yea, ridiculous pricing (but in-line with all Apple's products prices anyway)

i was offered to be able to pay-upgrade my replacement to higher end specs/models, so at least there was a flexibility lol

which model did they replaced you with?

The same I had, 13" Retina, 256GB + 16GB Ram. Contemplating if I should sell it brand new...

I was wondering, if we had issues with our Mac, do they repair or replace 1 to 1?

Skylake Mac Notebooks May See Staggered Launch in 2016, Led by MacBook and 13" MacBook Pro
Thursday January 28, 2016 7:55 am PST by Joe Rossignol
Apple is expected to refresh its MacBook lineup in 2016 with Intel's faster Skylake processors and Thunderbolt 3 with USB-C, and supply chain sources now indicate the updated notebooks may see a staggered launch throughout the year.

The company's manufacturing partners are expected to start producing new 12-inch MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro models around late March or early April, followed by 15-inch MacBook Pro models in the third quarter, according to the sometimes-reliable Taiwanese website DigiTimes.

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If accurate, new 12-inch MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro models could debut at Apple's rumored March media event, alongside the new 4-inch iPhone, iPad Air 3, and Apple Watch updates, or at WWDC, likely scheduled for mid-June. Smaller updates could also be announced at any time via press release.

The larger 15-inch MacBook Pro may not be launched until after WWDC, however, as the third quarter translates to between July and September. While that seems questionable, Apple may elect to announce a new 15-inch MacBook Pro at WWDC and begin shipping the notebook later in the year.

Last year, Apple refreshed the 13-inch MacBook Pro in March, but its 15-inch sibling was not updated until May. For this reason, the 13-inch model is classified as Early 2015, and the 15-inch model is Mid 2015. Both notebooks received Force Touch trackpads, faster flash storage, longer battery life, and improved graphics.

The Early 2015 13-inch MacBook Pro is based on Intel's newer Broadwell chip architecture, while the 15-inch model still has older Haswell architecture. Since then, Intel has announced Skylake chips appropriate for the 13-inch MacBook Pro in September and 15-inch MacBook Pro earlier this week.

Given that Skylake chips have been announced for both the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro, there does not appear to be any reason for Apple to stagger the release of its notebooks this year. But, perhaps in line with its 2015 release cycle, Apple may plan to give the current 15-inch MacBook Pro a longer shelf life before replacing it.

Intel also announced Skylake chips appropriate for the 12-inch MacBook and MacBook Airs throughout 2015, so it is likely we will see Mac updates across the board over the coming months. The report also claims a new iMac will be released in 2016, but an update is unlikely until later in the year.

If the new macbook pro 15 comes with USB type C, I'm getting it in a heartbeat.

Anyone owned/tried Surface Pro 4? Would like to know how it compares with rMBP 13" 2015?

thats nice, how old was your previous one?
i got my lower end 15" upgraded to the current higher end 15" last year
had too many replacements

one could only wish for that to happen

5-6 months, Apple's QC has really dropped... i'm considering selling the new replacement off and getting a Surface Pro 4 instead now..

Surface Book seems like a more worthwhile change from a rMBP. Discrete card inside the keyboard. Best Tablet/laptop hybrid.

Only if the damn thing worked as advertised.

Ha. true hahaha. Discrete card so what, can't edit for sh*t. At least that's what technobuffalo said. hahaha

dun like the build of the surface pro especially the keyboard, it feel cheap and plasticity.

He's referring to the Surface Book...which is less shitty but shitty nonetheless.

lol, i'll never spend more than 7k for a notebook... let alone 10k+ for the Surface Book /w discrete card..
the Surface Pro 4 is more portable, similar footprint with the rMB but with a proper i5 Skylake processor and more ports instead
Almost perfect for travelling around overseas with photoshop/lightroom processing.

I see.

I prefer MacBook anytime..haha.

thunderbolt 3 usb c

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Tried both, both of these devices are owned by my colleague and both of them swear by them. So to me, it will depend on the user and the usage

feb is coming. i really hope apple release either new rMB 12" or rMBP 13" or anything other product that surprises me soon. I will definitely get anyone of them that releases at the earliest time possible.