First Mac system and a speed-up for an existing laptop

[TechHead]

rMBP - 256GB SSD and a new Crucial M4 256GB for an older laptop I have.

Quite fast, this rMBP.. haven't put Windows on it yet though.

 

[gREen]

Bigggg congo bro,
damages plz.
post pics with screen on with some apps working for resolution.
Again congrats.

 

[F3niX]

Congo!!
Considering its Price. I think it is 1.6L for Laptop+ 8K for SSD!

 

[vantheman5211]

Wow great buy buddy.congrats

 

[ronnie_gogs]

Congrats ... This reminds me to upgrade my MBP too....

I dont think you can get a 256Gb for 8k... This has got to be quite expensive...

 

[Checksum]

Congrats! One sweet machine indeed. I'd recommend you check the display for issues as discussed here - The Ultimate rMBP Image Retention Test - MacRumors Forums

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Congrats! One sweet machine indeed. I'd recommend you check the display for issues as discussed here - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1422669

 

[TechHead]

Congrats ... This reminds me to upgrade my MBP too....

I dont think you can get a 256Gb for 8k... This has got to be quite expensive...

Actually, around 12k. Picked it up in Japan last month.

 

[onlyravi]

Nice purchase.....
You really seem to like your laptop like your baby... coz it seems you have placed the laptop in a cradle
:angel:

 

[ronnie_gogs]

Actually, around 12k. Picked it up in Japan last month.

Nice price for the SSD... Congrats...

Can you upgrade the HDD on the new Macbookpro... The ram is not upgradeable AFAIK

 

[TechHead]

You can, OWC puts out a kit for this. Stupidly priced though, I just use an external USB 3.0 drive.

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Nice purchase.....
You really seem to like your laptop like your baby... coz it seems you have placed the laptop in a cradle
:angel:

Well spotted! That's my baby daughter's crib

 

[cyberboy_varad]

Nice price for the SSD... Congrats...

Can you upgrade the HDD on the new Macbookpro... The ram is not upgradeable AFAIK

Yes, the RAM is soldered on the mainboard for the Retina Display MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro with Retina is designed with precise engineering, even iFixit faced issues while tearing it. The repairability score is too low, so in that case it is difficult to upgrade the HDD too.

 

[TechHead]

Bump for awesome Apple service- just got the entire laptop replaced due to a faulty screen - it started dimming and the image was very very shaky.. they took it over the counter and replaced it in 2 days. Good service!