I thought since it's been a couple months, I'd give a quick update.
Although there isn't much to add. I still love this machine. Of course
any computer you buy now should be the best computer you've owned, but
this one feels especially refined. Still very happy I upgraded from the
Air to the Pro.
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I was operating on a 3 year old
Macbook Air last year when I saw the MacBook Pro Retina. The 13" was
tempting, in large part because it wasn't much heavier than my Air. But I
decided to hold off and see if a Retina Air developed. The answer, as
you probably know, was no. So when Apple refreshed the Pro line, I went
for it.
I'm on day 2 getting my new machine up and running, and
it's amazing. First off, that lag when you lift your lid and wait for
the login screen...gone. This thing turns on like an iPad. You lift the
lid and you're staring at the login.
Second, the Retina is
stunning. Of course when you play movies, or games, you see the big
difference, but for me it's the the text. Emails, websites, documents,
everything is so much cleaner and easier to read. Much less fatigue.
Third,
this thing is fast. Issues that I once blamed Internet speed, or poorly
coded Websites, are now mostly gone. I would not have guessed it was
the speed of my machine slowing things down. Safari and Chrome run like
Ferrari and Lamborghini, respectively, on this new machine. Pages load
up very fast.
The new OS X, Mavericks, is a nice upgrade and
everything is just a little tighter. I was surprised that I still have
to install iWork, but it's free and takes only a couple minutes.
If
you're looking at this machine, you're either new to Mac, in which case
buy this and don't look back. Or, you're looking at upgrading. If you
had an Air, you're not likely to notice the weight difference, and the
size itself is actually a little more compact feeling. If you're a
MacBook Pro user, this seems like a great update if you weren't already
on the Retina machines.
When you factor in size, power and battery life (which is about twice that of my old Air), this is the perfect laptop.
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