Why do we need six copies of this?

I see I've been overruled... despite another post existing anyway.

Way cool!

Someone said to me today "with apple you're just paying for the 'I' in front of the name." My answer; "sure, like when you buy a Porsche, you're just paying for the badge".

The new non-retina MBPs are advertised as supporting dual-link DVI (with an appropriate adapter), but the retina models are not. Yet the retina models are advertised as supporting 2560x1600 pixels on up to two external displays and Apple no longer sells a monitor at that specific resolution. (Apple mini-displayport/thunderbolt monitors are 2560x1440).

btw: Can mini-displayport/thunderbolt monitors not be daisychained, in which case the non-retina models might still be able to support two external monitors?

Nice review. If I had one of these I would hate MagSafe2, all of cords come out of my Mac and into a socket behind it, not to the side of it. If I got the new cord, it would bend and eventually rip. It's a step back to the old MagSafes.

I'm posting this from a MBP Retina, delivered today, took 3 hours for Migration Assistant to finish and now I'm here.

I would stress the sound on this is SO much better than my previous MBP, it's amazing, I don't know how they did it but the sound is so expansive and punchy.
 

Can someone, ANYONE, please give a solid, plausible reason as why Apple went back to the older style of Magsafe? I just don't get it. I absolutely love the newer version on my Air, not only because it looks a million times better, but it also functions better as well as there's no bend and the cable can be hidden straight behind the notebook. I've never experienced a single issue with the design. It's better in so many ways. Why was it changed back??

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Originally Posted by logandigges 

Nice review. If I had one of these I would hate MagSafe2, all of cords come out of my Mac and into a socket behind it, not to the side of it. If I got the new cord, it would bend and eventually rip. It's a step back to the old MagSafes.

Except that this MagSafe2 is way stronger at the cord plug area. The sheath part that protects the bending force on the cable is longer and stronger than the old "T" shaped version. I think this design will be less likely to accidentally release yet still have the proper threshold to detach in any direction in the event of tripped cord scenario.