Are you thinking of buying a MacBook Pro?

by L.A. Times Posted 2013/02/13 21:00:00

Related Topics: Apple, Business, Laptop, Technology, Models, 13, Sell, LA, Price, 16, Laptops, Model

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Apple is reducing prices for its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display laptops while also upgrading their processors, just a few months after releasing the laptop models.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro Retina, as it is commonly referred to, will now sell for $1,499 and $1,699 -- down from $1,699 and $1,999. The higher-end model will now also possess a 2.6GHz quad-core processor, up from a 2.5GHz quad-core processor.

Apple also improved the processors for its 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina laptops. Its $2,199 model now has a 2.4GHz quad-core processor, up from 2.3GHz quad-core, and the $2,799 model now has a 2.7GHz quad-core processor and 16 gigabytes of RAM, up from a 2.6GHz quad-core and 8 GB of RAM.

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Manster 2013/02/14 16:53:10

No

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That's a price reduction?
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Nickolie 2013/02/15 17:38:45
Sophie 2013/02/15 06:23:52

No

Nope. Has not even crossed my mind.

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santa6642 2013/02/15 04:39:03

No

Don't like mac.

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Kigan 2013/02/15 00:13:30

No

Not now, never in the past, and no indicator that I will in the future.

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lolitalovely 2013/02/14 20:30:22

No

My 17" laptop has a quad core with 6 GB of RAM (more RAM than most people use) and was more than half the price of that thing. Why would I pay that much for so much excess? Not to mention I hate how controlling Apple is. If I could just go completely Linux I would.

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Hakking 2013/02/14 19:01:15
Jalysa Ellis 2013/02/14 18:55:54

No

I will probably never have enough money to just spend on a Mac Book anytime soon.

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AlliePonie 2013/02/14 17:18:37 (edited)

No

I have an older macbook pro right now from a few years ago, and it still works like a charm! No need to get a new one yet!

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Manster 2013/02/14 16:53:10

No

+3
That's a price reduction?

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Glen McLeod 2013/02/14 16:43:54

No

i love apple products, but still, it's too expensive for me.

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SezMichael 2013/02/14 15:08:29

No

there is nothing this computer does that justifies 1400 bucks.

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polock 2013/02/14 14:45:16

No

have always used Windows based computers.

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Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2013/02/14 14:39:40

No

Why would I pay so much for a machine as good as a windows laptop for half the price?

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Matt 2013/02/14 14:20:40

No

This is not a discussion post - it is a BLATANT ADVERTISEMENT for apple products...

I would love to know if Apple has paid any money to la times or sodahead for this ad

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smitty 2013/02/14 14:11:46

No

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Why pay more when you can get something that is faster and better for half the price.

Windows 8 is crap though.

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JCLadybug 2013/02/14 13:43:33

Yes

Maybe one day. Have the 13 inch air and I love it. I not sure I could go to the pro simply because of how much more it would weigh.

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the fuze 2013/02/14 12:46:34

Yes

But I still can't afford it.

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Mary Mary 2013/02/14 12:34:21 (edited)

No

I just bought the 27" big one, can anyone tell me who to work it lol I've only ever had a HP.

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Nickolie to Mary Mary 2013/02/15 17:41:23

+1
That Keyboard seems like it would be irritating.

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Mary Mary to Nickolie 2013/02/15 23:09:11

+1
Actually that's my favorite thing. I have long nails and little hands works perfectly

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Cal 2013/02/14 12:11:15

No

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Only if they cut their prices to the level of reasonable and affordable. Otherwise I'll keep my well working PC that I built myself and did not flush over $1K for.

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Cammeh~ 2013/02/14 11:25:39

No

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No way I dont have that kind of money...WHO DOES?

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Katiana... to Cammeh~ 2013/02/14 13:23:07

I have! I HaVe! I HAVE! iHave

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benjacanada 2013/02/14 10:09:34 (edited)

No

if i get one i'm gonna do so much crap that i might kill myself from childhood obsession

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Deurdre 2013/02/14 09:53:55

No

I don't like the layout :)

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AN 2013/02/14 08:08:17

Yes

i already got one... b4 the price reduction. Damn!

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Katiana2808 2013/02/14 07:21:37

Yes

I use a macbookpro, man! I am just thirteen and my mom bought one for me in england!

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alicestarbright 2013/02/14 06:21:06 (edited)

No

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You know what I could buy with all that money? My mind is just racing at the possibilities!

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Lycaste skinneri 2013/02/14 06:08:43

No

I like my PC.

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democoach 2013/02/14 06:01:04

Yes

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just did two weeks ago. but i didn;'t get the retina display one,

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Matthew 2013/02/14 05:05:24

Yes

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I enjoy my Apple products. I don't care if the market isn't open source or it's not a gaming computer. I still have a horrible Windows laptop and will probably be keeping it as something on the side. I have a Galaxy Note 2 and an Apple iPad 2 and enjoy both of them. Out of everything, the Apple and Android products blow the Windows product out of the water.

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gary 2013/02/14 03:34:21
JeffDeWitt 2013/02/14 03:01:17

No

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No, I don't do iJunk.

Apple makes nice gadgets but they are overpriced and Apple is so proprietary they make Microsoft look like a champion of open source.

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democoach to JeffDeWitt 2013/02/14 06:04:54

+1
but windows is so bloated, and so not optimized.

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JeffDeWitt to democoach 2013/02/15 02:31:26

Perhaps, but today's computers can handle it. For bang for the buck and flexibility Windows PC's have it all over Mac's.

I BUILT my favorite PC, the thing looks like a 60 year old radio and it rocks. To get a Mac remotely equivalent would cost twice as much, wouldn't look nearly as cool, and I wouldn't have had the fun of building it myself.

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democoach to JeffDeWitt 2013/02/15 06:47:41

my macbook looms really good, and doesn't have a bloated system, so it does not require huge specs to function properly unlike windows.
lets take a mac and a pc both with same specs, the one with windows will be much slower then the mac. windows needs so much more just to function right.

macs are better for that

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JeffDeWitt to democoach 2013/02/15 15:47:07

Perhaps, instead of matching specs for specs we could match dollar for dollar and the Windows machine would blow away the Mac.

Bang for the buck.

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democoach to JeffDeWitt 2013/02/15 17:38:55

no spec for spec, id rather pay more for something that works and will remain fast for years then pay less (even for more specs) but have it be slow after one or one and a half years

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JeffDeWitt to democoach 2013/02/15 18:03:08

Bang for the buck and the freedom to pick your own components.

Plus you can't get a Mac that looks this cool...

That's the case I used to build mine.

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MW121 2013/02/14 03:00:32

Yes

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I need to call, I actually just placed an order for one the other day.. I'll have to see if they give me the new pricing since the item hasn't shipped..

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