Trackpad Retina update not installed/applied. That fixes it. Display units are normally taken out of retail boxes and displayed straight away.

No lag on mine.

Diablo III. 2880 x 1800. Sublime! Previous MBP users I've shown this around are quite surprised how loud it sounds. I mainly use this with my headphones.

Warning: Image size Beyond Full HD.

I guess there is one drawback to owning a MBP RD: I can't read my Mail, FaceBook and Twitter in private anymore. The screen is visible from far away!

Privacy filter time? but that'll degrade the screen gorgeousness......

Goddamn! Every single video frame on "Timescapes: The Movie" I can take screen shot and use that as my wallpaper. Razor sharp! Imagine 2880x1800 wallpaper, only....MOVING! Goddamn!

BlackMagic DiskSpeedTest on the Flash Storage inside MBP RD.

I came from the Macbook Air camp. The camp where non-changable specs isn't a a reason to not use our MacBook Air. This is my return to a "Pro" Mac since my last PowerPC Powerbook in 2005, that's 7 years waiting. All this while my video and photo editing has been on my Mac Mini. The freedom of being able to do so wherever I want is liberating.

The correct way to do this when it comes to non-changable specs is to ask yourself what you're gonna do with this and then match the specs that you need with it. If you're thinking of changing specs every time you have a whim, then maybe a desktop is for you, not a laptop? With specs-matching up to 16GB RAM and the high end non-BTO of 2.6GHz, it is more than enough to last you 3-5 years. Storage can easily be solved by USB and/or Thunderbolt external storage.

Keyword: Know what you wanna do and then match the specs you need. Moving in and out of specs on a whim, then you're stuck with the age old chassis. At the Keynote itself, Phil Schiller himself already mentioned why this Next-Generation MBP is introduced, to get rid of legacy hardware and to move on to hardware that is catered to the present AND the future.. Everything else, stay with the old model.

Apple has trained its audience to keep non-changable specs hardware with 3 revisions of the MacBook Air. It's time to educate the Pro Macs users the same. Whether you subscribe to that line of thinking or otherwise, you have the option or doing so(thinner next-gen tech), or doing otherwise (same old dimensions and old/present tech).

Pics of the MagSafe 1 - MagSafe 2 adapter.



Such a tiny thing for RM39.....

....but add this:



Hyperjuice 100Wh External MacBook battery I had for MacBook Air previously, I can stay off the grid (away from power outlet) longer.

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It was meant for the 2011 MacBook Air I had before I sold it. Now it works just as fine for the MBP RD. The larger 222Whr battery is too heavy to carry, 2.13Kg. This 100Whr version is 730gm, more manageable. I reckon if I do use this, I can use it up to 26hrs (as advertised) and still got enough run time to find a power outlet to recharge everything back. The intermediate 150Whr is 1.09Kg. Up to you if that is more manageable or not.

Purchased at M3shoppe.com.

Play a 4K resolution movie and every other Macs in the store will turn green with envy.

Trust me, other portables have no answer to the Retina Display. Even the 30 inch Thunderbolt Display can't match the Retina Display resolution.

Don't entertain those people, guys. Something is always overprice when you can't afford it. Ultrabooks section I that way. When you can't beat them, make excuses and troll them.

For something that has cutting edge tech display at this resolution like this, I'd expect Apple to be asking for 5 figures already.

Next time, elaborate. Single liner like your previous post usually connotates typical habits of a troll. Trolls bait their prey by one liners so that their prey extol virtues that is easily shot down by the said troll so that his points are now taken in much better light since the troll has tarnished the credibility of the prey first.

Oh wai....

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Just do it. You bought it for a reason: To use it. I didn't buy my portables to use it by hiding under the table. "Be fearless in all the things you do in life, and be careless about what others say and think about you".

Sad that these days your usage in public depends on what the rest of the public uses. In that case, all the jealous Tin Milo....ermm, I mean Proton car drivers dictates what should be around them and unnerves the single BMW driving past them.

.....aaaaaand the weight of the iMac crashes his nuts and legs. The least of his worry is his hurt ego.

I use a nondescript Samsonite/Hedgren bag, and my MBP RD kept in a sleeve. That way, nobody will know that a notebook is in the bag.

Manning up. Pure class. What class that is, depends on the quality or how classy the content of your posts are. *shrugs*

Erymanthus,

Crumpler and Tumi has stores in Pavilion. LYP has Targus, no idea on Brenthaven. I'm actually looking for a Booq Vyper to store my MBP RD in. Like to keep the profile slim without looking like I'm hiking to the Himalayas.

There are Apple-specific RAM sold by APRs but I use non-Apple-recommended ones on my Mac Mini and it has worked fine since.

I'm sad I couldn't understand that last question of yours.

For VM there is no choice other than maxing out the RAM. VM eats RAM for breakfast.

As for RAM choices, you have Apple-recommended ones, or non-Apple-recommended ones. I'm using Kingston non-apple-recommended ones, which I can't remember what they are already, since the purchase is more than half a year already. Works fine and dandy.

I'm using Vertex 3 with Sandforce controller. Bought through Amazon for USD500. Some don't like the Vertex SSD as there have been instances of SSD failure, but it had worked fine for me since Day 1, that is more than 6 months ago. It's already Vertex 4 SSD with even faster speed.

Some swore by the OWC SSD, but these are harder to get, they're an American brand. If you want reliability but at a slightly diminished performance/speed, the Intel SSDs are always recommended.

LYP. Go there, fix it up there so that to make sure it works. Unless you're really sure it works, than buy online/shipping. I'm not sure if it works with mine so I brought my Mac portables with me to try it on and make sure it works before I pay.

Vertex 3 I bought comes with the HDD caddy for usage in desktops, but in laptops the space occupied is the same as normal HDD. The connectors are the same as well IIANM. My RAM on my Mac Mini is 2x4GB, non-Apple-recommended. Works fine.

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Added on June 20, 2012, 11:50 pmI'm also looking at Fabrix The Satchel. Looks nice in all black. Still in preorder stage though.

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Trollbaits and trolling posts reported. Outta my hands and into the hands of the mods. Let's not feed and fatten up the trolls. Don't have to stoop down to their level. Lots of bitterness and hatred on that turf.

All Machines stores in KL and Klang Valley has demo on display.

Was at EpiCenter just now. Their stock levels are in danger of making the store looks like it's closing shop, very sparse and not much choices in terms of accessories. Not everything is about iPhones and iPads. Their MacBook accessories and selections just wanna make you cry only.

Anybody found any "envelope" style sleeves? I have a 13" MBA sleeve that is styled after Steve Job's unveiling of the first MBA, but it won't fit the new MBP RD.

I'd prefer a more reliable entity than handmade ones. For an envelope sleeve to rip at the seams when I'm handling it and causes the MBP to slip out and crash to the floor, not something I'd like to see. I don't mind Etsy for things like decals, etc.