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So basically, you're saying that you care more about aesthetics than specs?
NO WAY.
NO WAY.
So basically, you're saying that you care more about aesthetics than specs?
NO WAY.
Apple's hardware is run of the mill standard with a fancy case brah. The only thing special about your MB is the display.
That being said, I'm looking at grabbing a MBP too. Not one of the latest ones, but one I can get for less than 800.
Haha Lol. But still, go find an equivalent spec laptop to my rmbp.
Good luck with that
No, but I do care a lot. I wouldn't for instance pay the same for a rMBP with a Core i3, HD4000 and 500GB HDD. **** that. But as Apple hardware tends to offer high end performance and good aesthetics, they nearly always come out top for me.
Thats all it comes down too really.
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Higher memory buffer on the same GPU (side note: why the heck wouldn't Apple package a dedicated GPU that would help pushing that higher resolution with a higher buffer?), comes with Blu-Ray drive...everything else pretty much exactly the same. Even has a similar keyboard setup, except it has more keys. Mechanical HDD, sure, but there's over a 1k USD difference in price...I think you could afford to get an SSD with the money saved. Only thing that's different is the dimensions (which quite honestly, what does it matter if you can fit it into a manila envelope or not?) and the screen resolution...and having that high of a resolution on a 15" monitor is kinda...pointless.
Going further on what PP said about the Thunderbolt Display, you could afford to get one with the money you saved and break about even if you didn't get an SSD. If you did, you're also getting a 27" monitor with a nice resolution vs a 15" with a pointless resolution.
And if you care about aesthetics of Apple products, you should be fine with the way that ASUS looks considering it references older MBP design with the keyboard area...and overall looks like a nice machine.
Just sayin'.
EDIT: Also note I used the cheapest rMBP to compare... an additional 600 bucks for 300Mhz on the CPU and an additional 256gb of space on a laptop that already costs 2200? No thanks.
So Apple Maps has been a spectacular fail. Really, it's been the first exceptionally bad Apple product I can think of that's been released post-iPod.
Wrong turn: Apple's buggy iOS 6 maps lead to widespread complaints | The Verge
People are submitting issues with it with this hashtag Twitter
And everyone, I give you the Brooklyn Bridge
With iOS 6 released to the public for just over 24 hours now, Apple's new and highly touted Maps application has received a large amount of public criticism over missing features and glitches. Google has already submitted its own iOS Maps app to Apple, but the company has responded via a public statement issued to AllThingsD:
"Customers around the world are upgrading to iOS 6 with over 200 new features including Apple Maps, our first map service," said spokeswoman Trudy Miller. "We are excited to offer this service with innovative new features like Flyover, turn by turn navigation, and Siri integration. We launched this new map service knowing it is a major initiative and that we are just getting started with it. Maps is a cloud-based solution and the more people use it, the better it will get. We appreciate all of the customer feedback and are working hard to make the customer experience even better."
Later in his piece, AllThingsD writer John Paczkowski says the developer team assigned to the Maps app is "under lockdown" working to fix the app.
Tbf it's not nearly so bad in the US as in other places. For example, no mass transit integration. Which if you're in Tokyo is next to useless.Today I messed with maps in IOS 6....
Not bad. Definitely not the train wreck I've been reading about
We'll see when I get my phone tomorrow.