MBPretina 2.5 i5

Hey guys
I recently bought a 13" Macbook Pro with retina display 2.5 ghz i5. Before this, I had macbook pro 2.53 ghz intel core 2 duo (2009) which still works but was getting sluggish, so I thought it would be good to get a new notebook.
As mentioned, the 13" MBPr was purchased recently, a couple of months ago. I am considering if it would be absolutely stupid to get a 11" MBA for the sake of portability, in addition to keeping this 13 MBPr. I'd imagine it will be easier to carry the 11 MBA around than my 13MBPr. But the 13 MBPr is a lot ligher than the one i previously owned. Do you guys think it is absolutely idiotic to get another notebook (11 MBA) that are within similar time frame?
I have an iPad 4th gen. But I think an 11" MBA would be more efficient. iPad is good for certain things but I came to realize that to actually read pdfs and annote them with proper apps, it is actually more time consuming than the old traditional, printing-highlighting when come time to write a research report. I am a grad student.
Your input would be much appreciated to weigh my options.
Thanks

If you absolutely needed the smaller footprint and the lighter weight, then an Air makes sense. If you had, for instance, a 15" non-Retina rather than a 13" Retina, I might be inclined to say 'go for the Air.' However, with such small differences in weight and size between the 13" Retina and the 11" Air, I just can't recommend (Unless, of course, you feel that you actually need the slight difference in weight/size that you would gain) the 11" Air in addition to the 13" Retina.
Make sense?
Clinton

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Hello,
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Hi Jimix31,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
If you have the Early 2013 model, the technical specs show that you have a headphone jack for output, and dual mics for input (see image). You would need a USB or Thunderbolt audio interface to record music on this computer.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/SP668
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 96241 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    9107E36C-68CE-772A-CC63-B1083DF8ED4C
Tue Jul 9 12:22:45 2013
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0xffffff81f890bd30 : 0xffffff8026dedd17
0xffffff81f890bd70 : 0xffffff8026ded317
0xffffff81f890bda0 : 0xffffff8026e2d7df
0xffffff81f890be00 : 0xffffff8026e32b14
0xffffff81f890be20 : 0xffffff8026e63d31
0xffffff81f890be50 : 0xffffff8026a9424c
0xffffff81f890be80 : 0xffffff8026a20b3d
0xffffff81f890beb0 : 0xffffff8026a10448
0xffffff81f890bf00 : 0xffffff8026a1961b
0xffffff81f890bf70 : 0xffffff8026aa6536
0xffffff81f890bfb0 : 0xffffff8026ace9e3
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If I'm on a call, screensharing, I get logged out of Mavericks seemingly randomly. Usually takes a couple of minutes to happen
Have read lots about problems with Virtual machines (which I use), and Skype and GoToMeeting, but various combinations are all causing the problem.
I've just installed Parallels 9 (latest update I assume, as it tells be I have the latest version when I check), and it contains a Win 7 VM. I made sure I had it running when I was screen sharing via GoToMeeting, but I still experienced the randon Log Out crash on my 2013 MBPRetina running latest version of Mavericks.
Previously I was working with Virtual Box and experiencing the same problem which screensharing on Skype or GoToMeeting.
I think Mavericks itself is to blame. It doesn't seem to matter which combos I use - I still get the crashes. Wish I had never "upgraded" to it, as I had no issues at all on Mountain Lion.
Never was a new OS version more aptly named.
I am a relatively new Mac convert (last year), and was quite happy until I upgraded to Mavericks.
Not particularly technical either.
Is there any consensus on where this problem lies.

You can look at the console (in your applications/utilities folder) for system messages when the problem occurs. That often provides hints as to what happened. Most likely the winder server crashed and it could be graphics driver related to Mavericks. If that is the case, then you may not see any improvement until a later version of Mavericks is released.
Lots of very smart people here so post what you see in the console during the problem. If you post all your console messages then no one will read it (it will contain tons of stuff).

Would the MacBook Pro Retina 13" with 4GB of RAM be sufficient for me?

Hello,
I was looking to purchase my first laptop and first Mac computer. I'm very short on cash, and I'm looking to grab one as soon as possible. I know it is often reccommended to purchase the MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM (if you're going for the 13"), but as said, I'm short on cash, and want to make sure the 8GB isn't overkill.
I'd mainly be using the laptop for web-browsing, games (nothing hard-core, I don't think), and eventually, college work. I have a (frustrating) PC desktop I can use for work now, but I'm going off to college late next year and will need a laptop to type documents on.
All of the games I was looking at (five in total through Steam. Stuff like Civ 5.) had reccommended 4GB of RAM. I may add some additional small games through the Mac App Store over time, but I don't think I'll be putting too many other games on there. I calculated the hard drive space needed for all of the games combined, and I'm left with 121 GB of storage after adding just the games.
Based on this information, so you think the 4GB of RAM would be alright?

Yes you'll be fine. Keep in mind nothing in the MbPRetina is upgradable on the future
I used to work for Best Buy as an Apple Specialist, but all my comments, posts and opinions are my own and do not in anyway reflect Best Buy. Mostly because I think the exact opposite as Best Buy anyway

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Environment: ECC 6.0 Unicode
Console.Wirte ( table.GetString("MAKTX") );
This result will be more incorrect encoding ("question mark" ).
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Hi I am trying to export a 3,4GB tiff from aperture to jpg original size. My MBPRetina has been counting away about 22 hours now. Activity monitor says things are cranking away fine but the file has yet to materialize. The "expoert file" jpg has appeared but it is empty. Is there any way to figure out if things are fine? Or should I just wait. How long do these usually take?

SD, I am using a brnd new MBP with retina. 8 GB standard RAM. 250SSD. The hard drive has approx 10GB used for my pics and nothing else. So 81gigs used 160 gigs free.
I used PT gui to stitch up around 80 pictures from a nature scene. I am planning to print a large canvas from it. If I ever get it that far. I cant get a 3,4GB file to print so trying to squeez it down with JPG conversion should get it under 250MB.
I am not sure if PTgui lets you output PSD will look into it.
THnaks for the help so far. I will let Paerture think until morning so another 12 hours before I force quit it and see what happens.
P

Still suffering with dropping, unresponsive bluetooth on MBP Retina. When will this be fixed?

I am still having this problem with my MBP Retina display. I am currently typing on the keyboard on the machine because it just lost the bluetooth connection, yet again. After the message flashes up saying "connection lost" for my keyboard the bluetooth settings on my system preferences are not responsive. It drops the connection very regularly, usually at the end of the day but it's something that goes wrong with the bluetooth on the macbook because I get the same <<do not localize...Name not available>> message that others have mentioned.
What has NOT fixed this issue:
I have reset NVRAM/PRAM
I have reset the SMC
I have the latest OSX v. 10.9.2
I have new batteries in two different apple wireless keyboards that have both suffered the same issue
I have switched off wifi and run from ethernet, but bluetooth still fails, it still happens.
I have searched the discussions and found many people reporting the same problem going back many months now but nobody posting a solution that works. When is this going to get sorted out?

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Safari clicking sound when playing video.

Issue has been with me on my (mid-2012) MBPretina since I got it (I think). Video on any website has a consistent glitchy clicking sound (no actual video issues) but no issues in Chrome. Haven't tried other browsers and video in other apps (iTunes etc have no such problems)
I have now upgraded to Mavericks and the issue persists.
I'd rather not use Chrome so...
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If the video requires Flash ..
Open System Preferences > Flash Player then select the Advanced tab.
Click Delete All under Browsing Data and Settings
Not empty the Safari cache.
From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Advanced tab.
Select: Show Develop menu in menu bar
Now click Develop from the menu bar. From the drop down menu click Empty Caches.
Now try a video.

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I received an email telling me that my bill hasn't been paid. I checked the bills for both the land line and the DSL. Both were paid in full a minimum of 2 days before the notice was sent. Upon further review, the account # mentioned in the notice isn't mine.
I contacted Cust Service. The lady was very nice - she checked my accounts and saw that my invoices were paid. She cannot find this other account on which I received a dunning notice. Somehow it is connected to me for payment butshe cannot help. She said I had to go to Wireless group and gave me the number to call. I called. The man was very nice, but after talking, I was told by him that I, again, have the wrong group then the pitch started for FIOS and other services. They can't solve this problem or get me to the correct group to solve it - but they want me to do more business? This man was transferring me to the "right" group to handle my matter. The phone rang and I received a message telling me they were disconnecting my call. SO- Is this retaliation for not agreeing to consider other Verizon services?
This isn't the first time that I have had problems trying to connect with Verizon to straighten out a billing problem. It is a round robin of finding the right person AND the constant pitch to buy more. I think customer service would be interested in serving the customer first.

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