Top users, are you gonna upgrade to new Macbook Pro?

Im just wondering if any of the top users here are planning to upgrade to the new Macbook Pro - or do you plan to stay with your current Macbook Pro?
I'm thinkin of buyin, but would love some input from the pros
thanks a lot!

Hi Necronym,
I'm very interested in your reply. I'm a photographer, too. Am soon going to change from my MacPro tower and 22-inch cinema display to a MacBook Pro. Not so much for airport/lap/in-the-field but because I will be moving seasonally between two houses in different parts of the country, and want a more mobile setup. I had assumed I should hold out for the 17-inch model to be upgraded like the 15-inch, mostly because of the screen size. Haven't had a chance yet to get to an Apple Store to compare.
Do you find the 15-inch screen big enough, or do you do most of your hardcore photo editing on a different Mac? Did you find your former 17-inch unwieldy?
Thanks for any input!

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Hi all,
I'm going to buy the new base model 15" MBP (comes with 4gb RAM and a 500gb standard hard drive, and I'll be getting a hi-res screen) and have the hardware upgraded through a local repair shop. I'm probably going to have them do a 16gb upgrade and swap out the hard drive with a 512gb SSD. The total price for this work (the cost of the machine from Apple plus the upgrades) comes out to about $2700. That seems hugely expensive to me, but I also don't have much context for how much this type of thing costs. Maybe it's reasonable?
At the end of the day I really want a fast computer. I'm told both the amount of RAM and the type of hard drive it has affects the speed. Even though right now I don't have huge storage needs I may soon find myself needing more space, which is why I'm leaning toward getting a bigger SSD so I don't have to worry about it later. It also seems like SSDs are the way laptops are going, and I figure putting one in will help with resale in a few years.
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If your needs are not all that demanding, no heavy duty programs, why not buy a $400-$800 Windows 7 laptop?
For 3D gaming a Windows 7 3D gaming tower is best anyway as you can replace the video card to keep up with the latest games.
http://www.cbscores.com/index.php?sort=ogl&order=desc
Why do you need a MacBook Pro that's $1900 more?
It's only going to last about 1 year on OS X before you have to upgrade it and all the third party software.
You'll wind up having to install Windows anyway because you can't ignore it or some software that's for Windows only.
The machine is only going to last about 3 years on AppleCare and from there on it depends how well you took care of it during that first 3 years if it will last another year or two.
Laptops don't last as long as desktop machines, neither can it be upgraded all that much.
If you get three years out of the MacBook Pro, that's $900 a year for computer costs.
My friend has a $600 Windows XP Dell desktop that has lasted a deacade and only now looking for a new machine. He likely paid about $100 a year for computer use, including having the OS reinstalled a few times.
Microsoft supports their operating system for a decade, Apple only a few short years.
For instance I bought a Early 2011 17" MBP, their top of the line machine. It came with 10.6.
It's Late 2012 now and 10.6 is almost considered obsolete, Apple has released two operating systems since, I would have to buy all new versions of expensive third party software if I upgrade.
I still have to run Windows 7 too.
So are you ready to start chasing the technological dragon forever, they will never let you catch up, especially Apple.
If you want something to last, buy a Windows 7 tower desktop and perhaps a small iPad or other cheap tablet for the on the go uses.
A smart phone for the always around uses.
Heck all three could be had for under $1500, no need for a $2700 MacBook Pro where Apple will figure out a way to slow it down or make you want ot upgrade after a few short years.
Only the Early 2011 models and later get all the newer goodies now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion
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Apple Store employees aren't allowed to give out information about updates to the product line, and often don't even have that information until the day of the announcement -- the salesperson you dealt with may not have known. Some will say that they've heard rumors and advise you to Google for information. Some won't. If they do, they're brushing up against violation of the policy of their employer. I'm not now, nor have I ever been, and Apple employee, but I imagine it's something that, if the store manager's a hardliner, an employee could be fired for.
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Also, a lot of the stores are being pretty flexible with the return rules right now, and if you have no luck at the store where you made the original purchase and it's even remotely feasible to go to another one, call ahead, get the name of the person you speak to, and go there.
(Example of the flexibility thing: My old MBP lost a fight against a cup of hot tea two weeks ago. It was declared more expensive to replace than to fix, and I carry a computer rider on my renter's insurance policy. I was aware of a possible update in the near future, and I didn't want to shell out any more than I had to before I knew my insurance claim would be approved. I bought a bottom-of-the-line MacBook with the full intention of returning it because I can't be without a computer. My new computer hasn't arrived yet, and the end of my return period was yesterday. I went in and asked if I could return it then immediately repurchase it so I could avoid having to wipe it, transfer files to another baseline MB, then wipe that one when my MBP finally shows up. They said that, given the new release, they were authorized to offer a bit of leeway on the return rules. The person I spoke to [a floor manager, I think] gave me his card and told me that if anyone had a question about it or he wasn't there to let them know I'd spoken to him and he'd given me the okay to go beyond the 14 days. I didn't ask about waiving the restocking fee, in part because insurance is covering it and in part because it never occurred to me that they would. I wasn't at all surprised by the return-extension, because in my experience every Apple Store I've been to has always been really good at customer service. My point is that if yours isn't, you should speak up.)
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How big of a hard drive do you have in your new MacBook Pro? It looks like it comes with a 500 GB hard drive, and the Seagate you linked is just 320 GB. For Time Machine, it's generally better to have a drive that is at least twice as big as your boot drive to allow plenty of space for all of the backups.
Your new drive might be better to use for a bootable clone, which you can make using Super Duper or Carbon Copy Cloner. I like Super Duper myself, and would highly recommend it. It will make an exact copy of everything on your hard drive. You can download it and try it for free as long as you like. If you want to unlock some of the more useful features like Smart Update, you can register a copy for $28:
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