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Soya_Bean said:
on top of base price ,still gotta spend on accessories..hais
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I bought both my first MBP in 2010 and last year's model at iStudio and Nubox respectively and they do give accessories such as laptop sleeve and keyboard protector. Screen protector I've to purchase myself and also not very cheap.

On top of these, I got myself the magic mouse also as I don't like to use trackpads.
 
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Snoweagle said:
I bought both my first MBP in 2010 and last year's model at iStudio and Nubox respectively and they do give accessories such as laptop sleeve and keyboard protector. Screen protector I've to purchase myself and also not very cheap.

On top of these, I got myself the magic mouse also as I don't like to use trackpads.
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now gotta spend additional on hubs etc if want to it for basic stuff like connecting thumb drives, hdmi etc. :s22:
 
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Soya_Bean said:
now gotta spend additional on hubs etc if want to it for basic stuff like connecting thumb drives, hdmi etc. :s22:
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Yeah that's the downside of USB-C, but in this case it combines USB 3.1, thunderbolt 3 and charging all in one port.

Honestly I don't like the idea of USB-C, still prefer the standard USB connector.
 
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Apple is probably positioning MacBook Pro as the professional laptops.

Average user that are content consumers are being target to buy macbook 12" , iPad Pro 12.9".


I feel that the move to bring USB-C is forward thinking, but right now users are penalised to spent additional costs to purchase adapters as many peripherals are still using usbA.
 
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Unfortunately, none of my family members use credit cards.. So cant use monthly installement. Though, im planning to use the device until my course end which is another 2 and a half yrs...

for charging
 
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Adapters wise... I dun really mind... For my daily usage and school usage, just need an SD card slot and USB ports...

Non illuminated apple logo? I actually prefer something simpler... Just the logo itself made the laptop look more premium(in my pov).
 
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hereiam7788 said:
anyone has chosen to upgrade the ram to 16GB for 13-inch model?:s22:
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Me, on the max base config for 13-inch touch bar model. For future-proof purposes.

Decided to make the plunge after reading online reviews these past two days. Did make a dent on my wallet, but oh well, waited for more than a year for Skylake refresh.

Shipping expected first week of Dec. Guess the late decision cost me early shipping of 2-3 weeks on launch day.
 
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hereiam7788 said:
anyone has chosen to upgrade the ram to 16GB for 13-inch model?:s22:
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thinking to pick the max out specs for 13 inch... student price is $3278++
Planning to get FCPX and AppleCare add on as well... Will let couple months past tho to see any probs...
 
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hereiam7788 said:
anyone has chosen to upgrade the ram to 16GB for 13-inch model?:s22:
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Beatrix said:
Me, on the max base config for 13-inch touch bar model. For future-proof purposes.

Decided to make the plunge after reading online reviews these past two days. Did make a dent on my wallet, but oh well, waited for more than a year for Skylake refresh.

Shipping expected first week of Dec. Guess the late decision cost me early shipping of 2-3 weeks on launch day.
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Same here. Upgraded to 16GB ram for future-proof as well.

Decided to plunge the morning after the reveal even then the shipping - in the morning when I was still deciding was 2 - 3 weeks but by the time i made the order it'd become 3 - 4 weeks. Just (being optimistic) that it can ship slightly earlier (hopefully get it by 3rd week) :o
 
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putrasocool said:
Adapters wise... I dun really mind... For my daily usage and school usage, just need an SD card slot and USB ports...

Non illuminated apple logo? I actually prefer something simpler... Just the logo itself made the laptop look more premium(in my pov).
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Fyi, new models do not have usb ports or sd card slot, only thunderbolt 3 ports.
 
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can anyone convince taking mcpro 13'' instead of xps13 pls. i been waiting for mcpro for 1.5 years for this release but the price is shocking
 
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