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!

15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
Ships: 3 - 4 Weeks
Delivers 16/07/2012 - 20/07/2012 via Standard Shipping
...will apple be earlier?

wahh... now is 16 - 20 already lol

Hows urs?

BlackMagic DiskSpeedTest on the Flash Storage inside MBP RD.

mine 1st time order is 2 - 9, but then canceled due to wana upgrade ram.
then re-order again at last thursday, the date become 10-16

anyone here concerned that the new macbook is hard to replace and upgrade? everything is glued together, u can't pop and replace

your battery dead? send it in.

want more ram? can't change that either.

that is one reason i canceled my retina order and will probably get the non-retina new version.

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).

izzit ur fully utilize max RAM to 16gb? or 8gb? by that time apple already launch other spec or mybe new design...haha

agreed with stringfellow. i didnt see reason for it to be "upgrade-able" or so called "future proof" .. cos what you can upgrade for most of the laptop is just the ram and harddisk.. you can never upgrade a proc, mobo and gc.. so, why not everything just soldered and make it lighter, more compact and convenient to be use at everywhere ? if you think the current baseline cant suit your needs, just customize it, i bet there will be no other brand of laptop is as high tech and quality like the retina macbook pro. and this is multimedia laptop, not a gaming laptop

can be earlier, but won't be later

according to the customer service, they say could be earlier.. but duno when lol

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.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jun 19 2012, 10:23 PM

anyone buying new MacBook Air here? Wish to know the compared speed and performance as well as the heat outcome

I'm still considering New MBP or desktop + air book with 6K budget. so.. I wish to know that answer too

desktop + air and you're good to go

but with that 6K budget, undoubtedly choosing between these 2 options are pain in da ass

Hi String - I have not made any survey yet but I wonder why did you choose the Hyperjuice 100Whr External Macbook battery? Any specific reason?
Did you buy in Low Yat? How much is it?

This post has been edited by Edoras: Jun 19 2012, 11:36 PM

My choice would be desktop + air.

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.

guys, anyone care to explain this?How should i request the up-to-date upgrade? it stated that must request within 30 days from date of purchase..thxx

The OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date upgrade will be available at no additional charge from the Mac App Store to all customers who purchase a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 11, 2012.

Customers must request their Up-to-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchasing their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 11, 2012 and the date when Mountain Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from the OS X Mountain Lion release date to make a request.