Should I get the 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina or wait for new one?

Okay so they announced the new MacBook Pro with Retina in February of 2013, but that doesn't have the haswell CPU that recently came out. I am for sure going to buy a MacBook Pro Retina for college this upcoming fall, but I don't know I should wait and see if they announce once with the haswell chip in it or just go ahead and buy it..? Can anyone suggest what I should do? Thanks.

My gut reaction to this is to say buy. After all, what else do you want from a mac, the pro with Retina is a very capable machine, and for most functions, any CPU difference would be hardly noticeable.
I do like to wait too, hopeful to get the latest kit, but when the spec is as good as it is, the updates probably arnt worth the wait.
Thats my advice, its your call of course but I would go for a Pro with Retina any day.
Good luck with your hunting!

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