for travel.
Apple really is pushing the iPhone product sales approach (they started along these lines when they made the iMac's hard drive non-standard). Basically, plan to replace with a new model in a couple years if you want the latest. I'm a conservative technology consumer - I find this financial model less appealing.
If there had been a CPU upgrade option, I'm sure I would have done so.
I am potentially excited by the MBPR, but there are notable negatives:
1) Essentially no upgrade paths except maybe the SSD.
2) The magsafe 2 change is annoying. I have a ton of standard chargers, having to carry around the $10 adapters likely means one would have to go into my wallet for emergencies.
3) The change in all the other ports (ethernet, firewire) at the least adds expense via dongles or hubs. And I'd likely have to carry at least an ethernet dongle for travel.
Apple really is pushing the iPhone product sales approach (they started along these lines when they made the iMac's hard drive non-standard). Basically, plan to replace with a new model in a couple years if you want the latest. I'm a conservative technology consumer - I find this financial model less appealing.