I have a whole new vision for my notebook
I guess it shouldn't be that big of a surprise that the notebook I would want is the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display. I don't consider myself to be an Apple fan boy but since I do graphic design and dabble in photography and video editing, having that Retina display would be nice. This will also help stop those "What?" faces I get. I'll explain.You see every time I tell people that I do graphic design they always follow up with "You must use a Mac" or "What kind of Mac do you have?". I then have to tell them I use a PC both at home and at work. That's when I get the "What?" face. If I had this I can just say "Why yes, I use a MacBook Pro with Retina display." Yeah, you have to say "with Retina display" because that is the way Apple wants it. That's easier than explaining that Photoshop and the rest of the Adobe Suite works with a PC too because it's actually software that can be used on different computer platforms and not Mac specific.
Is this vision a result of beer goggles?
It starts at $2199, but it does use the latest current tech. I don't mind something being expensive if it has the goods to back it up. This one seems like it actually does. Here is what you get:- Intel i7 quad-core 2.3ghz up to 2.7ghz
- 15.4 retina display with 2880x1800 resolution
- 8gb - 16gb of ram
- Solid state drives from 256gb - 768gb
- Intel HD graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1gb memory
- All in under 4.5lbs and less than 1" thick
So I guess I can see that it isn't just marketing fluff. It's done well in various benchmarks and I especially thought Ubergizmo's performance relative to price/weight chart was interesting. I also have to give it to Apple for the actual construction of the notebook. I have seen the old Macbook Pros and was surprised at how sturdy and high quality they felt. I'm sure this one is no different.
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