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[Talon]

its a nice option, but the hyperbolic "Apple shit on the ultrabook crowd" is a little off base. Its a $2200 laptop

It's a $2200 desktop replacement-grade laptop.

 

[JackEtc]

It's going to have retina data beams.

 

[Koodo]

"Next up, dictation. It's built into the system and works everywhere."

"Even in Microsoft Word."


lol

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Retina display seems a luxury for a notebook. I think the screen on my 13inch 2011 model looks great. So i'm a little surprised at the amount of people here wanting to pay $2k for, ultimately, a higher resolution screen

You guys must all be on Whitta-level salaries

It's $1000 or so more for an insane resolution increase. You stare at the screen for hours every day, you might as well make that experience more enjoyable. You also get a quad core CPU. Dedicated graphics. More memory. Vastly improved battery life, and more.

I'm typing this from the perspective of a MacBook Air owner.

It's pretty sad how some people in here seem to think $2100 for a frankly under-performing laptop is a good deal.

Apple has you by the strings.

Some people just don't get it. It's all about not willing to compromise. If you like OS X, you don't care about how cheap any Windows laptop is. Good deal or not, it's reasonable. No other laptop currently exists with that kind of resolution. Hell, there aren't even many full-on computer monitors with that kind of resolution. Even if there were, they'd cost $1,000 or more on their own.

 

[neptunes]

I hope they dont regulate iMessage to Mountain Lion exclusively (or even mac at all)

it has the potential to be big ifs usable on PCs as well

 

[CrunchinJelly]

People groaning when he mentioned MS Word? Really.

 

[Midas]

Oh fuuuuu. I've been waiting for the iMac for, what did I say? four months, but this new MacBook, might just buy it instead.

 

[eznark]

Love how the idiots have arrived.

I'm trying to find a reason to convince myself I need this 15" laptop. I'm an idiot, but not the way you're thinking.

 

[Quick]

This conference is dropping some good bombs.

Apple does what Nintendon't.

 

[Interfectum]

I spent $900 for a laptop in 2008, it still works also. That's a lot of money for a laptop, no matter how you spin it. I'm not knocking anyone for wanting to buy one, I'm just amused at how much of a bargain folks are saying this is.

It's cool to see someone so easily amused. Tell us more.

 

[lunarworks]

its a nice option, but the hyperbolic "Apple shit on the ultrabook crowd" is a little off base. Its a $2200 laptop

Here's the thing: It trickles down the product line.

Today's $2200 MacBook Pro is next year's $1300 MacBook Pro.

 

[Sanjuro]

It's pretty sad how some people in here seem to think $2100 for a frankly under-performing laptop is a good deal.

Apple has you by the strings.

1/10

 

[Gary Whitta]

Loving the voice dictation!

 

[LCfiner]

Dictation is a new reveal, right? I don’t remember reading about it before.

Nice that it’s built into the OS. I don’t think I’d use it though since I always got music blaring on speakers...

 

[Treefingers]

It's pretty sad how some people in here seem to think $2100 for a frankly under-performing laptop is a good deal.

Apple has you by the strings.

Underperforming compared to what?

 

[LyleLanley]

It's pretty sad how some people in here seem to think $2100 for a frankly under-performing laptop is a good deal.

Apple has you by the strings.

Interesting way to look at it.

 

[outunderthestars]

It's pretty sad how some people in here seem to think $2100 for a frankly under-performing laptop is a good deal.

Apple has you by the strings.

Please enlighten me as to where I can find a laptop with those specs and at that size for less.

 

[Windu]

"Next up, dictation. It's built into the system and works everywhere."

"Even in Microsoft Word."


lol

Word has had Dictation since Vista i believe.

 

[JaggedSac]

It's a $2200 desktop replacement-grade laptop.

Do you know what you could get with $2200 spent on a desktop?

 

[Koodo]

Apple does what Nintendon't.

Apple does what Nincrosonydon't. E3 who?

 

[GitarooMan]

Questions:

How much space is recommended for a Boot Camp partition?

Will Boot Camp be feasible with a 256GB drive?

 

[MThanded]

Ive owned two nearly maxed out mbp that cost me just above 2000 dollars each. Well worth it. Outlived nearly all of my colleagues non-apple laptops.

 

[Chris R]

2199 is only 3142 IAPs at 0.99... Shouldn't take that long! Even less if I could actually sell my MBA. Time to get dev'in

 

[infiniteloop]

Dictation is a new reveal, right? I don’t remember reading about it before.

Nice that it’s built into the OS. I don’t think I’d use it though since I always got music blaring on speakers...

yes, rumored, but not announced by Apple yet.

 

[Victory Red]

iCloud tabs is bananas

 

[KingKong]

tbh I would love a 13 inch retina display laptop with lower specs for around 1500$

 

[LCfiner]

I want a Safari beta right friggin’ now!!!

 

[Levyne]

Well it didn't take long for this thread to begin to suck.

I bought a nice new laptop 2 months ago and lol now it's outdated. I hate (love) technology

 

[Noisepurge]

It's a $2200 desktop replacement-grade laptop.

i just bought one not long ago for 899€ custom built to my specifications

 

[scorcho]

for all that flowery talk about their thermal design of the new MBP, it looks almost unchanged from the 2011 MBPs with Sandy Bridge, and those can get very, very loud and run up to 95C. it's not as if they've invented new heatpipe technology, and from what I've read about Ivy they've yet to be shown to be reliably cooler than Sandy Bridge in spite of being on a smaller fab process.

they've introduced the split batteries from the MBA line, which does work really well to maximize the space it can take in the chassis.

 

[Ambitious]

I always chuckle at Javascript benchmark comparisons like this one. Apple says Safari ist the fastest, MS says IE, Google says Chrome, and Mozilla says Firefox. All browser are the fastest.

 

[Raine]

What about the memory issues Apple...

 

[The Elite]

iCloud tabs is bananas

Chrome?

 

[JackEtc]

Questions:

How much space is recommended for a Boot Camp partition?

Will Boot Camp be feasible with a 256GB drive?

I don't think so. The first thing I'll upgrade when I order it on Apple's site is the hard drive. Hopefully it won't be too pricey.

 

[_woLf]

Please enlighten me as to where I can find a laptop with those specs and at that size for less.

You could probably save nearly a grand by coughing up an inch or two in size and not buying the brand with the giant apple on it. You'll live.

 

[Sanjuro]

Questions:

How much space is recommended for a Boot Camp partition?

Will Boot Camp be feasible with a 256GB drive?

Around 20GB for 32-Bit, 30GB for 64-Bit. I'm running a lone 256GB and having no issues with the size.

EDIT: Those are the minimum.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

It's pretty sad how some people in here seem to think $2100 for a frankly under-performing laptop is a good deal.

Apple has you by the strings.

you're wrong

 

[diffusionx]

Specs are great and the screen is best ever quality. I don't see the issue. My first computer, a piece of crap IBM Aptiva in 1996, cost about $2500. This is amazing.

But it's Apple, so haters gonna hate. It's why I don't read Engadget anymore.

 

[Talon]

Do you know what you could get with $2200 spent on a desktop?

Yes. I built my own computer for $800, and it outperforms the MBP, I'm sure.

Of course, it isn't exactly portable, plus I couldn't match the display quality readily.

 

[Good Job Bob]

 

[outunderthestars]

Store is still down. Wonder if there is one more product reveal coming!

 

[eznark]

c'mon, no one uses Safari

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

If Safari is better now, and I can sync tabs between my work PC and my ipad at home I may use it.

 

[VanMardigan]

It's cool to see someone so easily amused. Tell us more.

We are both being entertained by a glorified press conference right now. It doesn't take much.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I wonder if they fixed Safari feeling like shit after a few weeks of use.

 

[VALIS]

For $2200 you could buy a top of the line ATI HD 7970, 32gb RAM, quad core laptop that could play any game in the world at max settings and 60+ fps.

Basically, you could have the most powerful laptop in the world right now, one that rivals 95% of the desktops out there.... or you could buy a shiny MacBook. I don't get it, myself.

 

[The Elite]

c'mon, no one uses Safari

I'm so in love with Chrome at this point that I have no interest in using another web browser.

 

[pxleyes]

Yes. I built my own computer for $800, and it outperforms the MBP.

That isn't exactly portable, plus I couldn't match the display quality readily.

With a decent monitor? Doubtful.

 

[Good Job Bob]

We are both being entertained by a glorified press conference right now. It doesn't take much.

That's deep, man.

You have anymore philosophical nuggets for us?

 

[Midas]

Specs are great and the screen is best ever quality. I don't see the issue. My first computer, a piece of crap IBM Aptiva in 1996, cost about $2500. This is amazing.

But it's Apple, so haters gonna hate. It's why I don't read Engadget anymore.

:lol. My first computer was an Aptiva as well. Hideous thing. 120 MHz.