2013 Haswell Retina MacBook Pro...

julianhj said:
Think I'll be getting the 13" rMBP - 2.4Ghz, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. I'm fairly sure I don't need the 16GB, but I don't know whether it's worth the extra £80 for the 2.6Ghz processor.
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You would be better off with the 16gb.
 
julianhj said:
Think I'll be getting the 13" rMBP - 2.4Ghz, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. I'm fairly sure I don't need the 16GB, but I don't know whether it's worth the extra £80 for the 2.6Ghz processor.
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Synthetic benchmarks show it's around 14% faster. Which seems like a reasonable upgrade for the price. Otherwise the 2.4 benches around the same as the early 2013 Ivybridge rMBP.
 
Ordering anything pricey from Apple online is always such a pain in the arse. Ordered online, Apple phone me from Ireland and unfortunately I miss the call. They don't leave a message and ringing the number only gives a recorded message of "Apple tried to call you. Good bye.". Phone their sales number and they can't help.

Thankfully they phoned back about six hours later and wanted to make sure that it wasn't a fraudulent purchase. They must have to call practically every customer who orders a Mac!
 
Anyone who's got their's having any freezing problems? Reading on the official Apple forums lots of people complaining about this, especially with the 13" model.

Hoping to get the 13" base model on Monday.
 
Tunney said:
Ordering anything pricey from Apple online is always such a pain in the arse. Ordered online, Apple phone me from Ireland and unfortunately I miss the call. They don't leave a message and ringing the number only gives a recorded message of "Apple tried to call you. Good bye.". Phone their sales number and they can't help.

Thankfully they phoned back about six hours later and wanted to make sure that it wasn't a fraudulent purchase. They must have to call practically every customer who orders a Mac!
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Never had this happen to me at all. Never heard of it happening either!
 
dneill2006 said:
Anyone who's got their's having any freezing problems? Reading on the official Apple forums lots of people complaining about this, especially with the 13" model.

Hoping to get the 13" base model on Monday.
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Macs freeze?

This will be my first mac, happy windows user for god knows how many years. Never had a crash/freeze since Windows 7! You have me worried now, especially since I am about to spent £1,700!
 
Tunney said:
Ordering anything pricey from Apple online is always such a pain in the arse. Ordered online, Apple phone me from Ireland and unfortunately I miss the call. They don't leave a message and ringing the number only gives a recorded message of "Apple tried to call you. Good bye.". Phone their sales number and they can't help.

Thankfully they phoned back about six hours later and wanted to make sure that it wasn't a fraudulent purchase. They must have to call practically every customer who orders a Mac!
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I've ordered lots of stuff over the years from Apple and never had a call
 
dneill2006 said:
Same as me, first mac, always used Windows.

More info here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5481839?tstart=0
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Dude, you just saved me from a £1,700 headache!

will be keeping my PC for a bit longer, couldn't find half the software I used for OS X either. Perhaps a blessing in disguise

actually, I told a lie. I did buy a Mac about ten years ago and returned it after a month. Seems they haven't really come on a lot since then, as my research seems to tell me they are really lacking in software applications. Really wanted a new toy as well :mad:
 
Tunney said:
Ordered the top spec 15" rMBP. Should be a nice upgrade from the 2010 13" MBP I use every day for development. :D

I was tempted by the 1TB flash upgrade but it's just crazy money.
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It's a massive upgrade. I upgraded from the 15" 2010 MPB to the top end 15" 2013 Haswell rMBP and I'm staggered by the increase in performance. The screen is probably the most impressive feature though, I'm overwhelmed at the sharpness and clarity it produces!

You won't be disappointed with the purchase. :)
 
Ordered a new top spec 15 inch 2013 Model. Shoved my old 2012 rMBP on the members market.

Looking forward to the new one so I can buy some 4k monitors.
 
Tweaker said:
How many can the top end MBP support? Is it limited to 1 monitor per port, or can you daisy them?
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The new rMBP can only drive one through either port from what I've heard and another Thunderbolt display ontop of that. TB2 has display port 1.2 in it so it can chain but not 4k monitors.
 
glen8 said:
Dude, you just saved me from a £1,700 headache!

will be keeping my PC for a bit longer, couldn't find half the software I used for OS X either. Perhaps a blessing in disguise

actually, I told a lie. I did buy a Mac about ten years ago and returned it after a month. Seems they haven't really come on a lot since then, as my research seems to tell me they are really lacking in software applications. Really wanted a new toy as well :mad:
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You for real!
 
McBain said:
First impressions are;

- Screen is beautiful.
- The OS feels like it has a little bit of lag, coming from a Macbook Air 12'. Specifically, in 'About this mac - more info' clicking between the tabs the information lags. I've got the 2 side by side, it doesn't lag at all on the air. It's minor, but it's something i've noticed.
- The difference in screen real estate is very noticeable, i'm not sure I like it :( Think i'll use the scaled display and see how it feels.
- The mag safe 2 is just as crap on both. Whoever designed this thing should be shot.
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Sounds like the lag from the 2012, doesn't sound good at all.
 
How accurate are Apple's shipping estimates usually? My laptop is being delivered to my home address, not uni, and I'm home next weekend. The dates they give me are 1st-5th November expected delivery
 
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