Agreed. I'm willing to put up with soldered-on RAM and minimal expansion for my rMBP because I see benefits from it. I don't see any such benefits in this Mac. I can just build a Hackintosh and be done with it, and I think that's what I'll do next.
In comparison, the rMBP has a perfect display, but I will need to get the most expensive model. I'd also lose on ethernet support, and need to get an adapter. I am not sure why rMBP lacks an Ethernet port in any case, this is supposed to be a laptop for professionals. Sometimes my job requires me to have Ethernet access.
I honestly don't care about making my devices thinner and thinner. My iPhone 4 is thin enough. My laptop may be heavy but it's more of a desktop replacement anyway.
> I honestly don't care about making my devices thinner
> and thinner. My iPhone 4 is thin enough. My laptop may
> be heavy but it's more of a desktop replacement anyway.
Building a Hackintosh has been hassle free for a good while now. I've been running mine since Lion (2011).
No crashes. Noise and power consumption are dependent on what hardware you pick. I was waiting for the new Minis but seeing them I think I'll just keep my i3, RAM, SDD and get a smaller form factor motherboard and keep using the hackintosh.
But anyway, I don't care about the "increasingly large segment of the market". I care about me. So I don't know why you're fluttering about.