Except of course people who want an internal optical drive; or standard form factor, user replaceable main storage; or upgradeable RAM.
Best be careful about who you call "retarded", lest your face show up in the picture frame.
Exactly correct.
I have a 2.6 GHz 256 GB 13" rMBP and while it is undoubtedly a good machine, I prefer the 13" cMBP - I've been able to upgrade it with 16 GB RAM and a 1 TB Momentus XT drive. I also need an optical drive for work, along with ethernet (and I think external optical drives and dongles to convert to ethernet defeat the point of having an all-in-one laptop in the first place).
I bought my retina from a college kid for $1200, so I don't think the $1299 price point is sufficiently compelling, especially for 128 GB of storage.
I hope Apple keeps the cMBP around for a couple more generations, while working to expand the storage and RAM of the retina and bringing the price down as retina displays come down in cost.
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Originally Posted by NeilM
Except of course people who want an internal optical drive; or standard form factor, user replaceable main storage; or upgradeable RAM.
Best be careful about who you call "retarded", lest your face show up in the picture frame.
Exactly correct.
I have a 2.6 GHz 256 GB 13" rMBP and while it is undoubtedly a good machine, I prefer the 13" cMBP - I've been able to upgrade it with 16 GB RAM and a 1 TB Momentus XT drive. I also need an optical drive for work, along with ethernet (and I think external optical drives and dongles to convert to ethernet defeat the point of having an all-in-one laptop in the first place).
I bought my retina from a college kid for $1200, so I don't think the $1299 price point is sufficiently compelling, especially for 128 GB of storage.
I hope Apple keeps the cMBP around for a couple more generations, while working to expand the storage and RAM of the retina and bringing the price down as retina displays come down in cost.