The screen draws raves. The price, not so much
FORTUNE -- Apple's (AAPL) favorite reviewer -- the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg -- appears to be out of pocket, but dispatches from the rest of the tech press are coming in. For some reason, many begin by posing questions: Does the MacBook Pro with Retina display live up to expectations? Does it create a new product category? Is it worth the price? Where does it leave the rest of the industry?
For the answers, you have to read on.
The New York Times' David Pogue: A Point Shy of Perfect. "The new Apple laptop that went on sale Monday hits an impressive number of [his dream laptop] high notes in one radical swoop. As you might guess, the one it misses by the biggest margin is "inexpensive." Then again, the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is intended for professionals — photographers, video editors, musicians and other people whose laptop is the heart of everyday work. If they can scrounge up $2,200 (for the base model) to $3,750 (for the died-and-gone-to-heaven model), they'll be well rewarded."
MacWorld's Jason Snell: Hands on with the Retina MacBook Pro. (in advance of the full review): "First off, this disclaimer: I've been using an 11-inch MacBook Air for so long now, it's very hard for me to judge a 15-inch laptop. It feels enormous to me. But fans of the current 15-inch MacBook Pro will notice that this new laptop is actually quite a bit thinner than the current model, a bit lighter, and slightly narrower."
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