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imperialforces said:

Which current MacBook is right for me? Let's see, I'm going to medical school soon so I'll need a really long lasting battery for taking notes and studying all day... it would be nice to play a game or two at night to unwind, so it'll have to have a decent GPU... I don't mind a little extra weight as I'm a capable of lifting an additional pound or two... 

So, which MacBook is right for me?

NONE OF THEM!!!!

That depends on your gaming needs. Pretty much all of them can run simple little games to unwind. If you're looking to get into something epic, I bet a pro could run it alright. Or you can invest $250 into an XBOX or PlayStation or something and have a proper gaming system.

Stukey said:

I'm sitting on a 13" Retina display MacBook Pro of 2011 vintage. I've replaced the battery, I've changed it to SSD from spin drive, I've over-RAMed it (at 16 MB), and yesterday I used Aperture to process RAW Christmas photos on MacOS Sierra. So, with less ability to upgrade the machines on the market today, what incentive does the current crop of MacBooks offer me?  Slightly faster processor?  That's it. Therefore, until Apple snaps-back to "user oriented designs" (where upgradability is design principle no. 1), I'm looking at 1/3 to 1/2 the price Windows machines for the work I need from a laptop. Aperture is obsoleted by Apple so the software is not a holding point (Lightroom will do).

sad when you read this. I loved Apple laptops. 

First, the MacBook Pro 13 inch with retina came out in 2012 (end of 2012 to be specific) not 2011, and it came with an SSD and non-user upgradable RAM. You must have a regular non-retina MacBook.

Second, probably 95% of consumers never once upgrade any components in any of their computers. So making upgradability "design priority #1" is a foolish priority, especially if it comes at the expense of what does drive sales which is user experience and aesthetics. 

Third, if you get a pro today it will serve you just as long as a Windows laptop and just as well if not better. Plus, it'll have more resale value at the end so you can get at least something back for it. 

Fourth, a PC laptop you get now is probably not going to be much upgradable either - you can't replace video cards, motherboards, etc. anyway. Once you max out the RAM (which you can do at the time of purchase), the only thing you can really upgrade is the hard drive. So basically, your argument is that Apple should go back to thicker less appealing designs so you can some day have the option of changing your hard drive.

So they announced they won't participate in a database no one is proposing? Such a strange announcement.