The Blue Board

The one that was just announced is redonkulous!

Almost as thin as the Air, retina display, 650m graphics, built in flash storage, 4lbs, 7 hour battery life, tig ol bitties!

it's a beauty but way too expensive

I think the 17" may be discontinued. There has been no mention of it a the keynote.

Damn that's sound badass. I'm good with mine for another 5 years at so. I paid 1100 when my version just came out for the 15" screen.

These aren't my words, but a response I read to someone that was upset about losing the 17" option:

Either they use the larger pixels in larger numbers or they don't.
If they don't need larger pixels then it is possible to put the same pixels into a smaller space. In that case they are not taking anything away from those professional. It is the same functionality in lighter, more portable equipment. I don't know many professionals that need to move around that like lugging around stuff that is more heaving and larger than it has to be.

For example, the new Nikon 800 takes photos that are 7360 x 4912. What is going to be better at displaying all those pixels to the "pro". A 1920 x1200 screen or a 2880 by 1800 screen ? Similarly for high end video folks moving to 4K resolutions. Better on 1920 x1200 or 2880 x 1800 ?
(and if need a fancy external full size, standard pro studio monitor , then don't need a 17" screen http://www.aja.com/en/products/t-tap/#/overview )

If Apple killed off the 17" display and didn't add a higher res 15" screen that would be a regression. This can easily be moving forward if the rumored more high density screens roll out, but with a smaller form factor.

Personally I love my 13 inch. Its way easier to use in class.

Yeah I couldn't justify that

agree

i admittedly never got a mac because i am stubborn and dont want to start over on a new OS and platform. (i know stupid)

and i know they are probably far superior machines and in my lifetime buying 15 PCs will cost much more than 3 or 4 macs but i just cant justify dropping 2 grand on a computer, especially when i am on my phone 99% of the time of internet usage at home

I'm about to make the switch to Mac. Been using them a lot in the labs at school. Not difficult once you figure out the special keys and such

Google is the tits.

I use it for everything

I actually have a PC desktop and PC Laptop, but I still think that new Macbook Pro is a badass machine. It isn't the most powerful, but its combination of screen, size, battery life, reliability and power is awesome.

I used to build all my own computers and wanted the absolute most speed and power, but as I get older and more professional, I find myself wanting the reliability and function of a Mac.

My current laptop is crazy fast, but is heavy and requires a cooling pad to use it.

I might buy one for my wife one day, but I will stick to Windows as long as they make them.

Plus I absolutely love building computers, so not only do I get a faster computer than that, but I also get the tremendous pleasure of building it.

But I understand your point, and I can respect that.