Hi guys. Just got my MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina mid-2015 model.

My previous Macs were the MacBook Pro 13" Retina 2014 model, and the first-gen of MacBook Pro 15" Retina back in 2012.

What I can say is the main key differentiator now in the latest model is the blazing fast SSD (speeds very much improved from the already-fast SSDs used in previous MacBook Pro Retina models). I just installed Microsoft Office 2016 and it took about much less than 60 seconds to install. Very snappy!

And the Force Touch trackpad is just sublime. The haptic feedback of the normal 'click' and 'force click' makes it feel just like the mechanical click-switches in the previous MacBook Pro trackpads. Thus, I would reckon that the durability of the Force Touch Trackpad is much better than the previous ones too (I remember back in 2010 I read about mechanical click-switch failures in the previous MacBook Pro trackpads due to heavy / rough usage).

Anyway, still looking forward to the MacBook Pro 2016 models which are due to launch early next year. If they offer colour options (Space Grey, Gold, etc.) similar to the MacBook 12" Retina 2015, finally we may see a completely 'new' MacBook Pro.

This post has been edited by shockk: Dec 12 2015, 10:15 AM

Should just use the SSD space for apps only then.
For other items, can try using a SD card to be placed permanently in the SD card slot.

These days iPhones can cost nearly as much as a MacBook. So maybe times have changed.

Yes, I really love the illuminated Apple logo on the lid too. Let's just hope they give us more colour options and USB-C, while maintaining everything else. The new keyboard mechanism used in MacBook Retina 12" is bad to me, with the key actuations having really shallow depth and it seems to have plenty of durability issues with so many complaints about it in the Apple support forums.

Office 2016 for Mac has been vastly improved from all previous iterations of Office for Mac. But yes, it is still not up to par with its Window's version but it's quite close (from my little experience with it). Let's hope future updates change this.

Need to clear budget allocated by company before end of 2015. Was waiting for the refresh of the mid-2015 model which is supposed to be due in November 2015, but sadly still no news.

This post has been edited by shockk: Dec 14 2015, 12:28 AM

Am really loving it. Was on a long hiatus from Mac OS, but now everything feels just like home.

VMware Fusion or Parallel is the better choice now? I purchased Parallels about 3 years ago, but that version is outdated.

Would love to hear your opinions.

You can try based on this guide: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macb...sd-storage.html

When I had my MacBook Pro Retina 15" first batch from mid-2012, I never experienced this issue in the 2 years I was using it.

Could it be only affecting the 2013/2014 MacBook Pros? Maybe defective parts by a supplier for those batches.

Anyway, good to hear that it's covered under warranty anyway.

It depends on the region the MacBook was officially sold.

Malaysian sets (and certain countries) use the 3-Pin Malaysia/UK-type plug.

Other countries (such as US) use the plug as shown in your photo.

You can easily use any standard adapter to use with it to change the adapter-type. The Apple chargers are all universally-compatible so no worries.

This post has been edited by shockk: Dec 19 2015, 12:49 PM

The picture shown in your link is a standard photo used by Apple.

If you buy a Malaysian set, 100% you will receive the UK/Malaysia-type 3-point plug.

If you didn't receive such a plug, than your set is most likely not an official Malaysian set.

Maybe he bought used set, online or from non-authorised resellers. But no issues anyway. Apart from the plug, there's virtually no other difference. Even warranty for non-Malaysian sets can be claimed in Malaysian Apple service centres.

Ouch. Sorry to hear that mate.

Are you going to proceed with claiming warranty for the MBPr 13"?

As for the 6S issue, so far never faced such issue with my contacts, but then again my contacts are synchronised with Google and not iCloud.

Having personally used the first gen 15" Retina for 2 years, then switching to the 13" Retina for about 1 year, and now finally back to a 15" Retina again, I have to say that screen size does really matter. It's just perfectly sized for side-by-side app usage, photo-editing, and graphics creation. Surfing the web is also a better experience.

On the portability front, yes, the 13" Retina is undoubtedly the best everyday-carry winner here. You basically will not feel it much. However, I also carry the 15" Retina a lot everyday on a messenger-style sling bag, and I don't really feel it too since it's only 2.04 kg. I normally do not bring the charger with me since it is rated for 9-hours wireless web and the performance does not disappoint. The 13" Retina is rated for 10-hours so technically it should have even better battery life than the 15" Retina.

The last bit that I like more on the 15" Retina is its dual fan design. The 13" Retina used to have a dual mini-fan design, but it was reengineered to a single large-fan design. Each design has their own pros and cons, but its just a personal preference for me.

That's all I can that I can think for now apart from the already-mentioned differences in CPU cores and graphics hardware.

Happy deciding.

Whoa! That's bad.

Time to backup all your data and prep your 13" Retina for a warranty claim. Do update us on the process.

When I claimed warranty for my first gen 15" Retina back in 2013 due to a screen defect, they replaced a brand new display for me and I could collect the machine back in just 3 days time.

All the best!