I have been trying to find a new laptop that offers good battery life, good display/resolution, (mainly for photo editing, song recording, and general internet use on the road), comes standard with at least 8gb RAM, an SSD drive and has a nice build quality and the MBP ticks all of those boxes.
You can get a late 2013 MBP Retina w/256gb for 1299, which looks essentially the same as the current 2014 model only with 2.4ghz as opposed to 2.6ghz, which from what I have read, any noticeable difference will be negligible.
When comparing to other PC laptops on the market, I have been unable to find a model with similar specs, that offers the battery life, resolution & portability of the MBP, in the same price range. Models I researched included the Dell XPS, Lenovo Y50, Sager NP series, Samsung ATIV, Toshiba Customizable models and so on... none of which seem to compare spec wise to the MBP for 1300 or under.
I never usually go for Apple products but in this case it seems like the best choice. The only thing that annoys me is the glued in battery, as it gives off the impression that the laptop is somehow 'disposable'.
What are your thoughts?
You can get a late 2013 MBP Retina w/256gb for 1299, which looks essentially the same as the current 2014 model only with 2.4ghz as opposed to 2.6ghz, which from what I have read, any noticeable difference will be negligible.
When comparing to other PC laptops on the market, I have been unable to find a model with similar specs, that offers the battery life, resolution & portability of the MBP, in the same price range. Models I researched included the Dell XPS, Lenovo Y50, Sager NP series, Samsung ATIV, Toshiba Customizable models and so on... none of which seem to compare spec wise to the MBP for 1300 or under.
I never usually go for Apple products but in this case it seems like the best choice. The only thing that annoys me is the glued in battery, as it gives off the impression that the laptop is somehow 'disposable'.
What are your thoughts?