Apple announces next-generation Macbook Pro with Retina Display

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/11/3078215/apple-stub-etc-whatevs

by evo_9 • 14 years ago

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javajosh2• 14 years ago

Very nice, but I'm a wee bit concerned about non-standard HDD form factor. Operation Total Apple Lock-In: complete! (Granted, non-standard RAM would be way worse.)

nakkiel• 14 years ago

Agreed regarding the lock-in factor. They are not the first ones to do that though.

Edit: on a second thought, I'm not 100% sure regarding the form factor of hard drives but I once had a Lenovo that had a Lenovo-specific mount on its hard drive, making it impossible to reuse.

jesseendahl• 14 years ago

FWIW, it's not a complete lock-in, since you can purchase non-factory SSD upgrades from OWC: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Express

bradleyland• 14 years ago

The entire design of the "next gen" MBP completes Apple's departure from everything Geeks expect in a laptop. Watching "The Verge" live stream, the presenter (don't remember who) said pretty specifically, "by not purchasing standard parts". If the parts aren't standard, then that pretty much locks out upgrades.

Apple is betting that most consumers don't really care if they ever open their laptop; even MBP customers. The trade off is that the laptop is now less than three-quarters of an inch thick, weighs just over four and a half pounds, and runs for most of a work day (7 hours) on a single charge. All of this with a high-performance processor and a display that you cannot get anywhere else. I know there's a lot of hyperbole thrown around, but that's pretty fucking amazing in a market with so little going on elsewhere.

I'm no great prognosticator, but Apple sure seems to be. I trust their vision for the future of computing far more than I do the armchair quarterbacks here on HN or at the tech blogs.

hinathan• 14 years ago

Small change but makes me really happy — power and Mini DisplayPort on the same side so I can 'dock' at my desk with one bundle of cables.

javajosh2• 14 years ago

uh, MBPs have had all connectors next to each other forever.

hammock• 14 years ago

Price point is kind of high, no? Current 15in MBP is $1799. And before you say "look at the internals" remember that Apple is not a PC company with 8000 computers at 8000 prices... they have historically designed their product line around a few carefully selected price points.

hackoder• 14 years ago

Absolutely, price is on the higher side. I feel that they're looking to make it the "really really Pro" line. The existing MBPs (specially the 13") is used by everyone (students for e.g.), so its not really a Pro line.

Apple announces next-generation Macbook Pro with Retina Display

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