My retina MBP hasn't shipped, but I'm not so sure of keeping it when it gets here.
My friend brought two of his brand new rMBP to me today so I could prep them with their favorite apps and what not...
I gotta say, the novelty of retina screen wore off sooner than I thought. When I placed my order after seeing it in apple store, it was WOW. Now, it's more like a "oh, cool!" and that's about it.
After using two of them for the entire afternoon, I will do a mini-review:
Pros:
Screen - even if the novelty wears off pretty quick, it's still a beautiful screen.
Speed - SSD, ivy bridge, kepler... enough said. Everything runs pretty smooth. Although I did experience the infamous "screen lag" that some user found due to the screen resolution, it wasn't a big deal in the 6hrs I spent with them.
size/weight - it's amazing how Apple managed to squeezed a 15" into a weight that most 13/14" models have.
Now the cons:
Keyboard - the layout is still the same, but the new rMBP definitely has a different keyboard than the previous MBP design. It now feels less clicky and more filmsy to the toouch. A big no-no if I were to type a lot on it.
Heat - OMG was this thing hot! I was just doing some installations on stuff like Picasa, PPTV, and configuring FaceTime at the same time... nothing major... but it was very hot to the touch and unbearable to leave on lap. Definitely not "laptop" friendly.
Software compatibility - mainly about the retina display... a few apps I installed looked liked 8bits...
All in all, I'm not sure justifying paying a premium for it. I think I'm gonna sell it for profit (if I still can by the time i receive it) when I get it and wait for the second gen rMBP instead.