Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display - 15.4" - Core i7 - OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - 8 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD comparison

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Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

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Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13.3-inch)

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Toshiba Satellite U845t

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Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Summer 2012)

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Price $2,249 to $2,399 at 5 stores $1,999 to $2,227 at 8 stores $1,416 to $1,499 at 7 stores $734 to $802 at 6 stores $1,099 to $1,199 at 7 stores
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Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews 3.5 stars out of 44 reviews 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews 2.5 stars out of 3 reviews 4.0 stars out of 18 reviews
Release date June 22, 2012 June 11, 2012 September 11, 2012 January 06, 2013 June 11, 2012
The Bottom Line The newly redesigned MacBook Pro with Retina Display combines an amazing screen with just enough of the MacBook Air design to feel like a new animal, and to take its place as the best of the current MacBook breed. While the Retina MacBook Pro is easily the most desirable 13-inch Mac laptop to date, the high price and lack of discrete graphics make it a tough call versus either the more powerful 15-inch Retina Pro or the more affordable 13-inch Air. While it's not going to dazzle anyone, the Toshiba Satellite U845T is a great example of exactly how much laptop $799 should buy in 2013. This year's MacBook Air opts for gradual improvements rather than anything revolutionary, but lowered prices continue to make it the go-to mainstream recommendation for any MacBook owner-to-be.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
Packaged Quantity 1
1
1
1
1
Software Included Apple iCal
Apple QuickTime
Apple iTunes
Apple Spotlight
Drivers & Utilities
Apple Address Book
Apple Safari
Apple Mac App Store
Apple Launchpad
Apple Mission Control
Apple FaceTime
Apple iLife
Apple Time Machine
Apple Quick Look
Photo Booth
Apple Mac OS X Mail
Apple Versions
Apple AirDrop
Apple Auto Save
Apple Resume
Apple iCal
Apple QuickTime
Apple iTunes
Apple Spotlight
Drivers & Utilities
Apple Address Book
Apple Safari
Apple Mac App Store
Apple Launchpad
Apple Mission Control
Apple FaceTime
Apple iLife
Apple Time Machine
Apple Quick Look
Photo Booth
Apple Mac OS X Mail
Apple Versions
Apple AirDrop
Apple Auto Save
Apple Resume
Apple iCal
Apple QuickTime
Apple iTunes
Apple Spotlight
Drivers & Utilities
Apple Address Book
Apple Safari
Apple Mac App Store
Apple Launchpad
Apple Mission Control
Apple FaceTime
Apple iLife
Apple Time Machine
Apple Quick Look
Photo Booth
Apple Mac OS X Mail
Apple Versions
Apple AirDrop
Apple Auto Save
Apple Resume
Toshiba Password Utility
Toshiba Recovery Media Creator
Toshiba Recovery DiskCreator
Toshiba Service Station
Skydrive Desktop
Toshiba Resolution+
SRS Premium Sound 3D
Adobe Flash Player
Norton Online Backup (30 days trial)
Toshiba PC Health Monitor
Toshiba HDD Protection
Intel Wireless Display Technology 3.0
Windows Live Movie Maker
Toshiba Eco Utility
WildTangent Game Console
Origin
Windows Live Essentials
Toshiba Sleep Utility
Toshiba App Place
Toshiba Book Place
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Norton PC Checkup
Microsoft Office 365 (30 days trial)
Norton Internet Security (30 days subscription)
Toshiba Media Player
Norton Anti-Theft (30 days trial)
Toshiba Maintenance Utility
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Apple iCal
Apple QuickTime
Apple iTunes
Apple Spotlight
Drivers & Utilities
Apple Address Book
Apple iLife '11
Apple Safari
Apple Mac App Store
Apple Launchpad
Apple Mission Control
Apple FaceTime
Apple Time Machine
Apple Quick Look
Photo Booth
Apple Mac OS X Mail
Apple Versions
Apple AirDrop
Apple Auto Save
Apple Resume
Storage 512 GB SSD
256 GB
SSD
128 GB
SSD
128 GB SSD
128 GB
SSD
Battery up to 7 hour(s)
up to 7 hour(s)
up to 7 hour(s)
6-cell - up to 6.25 hour(s)
up to 7 hour(s)
System Type Notebook
Notebook
Notebook
Ultrabook
Notebook
Product Description Apple MacBook Pro With Retina display - 15.4 in - Core i7 - Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - 8 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD
Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro with Retina Display - 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB
- Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion SSD
Apple MacBook Pro MacBook Pro (fall 2012) - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 8 GB RAM - 128 GB
SSD
- 14 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Microsoft Windows 8 - 6 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD
Toshiba Satellite U845t-S4165 i5-3337U
Apple MacBook Air MacBook Air (13 in, Summer 2012) - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB
SSD
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Operating System Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Microsoft Windows 8
Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Dimensions (WxDxH) 14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in
14.1 in x 9.7 in x 0.7 in
12.4 in x 8.6 in x 0.7 in
13.5 in x 9.1 in x 0.8 in
12.8 in x 8.94 in x 0.68 in
Weight 4.5 lbs
4.46 lbs
3.57 lbs
3.8 lbs
2.96 lbs
Networking 802.11n None
Bluetooth 4.0
802.11n None
Bluetooth 4.0
802.11n None
Bluetooth 4.0
802.11n , 10/100 Ethernet , None
802.11n None
Bluetooth 4.0
Processor Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz ( 3.6 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache
Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.3 GHz
3 ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache
Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 2.5 GHz
( 3.1 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache
Intel 3rd Gen Core i5
3 i5-3337U / 1.8 GHz ( 2.7 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache
Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1.8 GHz
( 2.8 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache
Display 15.4 in LED backlight 2880 x 1800
15.6 in
LED backlight 2880 x 1800
13.3 in 2560 x 1600
LED backlight
14 in 1366 x 768
LED backlight Yes TruBrite / HD
13.3 in
LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+
Memory 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
8 GB
DDR3L SDRAM
8 GB
DDR3L SDRAM
6 GB
DDR3 SDRAM
4 GB
DDR3L SDRAM
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