In late August 2012 I received the 15 Inch retina MacBook Pro. After using it for a while I have come to the conclusion that this computer by far does not live up to Apple standards. Maybe I am just unlucky with the hardware I receive but until now I have had the following issues:
- Cracking sound from bottom plate when you hold it. Seems like some of the screws are not tightened correctly.
- Image retention on the display. The display is replaced now and problems with image retention is gone. I got a Samsung panel.
- Severe UI lag and especially using certain websites. There is no fluidity at all in the UI. This was one of the main selling points for the Mac and now it is gone.
- When I close and open the lid it doesn’t automatically reconnect to my wifi. I have to manually connect to get it to work. Fixed by update installed 21.nov 2012.
- When I listen to music or watch videos the sound pop and crackles. Fixed by disabling automatic graphic switching, giving lower battery life in return.
- Even writing this sentence lags! I write faster than the computer can keep up with.
- When playing games the computer begins to throttle at a too low temperature meaning you cant really make use of the power in this machine.
This is my experience with this computer at the moment. Based on my experience and considering what other people experience with their retina macbook pros around the net I will not recommend buying this laptop at least not until Apple fix their problems.
If you get a computer with problems like this do not accept it. Return it and get it fixed or get a refund.
(I was wery angry when I wrote this post, I have changed some of the wording).
Fool, do you really need to have one of the first ones off the line? Waiting 6 months for any brand new hardware product usually gets all of the production kinks worked out regardless of who makes it. Microsoft’s brand new Surface has the same kinds of problems right now. Apple’s products are notoriously difficult to assemble and the learning curve for them must be steep … even for the clever Chinese. I just took delivery of a Retina MacBook Pro with 16-Gb RAM and a 768-Gb SSD. It is stunningly fast — boots in 6 seconds — and has a spectacular display. Watching movies on it is an awesome treat. Mountain Lion IS the cat’s ass! Grow up!
I thought they have learned a thing or two so in my naivety yes. I thought they could manage to make something that works for once. Apparently not.
I received my rMBP about the same time and have experienced no problems. Most responsive Mac I’ve owned-had macs since 1984.
Sounds great. Hopefully they have made some changes and fixed most of the problems now.
Bullshit. Got the new 13″ retina and it is freaking laggy , UI is all around slow in apps, safari, chrome, whether scaled or full. 10.8.2. Returning this piece of shite tomorrow. Apple have messed up here, and Norman Harris is an apple bot.