Ok, noted thanks Daniel.

Regards


Pete

On 16/08/2013, at 11:45 AM, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Pete
> 
> Retina Displays only come with Flash Drives (ie SSD), as standard so you 
> don't need to adjust it. Just the size of the drive you want :)
> 
> Hope that helps. 
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 5
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> On 16/08/2013, at 11:37 AM, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> 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
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