The Monkey

And now they fucking drop the price and bump the specs of the 13" rMBP. Can I return mine and exchange it?

The new memory didn't fucking fix the problem. Here's the question: Do I call AppleCare or do I bring in the machine to a store? This one has the giant SSD in it so it isn't the kind of thing that they can generally just swap out.

wow.

My 27" iMac will not recognize more than 16GB RAM, even if all 4 slots are filled. I have 32GB from Crucial and it will only report back 16GB and the other 2 slots empty. However, I have tested each slot with a single chip and they each seem to work. I have ordered another 16GB kit from Crucial, hoping that I got a bad batch, but I don't like these symptoms.

Happy Birthday, Jeff!

Bike schmike. : )

Happy Birthday!

+1 on the S'mores.

I'm pretty happy with the rMBP 13". Now I want a 15" rMBP.

That looks cool.

Interesting. Have you used it?

Thanks everyone. I went with the 13" rMBP. In addition to the stuff mentioned already, the build quality is noticeably better. It simply feels sturdier--with a smaller footprint. It is a touch heavier, but not dealbreaker heavier at all. And the screen is exceptional. Retina definitely makes a noticeable difference to me. And since I'm doing more writing these days, that is nice. I was concerned about having less screen real estate than on the MBA, but then realized that I have a 27" iMac for that. So this was the way to go. I tried hard to make it lag in the store and couldn't. We'll see about Aperture, but that was laggy anyway on my MacBook so I'm sure it won't be any worse. I got 7 years out of my iMac and 4 years out of my MacBook and they both are still serviceable for other tasks. Macs fuckin' rock. And, yeah, AppleCare.

Jim is smart. I listen to Jim.

I'm totally new to room treatments, so I'd be interested in any basic tips and advice about what works and what doesn't.

Nice! I look forward to impressions.

IMO, the freqphased 13 is the logical upgrade path given your stated wishes.

13" rMBP or 13" MBA? Ready--go!

Very interesting. I knew something was coming up with them, but didn't expect this.

Good points.

In advertising law, that's one of those claims that, while literally true, is still misleading. And quite possibly actionable.

Sorry to hear it. Sounds like you're on the right track. I recently got an Integra AVR, but I could easily have gone the Emotiva separates route if I weren't so damn impatient.

That's your brain telling you that and I suspect you know it.

I just need drives for music and backup and shit. I already have the big SSD in my iMac, so maybe I'll just store music there and use one external as backup. I'm just terrified of the internal hard drive going kaput. As for Fusion, consider me skeptical at this point. I've read some bad things and I hate that the SSD portion is only 128GB. Doesn't matter, though, as I got the internal SSD.

I currently have 2 old FW HDDs that need to be upgraded in terms of connectivity and capacity. I use one for media and one for backup. I don't think I need a big RAID setup, but I do want SSD. JBOD should be fine for the likes of me, right? EDIT: just realized SSD is not really feasible in the size I need/want. Duh.

Now I need external Thunderbolt Drive recs. Or should I go USB 3.0? Help me.