MacBook Pro 2014 refresh discussions

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Keen to get base model $1,688 but 128gb and not upgradable right... Damn.
 
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I saw a refurbished 15" retina with 1 TB of flash storage for $3899
Im assuming the flash storage on a RMBP is a pci-e ssd which cost $1000ish on its own given that pci-e based ssd cost about $1/gb
I wonder who would get a $3899 refurbished macbook pro.
 
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frizee said:
Keen to get base model $1,688 but 128gb and not upgradable right... Damn.
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???

you can, they give you the option to upgrade to the $1988 or $2388 model.

if you are referring to DIY SSD upgrade, then hey, you shouldn't expect a laptop this slim with aluminum unibody to fit something made for generics. also, the non-retina macbooks are not EOL, and the only reason is because apple knows about the needs of people who want to upgrade their laptop's innards.

many people outside the apple clinic thinks mac is a closed ecosystem. me thinks otherwise. if they wanted to be purist they would have removed sales of refurbished products that dont fit into their current lineups.
 
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CrazyBlue said:
I googled for macbook pro 2014 and I already saw this refresh, yet this:

MacBook Pro 2014 release date coming as Apple refreshes and discounts old models | Christian News on Christian Today

I'm confused. Is there going to be another release that I should be waiting for?:s11:
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I don't know the basis of their speculation (or source of info). Broadwell is not likely to be ready for MacBook Pros this year.

I wrote something recently... NUS Notebook Tender 2014 | Zit Seng's Blog, mostly about NUS notebook tender, but mention some Broadwell speculation at the end too. :)
 
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treecom said:
Was thinking of getting the base model with the 128GB ssd then get this Toshiba SanDisk 512GB SSD for Mid Late 2013 2014 MacBook Air Pro Retina | eBay to upgrade the SSD.

The 128GB can keep until an external enclosure is available then use that as a external drive..
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If you are like me and work on multiple Macs for work purposes, keep the 128GB internal with OSX on it.
Buy a 2.5" ssd and an enclosure of either usb3(5gb/s) or thunderbolt(10gb/s).
Install programs and store files on the external enclosure. Given that most apps are portable.
It makes OSX performance constant over a long period of time.
Allows continuity of work on different Macs simply by plugging in an external.
Sometimes I only carry around the ssd and a thunderbolt cable in a pocket.

If you are using for personal usage 128GB might be enough based on usage
It is more cost effective to get an external hdd.
However if you must, i wont recommend oem ssds.
They don't deliver as much performance for the same cost.
The only thing they offer is stability which is a grey area to be discussed.
 
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Currently, there are no third party solutions to Apple's PCIe SSDs.
 
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kero89 said:
These are still sata based.

Even though early this year owc announce they will come out with pcie based ssd, it is still nowhere to be seen.
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Yeah, I think many RMBP owners have been hoping for an upgrade path since last year.
 
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PetPet said:
It's called the flash storage lottery.
Samsung drives would perform better :)
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Mine SanDisk, 256gb. Can feel the stutter upon cold boot compared to a 128gb Samsung.

Apple why you no standardise.
 
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PetPet said:
Nice.
512 and above are all Samsung.
Anything below is lottery.
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I see. I had the suspicion that the bigger capacities are SM. So far I've 3 macs with 256GB, and all are SM. Very lucky then. (*touches wood* again :p)
 
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Anyone got a LG panel? I got one and it seems like the image retention issue is fixed.
 
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