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Buying MBP 2012 vs MBP Retina 2015
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1667684"><p>The 2012 MBP has the advantage of being upgradeable. I have thus far upgraded the boot drive, the RAM (now at 16GB, the max) and just lately I swapped out the optical drive for an SSD. The Retina doesn't allow any of that IIRC. But of course the Retina has its own advantages, starting with that gorgeous screen, better graphics, more powerful CPU and superfast performance.</p><p></p><p>Charlie, I think you are quoting a 2014 or 2015 non-Retina device which is new (yes, it's similar to the 2012, but not the same thing), whereas the OP is probably quoting the price of an actual 2012 on the used or refurbished market somewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1667684"] The 2012 MBP has the advantage of being upgradeable. I have thus far upgraded the boot drive, the RAM (now at 16GB, the max) and just lately I swapped out the optical drive for an SSD. The Retina doesn't allow any of that IIRC. But of course the Retina has its own advantages, starting with that gorgeous screen, better graphics, more powerful CPU and superfast performance. Charlie, I think you are quoting a 2014 or 2015 non-Retina device which is new (yes, it's similar to the 2012, but not the same thing), whereas the OP is probably quoting the price of an actual 2012 on the used or refurbished market somewhere. [/QUOTE]
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