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1a.: Re: Air or Pro? From: Bobbo
1b.: Re: Air or Pro? From: Glenn Gutierrez
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1a.: Re: Air or Pro?

Posted by: "Bobbo" bobbo924@gmail.com bobbo924

Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:08 am (PDT)

Keep in mind that the new Mac Book Pro will apparently not be user-upgradeable, even RAM.

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1b.: Re: Air or Pro?

Posted by: "Glenn Gutierrez" yah@glenngutierrez.com glenng@ymail.com

Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:32 am (PDT)

On 18 Jun 2012, at 8:19 AM, Bobbo wrote:

> Keep in mind that the new Mac Book Pro will apparently not be user-upgradeable, even RAM.

That's only the svelte new 15-inch Retina Display MBP. The RAM in there is soldered onto the motherboard, so you need to choose 8 or 16 GB up front. The SSD is still on a daughter card.

The 2012 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro have a similar design as last year's models. The discreet hard drive inside pretty much requires it.

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1c.: Re: Air or Pro?

Posted by: "edgray66" graynotgrey@gmail.com edgray66

Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:32 am (PDT)

The next generation MacBook Pro with the Retina display is not user upgradeable, but the standard MacBook Pros available in 13 and 15 inch configurations still are.

The lack of user upgradeable parts in the next gen model is unfortunate because it paints the way of the future. I would rather have the option to install my own upgrades and sacrifice a few millimeters in the thickness of a 15 inch notebook for which I do not have the expectations of being ultraportable anyway. If I needed ultraportable I would have gone for the 11 or 13 inch Airs. The 15 inch is a desktop replacement that I can take home or to the conference table and the infrequent trip. Weight and thickness do not matter that much sitting on the desk or countertop.

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