Malcolm, Glad you made the right choice and as you are now saying, it is worth every penny as long as you get the right spec machine. I have added in the 3 year Applecare as it really does mean peace of mind worldwide coupled with the fact (stated previously) that you get a really saleable machine after 2 years that hasn't devalued much at all and still has 12 months warranty.
I traded off the 16Gb ram this time for 8Gb with the Retina and 512Gb SSD. I am more than happy but must say that the Retina, although excellent in every aspect is not too dissimilar from the last non retina in terms of actual as opposed to perceived quality. A little like watching HDTV, in that when you have watched it for 10 minutes or so it disappears from thought and is no different to a standard display, so doing it again now I would go for non retina but with 16Gb of ram, although 8GB with the i7 seems more than man enough to make everything fly. Just as a passing thought, VMWare is my choice for virtualization as it seems still to be a better integrated product than Parallels (I have both). Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene Sent: 09 June 2014 15:46 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Small and Light Replacement for Laptop >> On 06/09/2014 06:17 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: >> When I purchased my unit they offered a 45 day return policy. I used >> this evaluation period to upgrade from Macbook Air to Macbook Pro. >> The upgrade process was seamless. > What was the reason for that upgrade? Considering a new machine > myself, and I've always admired the Macs. Hi Ted, I was initially *seduced* by the light weight and slightly longer battery life of the Macbook Air. But, at the urging of Dave Crozier, I really thought about the limitations of the Macbook Air including a max 8 Gb RAM vs. 16 Gb RAM, a dual vs. quad core, a 13 vs. 15" display and, at the time, the lack of a Retina display. The tradeoff was about an additional pound in weight, an additional 2" in size, and about 2 hours less battery time. Note: The new Macbook Air's have a Retina display but this wouldn't change my mind. Having used both the Air (without Retina) and Pro, I can confirm the tradeoffs in choosing the Pro were well worth it for me. I ended up choosing a 15" Macbook Pro with 16 Gb and 512 Gb SSD. I spent more money than I expected (about $2500), but when I priced out similar Windows devices, I didn't think the premium was too big and since I'm on my workstation up to 16 hours/day, I felt that any improvement in my productivity and quality of life were worth the additional cost. Let me confirm, in caps, THE QUALITY OF LIFE improvements have been wonderful and worth every penny. Everything else has been a bonus. Feel free to reach to out to me offline if you have any specific questions. Malcolm [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
