Hi, As mentioned by others here, the non-Retina Display model is an older considerably slower machine. There certainly are ways of upgrading it to have an SSD and to swap out the optical drive sliding over your HD into its place, or just having an SSD. All this can improve the speed and possible storage capacity of the unit but, in the process, you've increased the cost thus reducing the savings. If I was purchasing a brand new machine, I'd simply go with the Retina Display unit as it has a faster processor, faster memory and is overall a better machine.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Kevin Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > That non retina MBP is the 2012 model and now has been discontinued although > refurbed models may still be around. > Besides being non retina, it's thicker and heavier than a retina model and > it's slower due to its older archetecture. > It is more easily upgraded if you choose. You can, and should, swap out that > spinning hard drive and install and SSD but this will raise the price. You > can also upgrade memory. > Still, the Retina model is far superior in my opinion regardless of its > screen. > > At 01:31 AM 9/29/2014, you wrote: >> Listers, >> >> I would like to ask you gurus for some advice; is it of any advantage for a >> totally blind mac user as myself to have a macbook pro with retina display? >> I've just been on Apple's website, building my own macbook pro, and I was >> wondering whether the retina display has any bearing on the overall >> performance or capabilities of a macbook pro for somebody who will not >> actually benefit from the retina visual aspects. Please let me have your >> very honest views on that. The non-retina macbook pro with no flash memory >> but with 1TB serial ATA drive is significantly cheaper than a corresponding >> retina display model. It would make a financial difference for me. >> >> Look forward to your views. Please feel free to e-mail off line if deemed >> better or less intrusive for the list. >> >> Thanks a lot. >> >> Andrew >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
