MacBook Pro 15 Inch worth it?

Hope

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Well I really want to buy this computer, but the price is extremely gnarly imo. 2700$ for the retina display 15 inch. I know almost nothing about computers/laptops/any of that shit, just wondering what you guys think about it. I've heard it's extremely convenient for how heavy and how awesome it is from some friends but the price is like buying a new bike. Tell me what you guys think.
 
The screen is shit. Mine had a small speck which seemed like a green spot. Went from that to a whole screen cracked with blue pixels dripping and they won't fix it. Costs $500 + to fix it. Get a desktop on a payment plan, love my 27 in iMac
 
I think 13 inches goes for about $1200, not sure where you're getting that price from.

And trust me, I've wanted one of these for a long time.
 
You get get yourself a more powerful Windows PC for like half of that money
 
Mew’ said:
You get get yourself a more powerful Windows PC for like half of that money
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Ik but I want to get FCPX to edit my brother's GoPro vids and I also need a laptop for highsschool that I can use in the go.
 

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I personally wouldn't spend that much on a laptop just because of the brand name. I would get this-
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Sp...mory/7098787.p?id=1218829823832&skuId=7098787
 
I have one of those but I would suggest, if you're going for a mac, get the brand new iMac.
 
I'm currently using a brand new 21.5 inch iMac and it's great. It's really quick and responsive and well worth the money in my opinion.
I'm pretty sure the MacBook Pro uses the same operating system and has around the same specs, so if I were you I would buy it. I would think twice about the retina display though, as I don't think it's worth it. MY screen looks clear af and I don't have retina display.

But it does depend on the type of things you are going to be doing on your computer. For example, I'm into editing and graphic design, and the Mac is brilliant for both of those. But if you were going to be using it to game on, I would recommend getting something different.

Yes, it's a lot of money but it's an investment. Macs stay up to date and current for a lot longer than windows products, my friend has had his iMac for over 5 years and it still works great and does all the things he needs of it.
 
If I was you, I would just get the 13 inch and save that money.
 
Bend said:
If I was you, I would just get the 13 inch and save that money.
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Hmm, might do that. I usually just get the best they offer rather than thr 13, but then again it's a big money saver.
 
Or I can invite you to the best buy private auction and you can get a 15 inch retina for like mad cheap.
 
Get a 13 inch, and save some money, or get the MacBook Air. I have that, and I love it so far.
 
Get the 13" I have both the 13 and the 15 inch and they're both amazing in my opinion.. Of course you can buy a PC for a lower price and that's not a bad idea.. However when it comes to school or editing I favor my my mac due to the reason that it's reliable and it won't crash at any given moment.
 
Make your own desktop bro, or buy a actually good Comp for half the price I bet
 

is retina display worth it? it costs a fortune
 
Hope said:
is retina display worth it? it costs a fortune
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I honestly don't think it's worth it. The screen is AMAZING, as you'd expect, but keep in mind that most websites and programs aren't formatted for that huge of a resolution, so it makes a lot of things blurry.

720p on YouTube is honestly just the lowest you would want to go because the amazing screen makes everything normal resolution that would look fine on a normal screen look bad.

I don't think it's worth it, you can get good specs with a SSD (a smaller capacity but much faster hard drive) for a lot less than $2,700 or whatever it is.

I know a ton about Apple products and own 20+ of them myself, from iMac's to Mac Mini's to Macbook Pro's to Macbook Air's so if you have any further questions you can PM me.

I'd say, if you want the 15", get that with an i7 processor, at least 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB or 512GB SSD.

If money isn't a problem, go big.

That's my two cents.
 
I completely agree here.

However, my friend owns the retina display and when we're playing CS Source in a class there isn't really much difference.. You're not going to get as much use out of the display than you'd think.. However, it may be worth getting since all the retina displays come with 8Gb of ram instead of 4Gb which for me is a huge thing as I love having both Photoshop and Sony Vegas open.
 
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