Got my new laptop. Wow, it's extremely well built. The initial impression of just taking out of a refurb box made me have the impression that even second best is considered first place. I have never had a refurb product packed with such care and even packaging that made me think it was being opened for the first time.
Of course, the product was immaculate. Almost as if it was new (then again, it could very well be brand new).
The build quality is very well. Ditto on the keyboard (I hate sloppy keyboards, while I like the power of my Asus G74SX, the keyboard and trackpad sucks). The keyboard on this is just so solid.
The retina display is everything I wished it was an more. I have it one knotch down from the top (it says it's supposed to be like 1680x1050 sized) but it's still crisp. I wish I really knew what resolution it is indeed running out. Funnily enough, it will not do the native 2560x1800 as that would be too microscopic (I could dream but then even the smallest pixel rate is way too small).
The screen is crisp. I haven't used it in the dark, so I have no clue about the backlight keyboard yet, but the one on my 2008 MBP 17" sufficed when I had it.
I still have to get the two adapters I need (firewire and gigabit ethernet) so I can do all the stuff I want.. I also haven't tested out the graphics. I am giving it a test drive on the battery. Sitting here with the screen at 70% the battery has been in the 90+ % for at least 20 minutes, and it still says I have over 5.5 hours left. I also have an external USB 3.0 2.5" HDD plugged in and an iPhone 5 charging off it it.
I will post some pics, but wow. I even used the facetime on it. My friend was impressed when I chatted with her about some stuff at the quality of the HD camera.
Oh on a bonus side, I got my FireWire iSight working on my hackintosh. Apparently the microphone on the camera was locking up the bus. I guess it fully died. It won't pick up audio, but the camera works. So I use an external mic hooked to the mic-in port.
Pics come later, picking up my girlfriend from work right now, so waiting for her to get off.
Of course, the product was immaculate. Almost as if it was new (then again, it could very well be brand new).
The build quality is very well. Ditto on the keyboard (I hate sloppy keyboards, while I like the power of my Asus G74SX, the keyboard and trackpad sucks). The keyboard on this is just so solid.
The retina display is everything I wished it was an more. I have it one knotch down from the top (it says it's supposed to be like 1680x1050 sized) but it's still crisp. I wish I really knew what resolution it is indeed running out. Funnily enough, it will not do the native 2560x1800 as that would be too microscopic (I could dream but then even the smallest pixel rate is way too small).
The screen is crisp. I haven't used it in the dark, so I have no clue about the backlight keyboard yet, but the one on my 2008 MBP 17" sufficed when I had it.
I still have to get the two adapters I need (firewire and gigabit ethernet) so I can do all the stuff I want.. I also haven't tested out the graphics. I am giving it a test drive on the battery. Sitting here with the screen at 70% the battery has been in the 90+ % for at least 20 minutes, and it still says I have over 5.5 hours left. I also have an external USB 3.0 2.5" HDD plugged in and an iPhone 5 charging off it it.
I will post some pics, but wow. I even used the facetime on it. My friend was impressed when I chatted with her about some stuff at the quality of the HD camera.
Oh on a bonus side, I got my FireWire iSight working on my hackintosh. Apparently the microphone on the camera was locking up the bus. I guess it fully died. It won't pick up audio, but the camera works. So I use an external mic hooked to the mic-in port.
Pics come later, picking up my girlfriend from work right now, so waiting for her to get off.