Wow. Nice find bro! Will try it later. Hope it works for PowerPoint and Excel as well.

Well, even if you were to stick with 1440x900, it still looks decent. You should try out the rMBP with MS Word first - to see if it is your cup of tea.

To me, from a normal seating distance, it still looks workable. It's just that it looks awful when you are used to all the Retina-ready apps.

I normally switch to 1920x1200 anyways because I love the extra screen space.

Yup. Normally higher clock will use up more battery and worst is if you can't even feel the performance diff.

My 256GB works really fine for me. If you really need more space, get a USB 3.0 external flash / HDD drive which is a better storage option.

Perhaps it is a wiser choice to invest in 512GB SSD when prices go down much further.. like in the 2013 rMBP.. just saying.

As with any first generation product, there certainly are teething problems. If you are not willing to be a early adopter (or should I say guinea pig ), then by all means go only for the MBA and cMBP which are time-tested and works great. But if you want the most AWESOME NOTEBOOK in the world today, it is ONLY the rMBP; and I don't think I need to explain why.

The only (ridiculously-tiny) chance that Samsung has against the rMBP is probably their Samsung series-9 15", but that's not coming to Malaysia ever I guess as the MBA and rMBP series will kill it in its infancy (in Malaysia).

The Series-7 Gamer is nice as a gaming laptop, though for the price - not so as the graphics card is not nVidia-Kepler architecture, lousy non-island style keyboard, really ugly design (seriously I think this is the most major turn-off for the product), crazy nuts weight making it not stand out from other gaming laptops. In other words - look elsewhere!

This post has been edited by shockk: Aug 27 2012, 09:28 PM

Maybe you want to consider insurance in future.

That's why now I'm using my rMBP with a hard case on. Sometimes when you go out with friends, if they suddenly 'hit' your Mac, it's hard to claim from them as it's not just a cheapo Windows laptop.

Even at home, the big baby (wife) doesn't treat my rMBP like I do; so better to have protection on my small baby (rMBP).

This post has been edited by shockk: Aug 29 2012, 05:08 PM

Am using the Logitech M950 with Darkfield laser sensor with my rMBP. Very very sensitive and awesome.

I was using the Orochi for a short period right before I sold it off. There is this irritating ~1 second lag when the mouse awakes from sleep, and the mouse sleeps very fast when in wireless mode (like if left idle for just a minute or less.. can't really remember).

It doesn't affect much when gaming as your mouse is constantly moving all the time, but when you are doing some proper productive work or even surfing the web.. it can be hell of irritating when the mouse keeps 'lagging' to wake up after being left idle.

Also, the mouse is kinda too small for my hand but I love the look of it (I had the Black Chrome version which looks really cool! )

Some pic spam of my ex-Orochi just for kicks. (I took this photo with my MBA 13 some time ago).


This post has been edited by shockk: Aug 30 2012, 11:46 PM

I have tried Word, Excel and Powerpoint; and they all work great with this trick. The only thing is you need to minimize-and-maximize the window every time to enable the Retina-version

Mind telling the shop name? Might be interested to get another one for a friend.

I normally sell off my gadgets after a new refreshed model comes out.

So my rMBP would be with me for about a year or so, unless the refreshed model is nothing to get excited about. So once I sell it, I need it to be pristine in condition so that I can sell it at a better price.

Just saying.

Even though my rMBP is suited now, I do remove the case once in a while as my lust for its beauty is too overwhelming. It's like your hot gf / bf that you keep locked up, once awhile must open up.

Seriously, not recommended to pay any downpayment and wait for it from resellers. Either get the Mac from the reseller that has ready stock or go with online store purchase direct from Apple. There are just too many reseller around which delay a lot in doing orders, and you don't want to take that risk, do you?

This post has been edited by shockk: Sep 6 2012, 03:46 PM

You can get it from iStudio but need to travel to Bangkok.

That's where I bought mine just about 2 months ago when I was there. About 590 baht if I remember correctly, which is MUCH cheaper than LYN sellers.

Even though not much of a use truthfully speaking, the Lazy Couch looks seriously awesome when paired with my rMBP.

Battery capacity normally go up and down.
Is it stuck at 87% or less now, or does it go up to over 90% at times?

But when you get it new, your battery should be at 100% capacity, and not 98%.

Was the battery cycle count at 0 when you got it?

Was yours a brand new in sealed-box unit?
Or you bought a used unit?
Or you got it in an opened box (which means it has possibly been used before)?

Apple states that their batteries (beginning with MacBooks released from 2009 and later) maintain at least 80% charge over a period of up to 1000 full charge cycles.

However, this is provided that you use the battery within the expected temperature range, etc.

If you use your MacBook everyday in the sun or perhaps even do heavy gaming with no cooler pad or aircon environment, the capacity will drop way faster due to heat damage as batteries and heat do not go hand in hand.

So if your MacBook is approaching 80% fast before even close to 100 charge cycles, sounds like a defect to me.

But if I were you, I would use it for a little while more to see whether the battery capacity jumps back to over 90%.



This post has been edited by shockk: Sep 8 2012, 02:07 AM

Have never actually done a battery calibration. Read some discussion that the battery capacity dropped after calibration. Could be reporting the actual capacity after calibration, though but I just won't take the risk. Also, every battery cycle is vital.

It's a status symbol for the elite. 'Nuff said.

Try to use your rMBP with the supplied extension power cord. The plug that is connected directly to your power block adapter is not grounded.

This post has been edited by shockk: Sep 10 2012, 11:04 AM

Holy smokes! Did this app just get released?

It's a real life-saver for MS Office! No more using the frustrating hack that needs to minimize-and-maximize every time a new file is opened.

Thanks again BRY7 for your awesome find!

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Added on September 12, 2012, 11:27 pmSome people said it only affects LG displays, and Samsung displays may suffer other problems such colour tints, uneven brightness, colours too cold / bluish, etc.

Worst of all, some mentioned that image-retention may develop over time, means the longer you use your display, the higher chance you are to get it.

Just saying. Anyhow, with warranty, no need to worry so much. Apple should cover this under warranty unless of course you are bought your rMBP from local retailers, then perhaps they might say it's performing 'as it should'.

This post has been edited by shockk: Sep 12 2012, 11:27 PM

You are just like my wife.

Sometimes she doesn't treat a MacBook (or laptop for that matter) the way it should be treated.

I mean common.. electronics work just like human being, they need time. if you keep opening and closing your lid, you are forcing it to go to sleep - but while it is in the process of 'going to' sleep, you opened it back up - thus disrupting / screwing up the process. Don't be surprised if you rMBP starts smoking after you keep repeating it.

Using ClamXav as well. Normally just to check on downloaded files from the net, especially received files from other people.

Just a note. For rMBP, the Samsung panel may not be affected with image-persistence problem compared to LG panels, but it is prone to a whole of different problems - such as uneven brightness, colour tints, and worst of all dead pixels - which will likely develop in time and is a far worse problem than image-persistence. Either way, we all have to be worried whether we have either Samsung or LG panel. Or just don't worry and enjoy our device.

I have been installing Windows 7 via BootCamp on my previous cMBP units, MBA and now on rMBP.

The lag I feel is just the same like on my non-Apple laptops. Nothing especially different.

Windows 7 will see a really significant improvement when using SSD since the OS is heavily dependant on disk-reads for performance.

IMHO, Windows 7's performance is quite good already; I would say even on par with Mac OS X in terms of performance. And Windows 7 BootCamp is a total must for gamers. Dota 2 is running like a dream on my rMBP.

There's always a point.

Take BRY7, he uses his rMBP mostly to surf net.

For me, I use my rMBP to surf net and work as well, but I could always use a Windows laptop for it.

Bottom line: If your job pays you well enough to get a Mac, just go for it. The experience is what counts.

I think the only way I would recommend him to get a Windows laptop is if he is on budget.

Here we go again..

Mac =
- Class-leading battery life (for its weight),
- Mag-Safe,
- Glass Multi-Touch Trackpad,
- Awesome Performance-to-Weight Ratio (rMBP, MBA),
- Reliability (from most reports, Macs are the most reliable of all),
- Durability (Unibody Aluminium construction),
- Style (Need I say more on this? ),
- Engineering Finesse (The electronics are designed to perfection compared to other Windows notebook where most of them are like 'rojak' inside. ),
- Best Keyboard in a laptop ever.
- Luxurious Materials (Glass and Aluminium),
- etc.

The above would be more than reason enough for anyone to buy a MacBook even just for surfing the net or typing email, compared to a Windows laptop. And the price of the MacBook? Very worth it!!! ... oh waiittt..


Ok. Time for my lunch now, BRB.

Yes, agreed. There is nothing that can match the rMBP in value in the market now. Those that complain of the rMBP being 'expensive' are just saying that they don't have such a budget (above RM 6k), and they start to say all sorts of reasonings to make themselves feel better (I know a few friends who are like this! LOL).

We might see the other laptop manufacturers soon implementing similar specs with the rMBP, but for them to do it in such a sweet package like the rMBP (with crazy-wafer thinness, unimaginable light-weight, unibody & glass construction, triple-display output, etc.) is going to take them a considerably LONG time.

In fact, Macbooks do not lose out at all. Take for example, the MacBook Air 13". The Windows-equivalent laptop such as the Asus Zenbook has much worse features / build / spec for the same price. In this respect, we can say Asus is expensive and Apple's offering is cheap!