Hi Pete The 27" LED screens are great, well worth it. I use one with my laptop when at home and recommend them. And when you compare the price (For what you get) to comparable other non-Apple models they aren't actually "that" expensive.
If you store a lot of stuff then yes, the 512GB Flash Drive is worth it , and they've come down quite a bit. Just depends how much you store actually on the machine versus carry a USB drive around with you. (I was going to suggest the 16GB RAM as well, but then remembered you can't go that high on the 13" model, it's only on the 15" model you can,…so I changed that,…hehe). And unfortunately with the Retina Display laptops (like the Air's as well), you can't really add things later on. What you buy upfront are the specs you'll have for the life of the laptop. Hope that helps. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 15/08/2013, at 9:36 PM, Brian Risbey <risb...@bigpond.com> wrote: > Hi Pete, > > So have you seen the cartoon: > > Son sitting with iPad, daughter talking on an iPhone & parent with iPaid! > > On a serious note, perhaps a SSD would be an option - more robust? > > Brian > > > On 15/08/2013, at 4:28 PM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Ronnie and Brian. with the last 4 years of Apple ownership taking command > of the house entirely, I want to actually get one of these for myself now. > Wife and three kids of mine all have iPod/iPhone/iPad/Macbook combinations > between them, and all I have is an iPhone 4 - plus the iPad I hijacked off my > wife when I got posted up north for a spell, about to come to an end. > > My preference is for a small MacBook Pro 13" with retina. But my plan is to > also get a Thunderbolt Display to give me the big screen (and also my Wife > who has a 2013 MBP (non-retina) when I plug in. > > I will hold of till the Haswell is introduced in October or soon after maybe. > > Any particular tips? I might go for 512GB upgrade but not much else. Some > might say go for the 15" or even 17", but I want the compactness of the 13", > very happy with that. I use an 11" Windows HP for my work grudgingly. > > Regards > > > Pete > > On 15/08/2013, at 3:58 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Brian, >> >> Thankfully my 17" MacBookPro8,3 (early 2011) is still running perfectly. >> But as soon as Apple announce a new 17" MacBook Pro retina display, I will >> be ordering one ;-) >> >> There has been thousands of people (including me) that have been sending >> feedback to Apple since they discontinued the 17" MBP via this link. >> >> http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html >> Apple say they do read all feedback... so hopefully they have been really >> listening... >> >> And even the co-founder of Apple - Steve Wozniak depends on a 17 inch Mac >> Book Pro. >> <http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/26/engadget-questionnaire-steve-wozniak/> >> "What gadget do you depend on most? >> Macbook Pro 17-inch for most of my email, including web links and video >> links." >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> On 15/08/2013, at 3:28 PM, Brian Risbey <risb...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >>> YES PLEASE! >>> (Do you think they heard that?!) >>> Please put my name one one, >>> My 17" is beginning to limp along, and >>> As Nike would say, >>> Just do it! >>> >>> Brian >>> Sent from my iPhone5 >>> >>> On 15/08/2013, at 14:32, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I guess every member of WAMUG knows how strongly I feel about Apple >>>> discontinuing the 17" MacBook Pro. Apple has shown the ability to do a >>>> retina display at any screen size it wants. >>>> So please Apple Include the 17" MacBook Pro with retina display in this >>>> year's MacBook Pro range launch. >>>> >>>> How I wish with every bone in my body that this actually occurs.... Please >>>> please Apple announce a new 17" MacBook Pro with Retina Display... This >>>> year! ....Make Ronni Happy!!! >>>> >>>> /Begin Quote >>>> Reports: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh >>>> <http://www.highlightpress.com/reports-17-inch-retina-macbook-pro-revival-with-2013-haswell-refresh/3480/djohnson> >>>> >>>> >>>> "It’s become something of a given that Apple will launch a 2013 Retina >>>> MacBook Pro range sometime this year, complete with the Intel Haswell >>>> chipsets that breathed new life into the latest MacBook Air. Chances are >>>> the new Haswell MacBook Pro won’t be setting any records in terms of speed >>>> and performance, but when it comes to all-important battery life and >>>> productivity, it will prove a tough act to follow. >>>> Apple has of course remained tight-lipped on the subject, but speculation >>>> is growing that the 2013 Pro refresh will bring with it the second-coming >>>> of the 17-inch MacBook Pro. >>>> The suggestion was first made by the folks at the Stabley Times and has >>>> since piqued the interest of plenty of others. Having proved to be >>>> anything but a top-seller following Apple’s introduction of the first >>>> Retina MacBook Pro, the 17-inch model was considered unnecessary and >>>> shelved indefinitely. >>>> However, it is now being mused that Apple will bring Retina quality to the >>>> 17-inch MacBook Pro as part of the range’s 2013 refresh, which given the >>>> firm’s advances over the past 12-months is far from implausible. >>>> No details have yet been confirmed as to when and where the 2013 MacBook >>>> Pro refresh will happen, but most signs are pointing to an early fall >>>> release date for the first models at least – most likely October." >>>> /End Quote >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
