Yes thanks Brian, I would certainly like to opt for SSD. will do when I place order.
Regards Pete On 15/08/2013, at 9:36 PM, Brian Risbey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pete, > > So have you seen the cartoon: > > Son sitting with iPad, daughter talking on an iPhone & parent with iPaid! > > On a serious note, perhaps a SSD would be an option - more robust? > > Brian > > > On 15/08/2013, at 4:28 PM, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ronnie and Brian. with the last 4 years of Apple ownership taking command > of the house entirely, I want to actually get one of these for myself now. > Wife and three kids of mine all have iPod/iPhone/iPad/Macbook combinations > between them, and all I have is an iPhone 4 - plus the iPad I hijacked off my > wife when I got posted up north for a spell, about to come to an end. > > My preference is for a small MacBook Pro 13" with retina. But my plan is to > also get a Thunderbolt Display to give me the big screen (and also my Wife > who has a 2013 MBP (non-retina) when I plug in. > > I will hold of till the Haswell is introduced in October or soon after maybe. > > Any particular tips? I might go for 512GB upgrade but not much else. Some > might say go for the 15" or even 17", but I want the compactness of the 13", > very happy with that. I use an 11" Windows HP for my work grudgingly. > > Regards > > > Pete > > On 15/08/2013, at 3:58 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Brian, >> >> Thankfully my 17" MacBookPro8,3 (early 2011) is still running perfectly. >> But as soon as Apple announce a new 17" MacBook Pro retina display, I will >> be ordering one ;-) >> >> There has been thousands of people (including me) that have been sending >> feedback to Apple since they discontinued the 17" MBP via this link. >> >> http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html >> Apple say they do read all feedback... so hopefully they have been really >> listening... >> >> And even the co-founder of Apple - Steve Wozniak depends on a 17 inch Mac >> Book Pro. >> <http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/26/engadget-questionnaire-steve-wozniak/> >> "What gadget do you depend on most? >> Macbook Pro 17-inch for most of my email, including web links and video >> links." >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> On 15/08/2013, at 3:28 PM, Brian Risbey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> YES PLEASE! >>> (Do you think they heard that?!) >>> Please put my name one one, >>> My 17" is beginning to limp along, and >>> As Nike would say, >>> Just do it! >>> >>> Brian >>> Sent from my iPhone5 >>> >>> On 15/08/2013, at 14:32, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I guess every member of WAMUG knows how strongly I feel about Apple >>>> discontinuing the 17" MacBook Pro. Apple has shown the ability to do a >>>> retina display at any screen size it wants. >>>> So please Apple Include the 17" MacBook Pro with retina display in this >>>> year's MacBook Pro range launch. >>>> >>>> How I wish with every bone in my body that this actually occurs.... Please >>>> please Apple announce a new 17" MacBook Pro with Retina Display... This >>>> year! ....Make Ronni Happy!!! >>>> >>>> /Begin Quote >>>> Reports: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh >>>> <http://www.highlightpress.com/reports-17-inch-retina-macbook-pro-revival-with-2013-haswell-refresh/3480/djohnson> >>>> >>>> >>>> "It’s become something of a given that Apple will launch a 2013 Retina >>>> MacBook Pro range sometime this year, complete with the Intel Haswell >>>> chipsets that breathed new life into the latest MacBook Air. Chances are >>>> the new Haswell MacBook Pro won’t be setting any records in terms of speed >>>> and performance, but when it comes to all-important battery life and >>>> productivity, it will prove a tough act to follow. >>>> Apple has of course remained tight-lipped on the subject, but speculation >>>> is growing that the 2013 Pro refresh will bring with it the second-coming >>>> of the 17-inch MacBook Pro. >>>> The suggestion was first made by the folks at the Stabley Times and has >>>> since piqued the interest of plenty of others. Having proved to be >>>> anything but a top-seller following Apple’s introduction of the first >>>> Retina MacBook Pro, the 17-inch model was considered unnecessary and >>>> shelved indefinitely. >>>> However, it is now being mused that Apple will bring Retina quality to the >>>> 17-inch MacBook Pro as part of the range’s 2013 refresh, which given the >>>> firm’s advances over the past 12-months is far from implausible. >>>> No details have yet been confirmed as to when and where the 2013 MacBook >>>> Pro refresh will happen, but most signs are pointing to an early fall >>>> release date for the first models at least – most likely October." >>>> /End Quote >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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