ZDNet:
Prior to this upgrade the base version of the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display featured a 2560-by-1600 resolution at 227 pixels per inch retina display, 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU, 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, and 128GB of PCIe-based flash storage, and it had a price tag of $1,299. For the same price this model now comes with a 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 chip and 8GB of memory.
The base version of the beefier 15.4-inch with Retina display model came with a 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch display, 2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage, all of which would have set you back $1,999. Following the refresh this now comes with a 2.2GHz CPU and 16GB of RAM.
The price of the high-end MBPr has dropped from US$2,599 to US$2,499.
MBPr? You realize that pixels are a renewable resource, right? Are you so lazy that you couldn’t type out MacBook Pro?
From 2001 to 2012 I kept my PowerBooks / MacBook Pros 12-18 months max. and then passed them on to family members or, in the company, to other employees.
I went for the top of the line Retina MBP in 2012, and it seems I will voluntarily stay on this machine for at least another year. Yeah, it only has a SATA SSD, not the PCIe stuff, it does not have the newest WLAN standards (but I won’t replace the older 4 Time Capsules and 8 airports in my two residences anytime soon), it does not have TB2… Other than that it is, even after 24 months, still a much better machine than what any competitor offers, and not even significantly behind the latest and greatest from Apple. Best and most forward looking laptop I bought in 2.5 decades.
Unless they come out with a Retina or 4k iMac, this will be my cheapest Apple-year since 1983. No intention to replace the iPad Air, no intentions to get a bigger phone than the 5s, no intentions to replace my mechanical watch. Looks I will finally get me a new guitar amp this year… My workhorse Kitty Hawk from 1983 is starting to act up.
rMBP is pretty common on the mac forums.
Sorry for setting the quality bar higher than “forum comments.”