Might want to shy away from it. The new MacBook's are virtually non-upgradable by the end user. In other words, you can't update the hard drive or RAM. Can't update the hard drive, either. Don't know about you, but I'd be seriously pissed off if I bought one of those and found out later I couldn't upgrade components that are normally accessible by the user. I have four words for that upcoming clusterfuck. In your dreams, Apple.
Someone HAD to get me started with this! Ok, the new "generation" of Mac Book Pro (MBP) is fantastic from engineering point of view. Oscillating, sound reducing fans using a specific off-setting frequency is just revolutionary. Retina display is gorgeous (although some are complaining on HD video(1080P) being fuzzy). The thinness, the rest of the power specs, including large SSD drives is just awesome. But here's the thing for this, what genre of application can use that type of power other than niche video or art production? Adobe suite type of stuff would be great here but while people are moving away from Adobe (including Apple themselves) Apple is catering to this crowd? (and yes, I am aware that there are other non-Adobe publishing applications. You know what can really take advantage of that type of power? Games! But what has been Apple's biggest Achilles heel? Yep, aside from Blizzard (and in fairness, this may be that's all some people care about) there's really nothing out there. Then we have the issue you've underlined. I believe the motherboard needed to be so thin that their "upgrade-able" stuff is soldered down the rest of the motherboard. THE worst part? The above baby will cost you!!! I mean, 2199 for the beginning build but I've specced out the high end MBP and it went for $3799. Again, who will buy that except the absolute rich or those that need the horsepower for artsy stuff? I've been wrong before but with today's economy, the march of Linux OS on the laptops and desktops, I just don't see many sales.
I just can't see spending that kind of money on something I cannot upgrade myself. And you KNOW that taking it in to an authorized repair facility will cost you as much as it would to just buy a new freakin' notebook.
