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Analyzing the New MacBook Pro

Posted by Unknown on from the buy-a-few-spares dept.

MrSeb writes "Late yesterday, Apple released a next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. It has a 2880×1800 220 PPI display. The normal 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs have also been updated, but the 17-inch MBP has been retired, in effect replaced by the new Retina display MBP. Without a doubt, this new laptop is an engineering marvel in the same league as the original iPhone or MacBook Air. ... The Retina display MBP really looks nothing we've ever seen before. Here, ExtremeTech dives into the engineering behind the laptop, paying close attention to that new and rather shiny display — and the fact that this thing has no user-replaceable parts at all." Fleshing things out a bit more, iFixit has a teardown of the internals. Their verdict: effectively unrepairable by the user.

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  1. Dead on arrival by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No matte option, only glossy. Useful for attractive Mac users that enjoy a good look in the mirror. Useless for anyone who writes code or uses computers to produce value.
    It's sad that the mbp has finally died, I really love mine. Hopefully in a decade Dell or HP or someone will make something as good with a matte screen.

  2. The mac air was NOT an engineering marvel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    While all the fanbois ooohed and aaaahed over the mac air, Toshiba had a laptop that was thinner, lighter, had gigabit ethernet, and contained a DVD drive.

    Toshiba had an engineering marvel. Apple just had a laptop with tapered edges so that it LOOKED thinner, even though it was actually thicker.