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Originally Posted by skholla
That computer is going on 3 years old... I would try to get it for less. With the newer chipsets, screens, and flash storage I see nothing "pro" about the MacBook Pro. The current offering is only around for the large education market but will be retired later this year.
I almost never the the optical drive in mine, the conventional hard drive is slow (you will probably want to pop in an SSD), and the screen resolution is low compared to the 13" Air or really low compared to the 13" Retina. Check out Apples refurbs, good deals, stock always changing. I've purchased 3 and they have all been in tip top shape with warranty.
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For what it's worth, I liked my mid-2012 13" MBP quite a bit, but LOVE my 13" Retina. While the screen does have a few compromises once in awhile (web graphics on non optimized websites most specifically), for my purposes which involve a lot of text and a lot of high resolution photo editing, the screen is beautiful. I take mine everywhere with me and the CD drive hasn't ever been missed, but the half pound or so weight improvement is always appreciated.
I just bought an 11" Macbook Air to take backpacking with me yesterday and when I first fired it up, I was so upset with how poor the screen was, I almost packed it up and sent it back. I did some Googling and ended up with a screen calibration that made a HUGE improvement - the factory colours were absolutely washed out and hugely deficient on contrast, I can't even begin to describe how much happier I am after spending 10 minutes downloading and installing the new calibration.
Mark