Try to not give answers like quot;buy a PCquot; or quot;Macs suckquot;I know they have a high premium, but I am willing to pay that priceI absolutely love their trackpad, design, and hardware/software integrationI also own an iPhone and an iPad so I am already in the Apple ecosystemAnyway, I am going to buy a new Macbook ProShould I get the 2012 version now or wait until Apple upgrades to the next-generation Haswell, or the quot;tockquot; in Intel's processor developments? The new processor will be 10% faster, have 50% better graphics and conserve overall 20 times the amount of energy than the Ivy BridgeI'm rather indecisive thoughI am only willing to pay no more than $1500 for the laptop and they seem to be veering away from this cheaper, non-retina display laptop configurationDo you think Apple will kick out the regular Macbook Pro computer designs completely and push in the expensive retina display models?
I have a Macbook Pro 13 2011 with the Sandy Bridge i7Its out of date yes, but far from unusableOne thing you have to realize is that its impossible to chase technologyYou can technically wait until 2050 until Apple comes out with a new Mac with the new XYZ processor that is 50% better than the old oneBut yours will be out of date when Apple rolls out the new Mac the next year Its really up to you what you want to doThere is still over 6 months before Apple announces their new lineupIf you don't need one immediately, then waitMy brother owns the Macbook Pro 13 2012 with the Ivy Bridge and using the machine, there's really not much noticeable difference between mine and hisAnd no, Apple will not phase out non retina notebooks in the near future, they will keep it as an alternative to their retina MacsPaying an extra $500 for a better screen resolution is really something a lot of consumers don't even consider as worthwhile.
if you can get to the back of the panel, you might try putting a piece of duct tape over the hole and sand around the hole on the front about an inch around and use automotive bondo and fill the hole and smooth it out flat and let it dry and sand smooth and then paint it bigger then the patch.
