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title: "The Retina MacBook Pro is cheaper than the regular MacBook Pro"
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date: 2012-07-17 17:30
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comments: true
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published: true
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categories: apple
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### Retina MacBook Pro
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* 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
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* 8GB 1600MHz memory
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* 256GB flash storage
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* NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
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* 2880x1800 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
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* Price - **$2,199.00**
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### Regular MacBook Pro
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* 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
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* 8GB 1600MHz memory
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* 256GB Solid State Drive
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* NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory
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* 1440x900 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
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* Price - **$2,399.00**
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That's a $200 dollar difference, in favour of the Retina MacBook Pro! "But Apple charge a premium for their RAM and SSD!" you say. So let's find alternatives...
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* Base 15" MacBook Pro - **$1,799.00**
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* 8GB 1600MHz memory from Crucial - **$55.99**
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* 256GB 256GB Crucial m4 2.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s - **$213.43**
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* Total - **$2068.42**
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So that is a bit cheaper, but it's only $130 less than a similarly specced Retina MacBook Pro. That $130 gets you four times as many pixels, twice as much video memory and a machine that's over a pound lighter. I think that's a pretty good deal. |