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Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina - Summer 2012

The Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display is equipped with a third generation Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, 8GB of DDR3L 1600MHz RAM, 256GB of flash storage, Intel HD 4000 Graphics, a discrete Nvidia GeForce GT 650M GPU with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and a built-in FaceTime HD camera. It sports a SDXC card reader, HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports, MagSafe 2 power connector and a dual Thunderbolt ports.

Based on 56 reviews

Excellent:

39
Good:

16
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Retina display (2880×1800 pixels)
Two Thunderbolt ports.
HDMI and USB 3.
Speedy, Thin, Light and Quiet.
Great battery life.
Speedy performance.
Excellent springy keyboard and trackpad.
Even the cheapest model, with 8GB of flash memory and an SSD, is super speedy.
Discrete graphics.
Ready for Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
Excellent speakers and dual mics.
Top-notch ergonomics.

Cons

Apps not updated for Retina display can appear blurry.
RAM, hard drive, and battery not user-upgradeable.
FireWire and Gigabit Ethernet require $29 adapters.
The $9.99 MagSafe-to-MagSafe 2 adapter should have been included for free.
Price is hard to swallow - upgrades, addons and accessories can bump the cost up nearly $1,000 more.
Sealed unibody design is impossible to upgrade yourself once you’ve purchased the device.
Keyboard can get hot.
Memory cards stick out of the side.
Limited configuration options for entry model

By TechSpot on September 28, 2012

Apple has once again set a high bar in the notebook industry. Simply put, this system is in a class of its own with regards to system-wide performance and display technology. Sure, there are other systems that have more powerful...

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By APC Magazine on November 14, 2012

Apple's new Retina-spec'd MacBook Pro is more than just the desirable screen its name suggests. Instead, Apple has addressed all four of the key areas we look toward in a laptop upgrade: screen, speed, battery life and portability. On the...

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By Stuff.tv on November 01, 2012

What could be the best laptop ever just became truly portable. Expect hi-res-tops galore in 2013. ...

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By Bare Feats on October 26, 2012

The 13" Retina MacBook Pro is for consumers who want an "insanely great" small screen but don't have heavy computing requirements. The 15" Retina MacBook Pro is for professionals who run demanding pro...

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By Business Computing World on September 13, 2012

In amongst all the hype surrounding the iPhone and iPad, it’s easy to overlook the fact that Apple’s Macintosh computers—and its MacBook laptops in particular—have also enjoyed booming sales in recent years. In fact, Apple claims...

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By NotebookCheck on August 01, 2012

The hype surrounding the new Apple MacBook Pro 15 with Retina display immediately after the WWDC 2012 was immense. After several weeks of testing, we are able to draw our own conclusion and share our opinion. The now even slimmer aluminum unibody...

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By Computeractive on July 23, 2012

All of Apple's handheld devices, namely the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, have so-called ‘Retina' screens. These are displays that have so many pixels that they are indistinguishable from one another, so onscreen text and images look...

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By Layers Magazine on July 16, 2012

This post is courtesy of Matt Kloskowski. You can read more on his blog, “The Ski Report” over at www.mattk.com One of the questions I’ve been getting asked a TON lately is about the new MacBook Pros with Retina display and how they...

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By Gadget Guy Australia on July 13, 2012

Apple’s latest revision to its MacBook Pro series of computers not only makes everything faster, but also thinner, with a new hardware design that also incorporates the highest resolution screen to ever grace a laptop. Is this Apple’s best...

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By PC Advisor on July 13, 2012

The specifications and benchmark results clearly excel yet they fail to define the precision build, meticulous design and the essential comfort of this pioneering laptop. If the £2399 price alarms, know that the £1799 model carries as much class and...

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