Bluetooth is very helpful especially due to the limited USB ports on the macbook. But tracking wise, not as accurate as RF.

Somehow Razer mice aren't affiliated with quality. I had at least 3 Razers died on me after 1 year of use. My Logitech mice have been going strong year after year after year.

Am using the Logitech M950 / Performance MX now and it's just plain awesome, both in performance and looks (best looking mouse in the market now). Comes with 3 years warranty as well. If you need more buttons / better tracking for gaming, go for G700 which is pretty much the same except with a much more subdued look.

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Haha. I guess if you are a careful and light user, Razer should do you well. Also, the Mamba is like one of the highest end Razer mouse so the quality should be better a lot. Didn't know the Steelseries had quality problems also.

I guess Logitech is still the best in quality and reliability, and Razer is the best for performance and function.

Nice. I'm also using a Logitech laptop cooler with built-in USB hub. Logitech has pretty good quality actually, except their speakers.

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Added on August 3, 2012, 8:50 pmI did a clean install of OSX ML on my rMBP. Didn't notice any bugs at all.

But still the problem with the clean install is that you need to reinstall the iLife apps like Garage Band, iPhotos, iMovie

This post has been edited by shockk: Aug 3 2012, 08:50 PM

All MacBooks have the aluminium unibody chassis to act as heatsinks. cMBP have only exhaust fans and MBA don't even have any vents - this is why when I was using my 2011 MBA 13", the temperature can shoot up to over 90 degrees celcius.

The rMBP is the first design that has dual-intake vent design at the sides. The exhaust is at the back (near the hinge) same like other cMBP.

Either way, laptop coolers are not necessary for MacBooks since the aluminium unibody dispels heat through the body as well. I'm using a cooler because it acts as a stand making typing easier, has a USB hub built-in, and also to prevent my rMBP from scratching the table's surface (note that the rMBP's bottom metal almost always touches the desk as the rubber legs are really thin (compared to cMBP).

This post has been edited by shockk: Aug 3 2012, 10:12 PM

Wow. The rMBP should be able to run BF3 at higher settings than that right? Why not 1440x900 @ Auto Quality?

That setting seems to be doing pretty well here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrbNFSanv2E

Haha. I understand how you feel bro.

For me, the rMBP is basically the MBA 15", which is what I wanted when I was using an MBA 13". Still miss the sweet featherweight of the MBA 13", best ever portable.

w00t.

Just got back from my Cameron Highlands 3-day trip.

Brought my rMBP along to do my work on the go while accompanying my wife shopping for fresh fruits and veggies.

Had it in my backpack all along and though I walked around quite a bit, the weight was not noticeable at all, unlike my previous cMBP which felt heavy about about 20 minutes or so.

I have to say, the lightweight of the rMBP is a God-send.

Maybe to save space. The plug is much smaller.

My previous Sony Vaio backpack.
Pretty simply type.

For Retina MBP users, the problem is less prominent as the aluminium finish is much smoother than my previous 2011 MBP 15".
Not sure if the other cMBP 2012 have the new finish or not.

Yes, indeed very low res until it makes the Retina Display look seriously poor. However, I think the high res version can be obtainable from the author - may need to purchase it though.

Very good deal you got there! Treasure it well.

I did use my 2011 MacBook Air 13" 1.7 GHz for light gaming last time. Installed Torchlight and it played smoothly, but the fan were so loud and annoying.

You can check out youtube for some people who have tried other games.

Really really hard to see from there. Maybe Preview / iPhoto.

Apple support forums mentioned that the persistent-image problem is more to LG displays rather than Samsung's. Perhaps there was a batch of LG displays that were defective.

Do you really need to always shut-down the rMBP when you are not using it? Slow startup normally will affect Mac OS X and even Windows after installation of software which will leave some startup items (which cannot be disabled).

I almost always leave my rMBP in sleep mode since it doesn't drain the battery (due to the RAM image is stored in the SSD).

Seriously, is it the way that you are using causing the problem? Having mobo replaced twice in a year and RAM replaced once is quite scary, while most people have their Macs last for years.

Yup. Same here. Brought my previous MBPs to different countries many times and still working strong.

Yeah. What you said is true as well. Could be luck as well, like the image-persistence problem affecting rMBP whereby we can say about 1% of people affected.

Could it be that the constant heavy load of your usage is the cause of the problem?

Better if you buy the RAM and install it yourself, free of charge. Or have the RAM installed by the shop you purchased it from (but make sure they are familiar with Macs).

Everything has wear and tear, bro. The more you use for heavy load apps / games, the faster it will die (theoretically). If you really love to play games all the time, seriously it's better to get a desktop or a proper gaming notebook with better cooling system (seriously, even the rMBP's cooling system is not really 'that' good). Heck, even most of the gaming notebook in the market have high RMA rate like Asus G-series and also Dell Alienware series.

Like for me, I only use my rMBP to play games quite seldom and mostly only when I'm on the move.
Otherwise, I have my desktop PC at home for all my gaming needs.

You need to export the files to the respective Excel / Word formats.

Wanted to try on my rMBP but as my main aim for bootcamp is for gaming, I think Windows 7 works better.

Nope. Hopefully Apple will release one soon.

Actually, I'm quite impressed with the Intel HD 4000's performance. When I set the GPU to Integrated on my rMBP, I'm surprised that it rarely lags and best part is it saves a lot of battery compared to using the Discrete one. So if Apple did release the Retina MBP 13, the integrated GPU alone would suffice, IMHO.

As what BRY7 said, to add further - the Retina MBP 15 is wide enough to house more battery packs, but the MBP 13's width is much smaller unless the battery life is cut down to 5 hours or they need to maintain the current MBP 13's thickness and can't make it as thin as the Retina MBP 15.

Somehow, I think Apple will not release the Retina MBP 13 for another 1 year at least. True what you said that the MBA 13 already has a higher reso screen and it is one of the key selling point of the MBA 13; and Apple does not want to kill this part of their product line.

And here's the best part why Apple will NOT release a Retina MBP 13
--- Because the Retina MBP 15 is actually the MBA 15 and we already have the MBA 13 in the market - so there you go!

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Mind to post a photo to share with us here? Hope it's not just the angle in which you are viewing it.

My rMBP works great. I did a clean install of Mountain Lion and don't encounter the 'Mission Control Lag' as mentioned in the link you gave. But I feel that Mountain Lion is rather buggy compared to Lion.

Yeah, definitely bring your rMBP to the shop and compare with the demo models there to see if it is a consistent problem.

Using HDMI direct connection? Or through miniDisplayPort-to-VGA adapter?

You may want to bring your Mac to the shop to test it out the spot. But still, go for the Apple original.

I don't trust all these third-party 'knock-offs'. Better to use Apple original adapter for peace of mind.

You don't want your MacBook's logic board to be burnt because of poor quality adapters.

Yeah. For Thunderbolt / MiniDisplayPort to HDMI adapters, need to get 3rd party but must bring the MacBook to test it out because Apple no longer officially supports it since few years ago due to some legal issue.

IIANM, some of those Capdase / Moshi provide better features like thicker wiring, etc. These should be ok. lol. But if you don't need those extra 'features', definitely Apple is the best choice.

Yeah. Don't go for all these. The adapters are quite sophisticated and any bad QC means bye-bye Mac.

Must be something blocking your wireless receiver. Always put the wireless receiver on the right side of your MBA or rMBP. If you are using cMBP, then you need to use a USB extension as the entire aluminium metal chassis will interfere with the wireless signals.

I'm using the Logitech M950 on my rMBP (with wireless receiver on the right USB port) and it works flawlessly.

I normally turn up my resolution to 1920x1200 if I'm using such non-retina apps. It helps to reduce the ugliness of the pixels.

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Added on August 23, 2012, 6:30 pmI may have missed the tip earlier and now can't seem to have any luck with Googling it. Mind to give a hint?

This post has been edited by shockk: Aug 23 2012, 06:30 PM