MacBook Pro retina or non retina?

What is a better laptop ?
I'm not sure which one to buy, the retina which I would have to wait for updates to see the full potential of the retina.
I want to have the laptop for A while and will need it to use everyday, emailing, TONS of googling and TABS up
The occasional photoshop and lots of photos.
I haven't owned a macbook before so I want something with a decent hard drive which leads me to the non retina
However the retina is lighter and I'll take it traveling with me a few times a year.
I have heard about problems with both, the non retina overheats and you can't sit it on your bed?
Is that true?
The retina is more expensive but faster
I'd love to hear from anyone who owns either to help me decide
As I will be buying one in the next few weeks
Thank you in advance

A couple of things to start off with before we get to "to retina or not to retina".
Based on your description of your daily computing tasks you don't really need "THE MOST POWERFULL AWESOMEST AMAZING COMPUTER EVER".
What does never owning a macbook before have to do with needing a decent hard drive. And I think by "decent hard drive" you are refering to the storage space and not the quality of the drive.
"Traveling a few times a year" with your computer means you're seeking the slimmest and lightest available? People who commute with their laptops daily need to be concerned about this more than somebody who will take it out a few times a year.
Also you should never put any computer, windows, mac, or other kind on a soft surface. What happens is that those surfaces conform to the shape of the computer and block the fan in/out ports. This prevents the computer from being able to properly cool itself and result in overheating.
So "to retina or not to retina"...
I believe you'd be plenty happy with a regular macbook pro. In fact I'd bet you'd be happy with a macbook air. The current generation air's virtually match the 13 inch macbook pro's in specifications. The biggest distinction you'll notice will be storage space for the money. Ultimately if you choose traditional HDD over SSD you'll get more storage space for the money.
You mention "the retina is more expensive but faster". You are correct, sort of. The retina maintains a speed advantage based primarly in this "all flash" design. Apple directly connected the ram to the motherboard, and the SSD directly to the motherboard as well. This does significantly increase performance. However I believe you may be able to achieve considerably close performance with a SSD in a non-retina MBP.
In my opinion you would be well suited with a macbook air, spend the extra money you'll save by buying a MBA on upgrading the hard drive/ram/processor and you'll have a computer much lighter than a MBP with similar performace to a 13 inch MBP.
If you're completely sold on the rMBP(retina macbook pro) consider/remember this, however you buy it is how it'll stay. You cant upgrade/change the ram or hard drive. They're built in and you cannot change them.
If you want to save some money upfront and get less ram and less storage space and upgrade later your best bet is the regular MBP.

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See this support page from Apple on where you can download XQuartz.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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I currently purchased a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro Non Retina. Model ID: MacBookPro9,2.(i7, 2.9 GHz)
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"I thought the non Retina MBPs were still connected via a SATA connection. "
That is correct and that is why I was recommending that people buy that 2012 MBP non Retina that Apple was selling until just recently. Having the SATA connection while slower than PCIe allowed you more flexibility in purchasing upgraded drives.
"I currently purchased a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro Non Retina"
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That said you could put a 480 SSD from OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Mercury_6G/
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Macbook Pro (mid 2012 - non retina) Yosemite Slowing down

I saw in some other posts that people were helped and slow downs were solved when fellows looked at EtreCheck reports. So i have copied my report. Kindly advice what is causing the slow down and how to fix it.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.8 (95)
Report generated October 30, 2014 at 2:21:02 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
DELL E2414H 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 6 days 21:6:20
Disk Information: ℹ️
Crucial_CT240M500SSD1 disk0 : (240.06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
SSD HDD (disk2) / [Startup]: 238.86 GB (98.70 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 239.20 GB Online
ST9500320AS disk1 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
HDD 500 (disk1s2) /Volumes/HDD 500 : 499.76 GB (469.44 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.16) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.16) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.16) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.16) Support
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logitech.manager.kernel.driver (4.10.1 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
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[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[failed] com.apple.lookupd.plist
[failed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
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[failed] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
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[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.logitech.manager.daemon.plist Support
[invalid?] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
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[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.enable-bundles.plist Support
[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid-user.plist Support
[loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist Support
[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist Support
[running] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.shutdown-gpg-agent.plist Support
[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
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[running] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[failed] com.edb.launchd.postgresql-9.3.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.AccessService.plist Support
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[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[failed] com.redgiantsoftware.updater.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.5.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 Support
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Box Edit: Version: 1.2.9(320) - SDK 10.8 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Translate
Save to Pocket
Evernote Web Clipper
Fontface Ninja
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
GPGPreferences Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
SSD HDD: Disk size: 238.86 GB Disk used: 140.15 GB
Destinations:
ASIS 750GB iNEO Toshiba [Local]
Total size: 374.91 GB
Total number of backups: 15
Oldest backup: 2014-04-20 01:48:25 +0000
Last backup: 2014-10-17 12:48:54 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 374.91 GB < (Disk used 140.15 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      1% bluetoothaudiod
      0% fontd
      0% DashboardClient
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
730 MB Safari
189 MB mds_stores
172 MB WindowServer
137 MB Finder
112 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
74 MB Free RAM
2.01 GB Active RAM
1.89 GB Inactive RAM
1.63 GB Wired RAM
40.31 GB Page-ins
1.77 GB Page-outs

I deleted files in the Library folder and under the Library of User (hidden folder, press option and Go->Library) and this is the result:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.8 (95)
Report generated October 30, 2014 at 2:49:34 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:3:11
Disk Information: ℹ️
Crucial_CT240M500SSD1 disk0 : (240.06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
SSD HDD (disk2) / [Startup]: 238.86 GB (102.78 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 239.20 GB Online
ST9500320AS disk1 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
HDD 500 (disk1s2) /Volumes/HDD 500 : 499.76 GB (469.43 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.16) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.16) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.16) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.16) Support
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logitech.manager.kernel.driver (4.10.1 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
User Login Items: ℹ️
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Translate
Save to Pocket
Evernote Web Clipper
Fontface Ninja
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
GPGPreferences Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
SSD HDD: Disk size: 238.86 GB Disk used: 136.08 GB
Destinations:
ASIS 750GB iNEO Toshiba [Local]
Total size: 374.91 GB
Total number of backups: 15
Oldest backup: 2014-04-20 01:48:25 +0000
Last backup: 2014-10-17 12:48:54 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 374.91 GB < (Disk used 136.08 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% Dropbox
      0% AppleSpell
      0% cloudpaird
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
361 MB Safari
258 MB mds_stores
198 MB Mail
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
112 MB ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.63 GB Free RAM
3.37 GB Active RAM
677 MB Inactive RAM
912 MB Wired RAM
1.18 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Macbook pro 15 inch, non-retina, 2.3 ghz or 2.6?

I am looking to buy a macbook pro for college and i dont know if i should get 2.3 ghz or 2.6 ghz. Yes the 2.6 has 250 more gb hard drive and 4 gb more ram but i can upgrade it to 8gb and 750 hard drive and if i do that and add apple care it is cheaper then buying the 2.6 ghz with apple care. So my quesion is will .3 ghz really make a difference?

Not immediately, for the average user. In about 5 years, when software needs more processor horsepower its nice to have that extra .3Ghz. It means the useful lifespan of your computer might be extended an extra year, to extend past trends into the future. Although predicting software trends is probably unwise.
You also get a better resale value out of a faster processor. If you planon doing processor intensive work like video editing then you should get the fast processor in any case. Ald lastly, if you have the extra money you should do it just on principle.

Macbook Pro Mid 2012 Non Retina. SSD/HARDRIVE

Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 384 MB/
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
500gb sata disk
My question is that i was thinking about upgrading my my hadrive to an ssd, im not sure how to go about it, also my my memory to 16gb. any suggestions on what hardware i can use in my computer?

Go to the OWC website. Any of these SATA drives will be compatible with your MBP. Other options can be found with other vendors, but this is a good place to start;;
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
Ciao.
16 GB RAM is the maximum that your MBP will accept.
Message was edited by: OGELTHORPE

MacBook Pro 13" 2012 (non-Retina) trackpad crackling sound

About a week ago this crackling started happening and has since happened more frequently. It's driving me insane. Does anyone know what this is? Has the trackpad gone bad or has the battery swollen up?
Here's a video of it happening to my computer. First I touch the trackpad (producing this crackling sound) then I press it and register an actual click:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4weWRgjyR8

You have to take the computer to the Apple store to have it checked out.
Genius Bar reservation
http://concierge.apple.com/reservation/us/en/techsupport/
Try resetting SMC before that.
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.

MacBook Pro 13" (2012) non-retina ram upgrade.

Will upgrading my MBP 13" from 4GB to 8GB will make a big difference ?
MBP does get slow at times and i do tend to use 4+ apps most the time.
Will it boost my boot up time too ?

Adding RAM only makes it possible to run more programs concurrently. It doesn't speed up the computer nor make games run faster. What it can do is prevent the system from having to use disk-based VM when it runs out of RAM because you are trying to run too many applications concurrently or using applications that are extremely RAM dependent. It will improve the performance of applications that run mostly in RAM or when loading programs.
Does it help to have more RAM? Usually, "yes", if you are running out of RAM during use. You may find that the computer seems faster, but this is because memory shortage is bogging things down.
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory & determine how much RAM is used
OS X Mavericks- About Activity Monitor
Understanding top output in the Terminal
The amount of available RAM for applications is the sum of Free RAM and Inactive RAM. This will change as applications are opened and closed or change from active to inactive status. The Swap figure represents an estimate of the total amount of swap space required for VM if used, but does not necessarily indicate the actual size of the existing swap file. If you are really in need of more RAM that would be indicated by how frequently the system uses VM. If you open the Terminal and run the top command at the prompt you will find information reported on Pageins () and Pageouts (). Pageouts () is the important figure. If the value in the parentheses is 0 (zero) then OS X is not making instantaneous use of VM which means you have adequate physical RAM for the system with the applications you have loaded. If the figure in parentheses is running positive and your hard drive is constantly being used (thrashing) then you need more physical RAM.

Macbook Pro 15 inch retina vs non retina refurbs

Hi Everyone,
I know this question has been asked 100s of times, but I feel in this case it might be best to ask directly.
I am buying a new macbook pro, which I will be using for primarily video editing (using, fcpx, PP and Avid)
There are two avaiblable refurb models, a retina and non retina. Normally, I would lean towards the non retina, because of its user replaceable parts.
However, the cost of upgrades to the non-retina would be almost 500 dollars more to get it close in line to what the retina model offers out of the box.
Same specs in both, 500 dolllars more for non retina with upgrades. So in short my question is, is there anyone here who would still go with a non-retina model with that 500 dollar price difference? Has anyone had any serious issues with the retinas?
Would love to hear peoples thoughts.

Thanks for the Reply Marcus,
I know it almost seems like a no-brainer, but the non-replaceable parts really concerns me. I've had my current macbook pro for 5 years now, (having to replace a few things in the last year) and I would like this next purchase to last as long. If say something goes after the 3 year apple warranty expires, do you know how much something like the hard drive or audio jack or battery would cost to replace? Also, the non retina is a high res matte screen, if that makes any difference to anyone.
Thanks again,
jeremy

Qual è il modo più facile e veloce per trasferire tutti i dati dal mio vecchio MacBook Pro (del 2008) al nuovo MacBook Pro 13' con display retina (che non ha lo slot per il cavo ethernet)? Grazie

Qualcuno sa dirmi qual è il modo più facile e veloce per trasferire tutti i dati dal mio vecchio MacBook Pro (del 2008) al nuovo MacBook Pro 13' con display retina (che non ha lo slot per il cavo ethernet)? Grazie

The fastest way would be Target Disk Mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725
You would need a Firewire cable and an adapter for the retina Macbook.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD464ZM/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapte r
Not fast, but perhaps more practical is to use an external hard drive with USB as an intermediary.
Ciao.

Macbook pro mid 2012 no retina performance drop after efi

Hi, mi macbook pro mid 2012 no retina after efi update the performance are too slow, thats is the same problem with retina, please fix it, in osx mountain lyon the aplications that used every daywith video is poor, in bootcamp with games is the same problem, the cpu clock drops from3.3 ghz to 1.2 ghz or more. Waiting for a mew efi update bescause my mac is the same that a macbook air

No Apple hasn't officially stated anything about this issue. After I updated to EFI Update 2.0 I noticed the issues and started doing my research and found people in the Macrumors forums having the same problems and eventually I was reading that users that didn't update yet weren't seeing the update in their updates meaning Apple pulled the update from the servers. Other users reported after calling Applecare that they were aware of the issue.

I have a MacBook Pro 15" laptop with Retina running OSX 10.8.5. It will not recognize that my android device (Samsung Galaxy Note3). I am using the standard USB that came out of the box to connect my device to my MAC. Deleted Kies 4 MAC. Help Pls!

I have a MacBook Pro 15" laptop with Retina running OSX 10.8.5. It will not recognize that my android device (Samsung Galaxy Note3). I am using the standard USB that came out of the box to connect my device to my MAC. Deleted Kies 4 MAC. Help Pls!

Dee002 wrote:
MacBook's only have 2.0 USB ports.
Wrong.
If you're not going to provide correct advice then don't repsond at all.
http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/

Internal drive for Macbook Pro 13 inch with Retina display from late 2013?

Hi everyone. After some water spillage to my new computer, the guys at the Apple Store have told me that my internal hard drive needs to be replaced. No other damage was done, thankfully. I have a Macbook Pro 13 inch with Retina Display from late 2013. The Apple genius said my current hard drive has flash storage, and that my new hard drive will need that as well as the computer requires it. Does anyone know where I can buy such a hard drive? Is it possible to buy it from Apple? I am happy to buy online or in a store (I live in Australia). Also, is this Mac Pro model difficult to take apart? I'd like to install the hard drive myself.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

From the specs:
STORAGE AND MEDIA
Storage
256, 512 GB, or 1 TB flash storage
Media
Optional Apple USB SuperDrive

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