http://9to5mac.com/2012/05/14/apple...lay-ultra-thin-design-and-super-fast-usb-3-3/
Are you so getting one?
Are you so getting one?
The only hold back for Apple is the price. When the Apple price equals that of 2 1/2 high end gaming PC's .... It is a draw back. Should they actually lower that price at the time of the release of Windows 8 (smart thing would be to do it just before, so it's in the back of people's minds for a while) ..... Microsoft is toast
Neither do I.I doubt, anywhere in the future, the price will be lowered.
No but I want a retina cinema screen to connect to a 2012 mini.
It really depends on what you are comparing... If you price out a comparably equipped Dell or HP laptop they are about the same. Remember, the retina MBP comes standard with quad-core CPU, 8GB RAM and 512GB solid state drive (the drive ALONE is a $900 option on Dell laptops). So if you actually want a high-end machine, the cost ends up being roughly the same... and you get the amazing retina screen as a "bonus" (since that's not even an option on other stuff).The only hold back for Apple is the price. When the Apple price equals that of 2 1/2 high end gaming PC's .... It is a draw back. Should they actually lower that price at the time of the release of Windows 8 (smart thing would be to do it just before, so it's in the back of people's minds for a while) ..... Microsoft is toast
I compare not their laptops, but their Mac Pro.It really depends on what you are comparing... If you price out a comparably equipped Dell or HP laptop they are about the same. Remember, the retina MBP comes standard with quad-core CPU, 8GB RAM and 512GB solid state drive (the drive ALONE is a $900 option on Dell laptops). So if you actually want a high-end machine, the cost ends up being roughly the same... and you get the amazing retina screen as a "bonus" (since that's not even an option on other stuff).
Plus, you could also factor in the cost of operating system upgrades in the future... Mac OS X is $19.99 (and you get a license to install it on as many machines as you have).
Oh yeah... the towers are definitely overpriced. I want to upgrade the one from 2008 I have, but meh... not worth the price. But at least it's still a good machine even by today's standards, 4 1/2 years later. I did see they dropped the base price of their high end Mac Pro config (12-core) from $5000 to $3800... still too expensive though.I compare not their laptops, but their Mac Pro.
I can build or even buy a pc with the same specs for less.
It is Apple we are talking about. Upgrade early and often is the mottoI'm not getting it. Yeah, the high resolution is nice, but I bought my Mac so that I didn't have to upgrade for a good few years at least.
It is Apple we are talking about. Upgrade early and often is the motto
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