Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch Retina Display Review

Is a screen with a greater-than-1080p resolution enough to justify the $1,499 price tag on the 13-inch MacBook Pro? Keep reading to find out.

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Im just going to say that constantly in the life of the rmbp 13, you could find much cheaper prices everywhere than apple store

 

Having owned an MBP 13" before and tried an rMBP 13" in a local Apple authorized reseller, I could say with confidence that there is a noticeable difference between the keyboards each uses. FWIW, the key travel in the former is deeper than the latter; keystrokes in the former have a more tactile feel, whereas those in the latter have a relatively mushier feel.

 

I did own a rMBP 15" and they're nice, I did play with the 13" in store and they look decent but the difference in weight and transportability is not that far apart.

maybe I'm old shool I rather have MBA or rMBP 15"

 

"Noticeable display lag" and "non-supported apps look terrible"? Thanks but no thanks. I'd rather have one of the number of 1080p 13" laptops out there that don't suffer from these two issues. It's not like you look at a 13" 1080p laptop and say "there's not enough pixels here!!!"

 

seconding this!! I finally got around to playing with one in the Apple Store and its not going in my kit, atleast for another revision or three

 

This is the curse of ultrabooks, at least the ones I've tried. There's just not enough room left over to offer any depth.

 

I have noticed many people that do purchase a Retina model, simply opted to purchase the highest priced machine and the perceived value in doing so.

 

Frankly the price/performance ratio isn't very good. It's basically a 13" Macbook Air with a better screen but for a lot more money. The 15" Macbook Pro Retina makes more sense because it has discrete graphics and a quad core.

 

The rMBP 13 and the Toshiba Kirabook are locked in a battle for the worst price/performance ratio in the industry today. Both offer absurdly little besides a high-res screen for the price you pay. I can respect the rMBP 15, despite the sky-high pricing, but the rMBP 13 (and its direct competitor the Kirabook) are highway robbery.

 

depends on how you look at it.

for example for 1480 you can buy the 256gb model of the rmbp 13 at macmall, that is usually the price of ultrabooks with the same storage

 

And if you shop for bargains on the PC side, you can find them too. Much easier, in fact, than finding discounted Apples. Don't compare "list price" on one side with "discounted bargain price" on the other.

 

thats the problem right now most web based shops are using those prices, the only place that I know that I can find the retail price is apple. you sure are going to find it, you know much more stores than I do, but most of the apple resellers using discounted prices on an apple product is quite unheard off, as you know and are aware off

basically it says that the rmbp 13 is a flop in sales

 

OK I buy a "retina" display that has "zero" support. Kid's it is called "scaling". Why would I want to play? I know Windows scales badly but they aren't selling "retina". Have fun kids.

 

These are nice for students or light work, but are woefully inadequate for audio visual pros on the go. They really don't deserve the PRO designation. Apple should really reconsider the needs of creative professionals who always buy the biggest most powerful notebooks for work. A 17 inch with Intel 4 or 6 core, 32 gb ram, a top of the line GPU, a big SSD, a blu ray, and plenty of firewire, usb , and thunderbolt ports would be a big hit for this group.

 

What a ridiculous statement. While those things are helpful, it's also impossible to pack them into a notebook that's thin, light, and has reasonable battery life. I've certainly edited HD video in FCP on a 2010 MacBook Air - and that has an Intel Core 2 Duo along with a mediocre (by today's standards) GPU. Everyone's needs are different, and that includes "audio visual pros on the go."

 

A 6-core, high-end professional GPU (like a Quadro or FirePro) MBP 13" would probably catch fire under a lot of load ... But yeah, if you *need* that much power on the go, you're barking up the wrong tree with Apple. For what it is (a thin/light 13" laptop), they did alright with the hardware and whatnot, and if you have to stick to OSX and also need specialized ports, there are dongles that you can buy if you absolutely much stick to the 13" form factor.

"Audio/Visual pros on the go" is a very, very niche group. Don't expect much outside of the typical workstation-class laptop line-up.