Yes, I bought a non-Retina MacBook in 2015 — and it's awesome<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_blw/public/field/image/2015/04/rich-macbook-hero.jpg?itok=DEsZWH7b' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've added some special modifications myself."</p> <p>I love the Millennium Falcon. The idea of a junky space ship being faster than all the fancy ones
really appeals to me. And in part, I think this is why I love tinkering with my Macs so much.</p> <p>Recently, my 2012 Macbook Pro started acting up, and I got The Fear. Video glitches, trackpad freakouts, high CPU temps, and random shutdowns. It was clear: I needed to move laptops. And as pretty as the new
MacBook is, it's a little too much for my pocketbook right now. Instead, I opted for the thick, "outdated," 13-inch non-Retina Macbook Pro. And I love it.</p> <!--break--> <h2>She's fast enough for you, old man</h2> <p>No, the 13-inch MacBook Pro doesn't have a Retina screen. It doesn't have the fancy form-factor of the new
MacBook. It is, by all and rights and means, hopelessly outdated.</p> <p>But for what I need, this little MacBook Pro is more than enough: For one, it's
repairable. I picked up a cheap SSD off Amazon, and replaced the drive myself. Bonus: Now I have a spare 2.5-inch hard drive for backups,
and I'm booting off a drive I can remove myself in an emergency.</p> <p>Another bonus: I can add extra RAM to this MacBook Pro. I put my computer through a lot of RAM-intensive work during the day, and like to have as much available as possible. But were I to go with a machine from Apple's Retina laptop line, I'd have to pony up more than $2000! Instead, I yanked 16 gigs out of an old Mini and this baby was ready to rock — no premium charge necessary.</p> <h2>No Retina does not a piece of junk make</h2> <p>You're probably thinking, "don't you miss all those gorgeous Retina pixels?" Honestly, no. High-density displays are extremely useful on a phone and certainly the future of computing, but they aren't mission-critical for me.</p> <p>Most of my work is done at a desk with a big monitor, full-size keyboard and an ambidextrous ergonomic mouse / Magic Trackpad combo. (Yep, I use the number pad!) I treat my laptops like Mac Minis that can move between a few different desks depending what I'm working on. And I keep my monitors in circulation for a
long time, so the difference in pixel densities would be more of a distraction than anything else.</p> <p>Am I clinging to a hokey religion that's no match for a good blaster at my side? I dunno. Maybe I could learn to work in coffee shops or on a couch, but this system helps me focus and keeps my wrists in decent condition. After all, we pirates don't get paid when our ship is stuck in space dock.</p> <h2>Who needs hyperspeed?</h2> <p>Understanding what's inside my computer is empowering, and oddly enough, now I feel even
more prepared for the future.</p> <p>Yes, USB-C is coming. But Thunderbolt never really took off, and what's up with the future of Magsafe? I'm on board for our reversible-cables-and-wireless-network future, but right now, I'd rather just use the adapters I own. Not investing in a really expensive computer now means I'm more willing to try the new stuff later.</p> <p>Now let's just hope I don't break anything when I remove the DVD and swap in a second hard drive...</p> </div></div></div><img width='1' height='1' src='
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