Friday, March 8, 2013

Apple MacBook Pro ME662LL/A

Apple MacBook Pro ME662LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop with Retina Display (NEWEST VERSION)
Apple MacBook Pro ME662LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop with Retina Display (NEWEST VERSION)
5.0 out of 5 stars
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2.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
8 GB 1600MHz DDR3L Memory
256 GB Flash Storage
13.3-inch Retina Display; 2560x1600 Resolution; Intel HD Graphics 4000
Mac OS X Mountain Lion, 7 Hour Battery Life
Deal Price: $1699.00

Description
One look and it's clear: With over 4 million pixels on the 13" model, the Retina display on MacBook Pro is an incredible engineering feat. Whether you're retouching professional photography or editing a home movie in HD, all those pixels give your images a level of clarity you've never seen on any notebook - or any computer, for that matter. With colors so rich, vibrant and details so sharp, it's a display worthy of the world's most advanced notebook. Two Thunderbolt ports for connecting high-performance devices and transferring data at lightning speed Two USB 3.0 ports (compatible with USB 2.0 devices) and HDMI FaceTime HD camera Multi-Touch trackpad Up to 7 hours of battery life OS X Mountain LionSpecifications Intel Core i5 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz 3MB Shared L3 Cache 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory 256GB Flash Storage 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display with IPS technology, 2560 by 1600 resolution Intel HD Graphics 4000 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible Bluetooth 4.0 SDXC Card Slot 720p FaceTime HD Camera Integrated Stereo Speakers and Dual microphones Full-size backlit Keyboard with 78 (U.S.) including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted T arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities Connections & Expansions - MagSafe 2 power port, 2 x Thunderbolt ports, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, HDMI port, Headphone jack Battery - Built-in 74WHr Lithium Polymer Battery (up to 7 hours wireless web) Power - 100V-240V AC, 50-60Hz Unit Dimensions (HxWxD) - 0.75 x 12.25 x 8.62 inches; 1.9 x 31.4 x 21.9 cm Unit Weight - 3.57 pounds; 1.62 kg
The retina display is amazing as far as doing everyday tasks with so much detail to each application. I started out with the 15inch cMBP w/ i7 Core and 8GB RAM and 750 GB HDD with nVidia discrete graphics card. I took it back the week after because 1. 15inch is getting less exposure for day-to-day tasks such as: browsing, editing, and recording. 2. The larger screen with all the bells did not look as well as the retina 3. Retina is getting to be where the future is. I thought I needed the 15 or 13 with optical drive now that I have used my 13 I realize I do not use it as much as I thought I would. I love this Notebook it is so portable yet very powerful and can handle multiple tasks that are more typical of your average laptop user.
Love Amazon and their overnight shipping, but I actually found this laptop cheaper at Best Buy believe it or not! I was moving from a 2009 17" MacBook Pro which I loved, but it was just too big and bulky. One thing I loved about the 17" was the HUGE screen resolution -- 1920x1200. But while I loved all the huge area, my old eyes had a hard time with everything being so minuscule.With the 13" MacBook - even with a Retina display - you are giving up a lot of screen real estate. Even though the Retina packs a massive amount of pixels into a smaller space, your actual screen size is still 1280x800. I was worried that would be too drastic a change for me, but OS X takes care of most of that with the ability to go fullscreen. I can go fullscreen with the 2-3 apps I'm working in and swipe back and forth on the trackpad or Alt+Tab and make the most of the resolution.Screen and resolution aside, this little laptop is a monster! Mine as 8GB RAM and the...

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