Report: 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Announcement Oct. 23
"High-profile U.S. retailer" says the laptop will launch alongside the iPad Mini.
As well as the iPad Mini, Apple will launch a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro laptop soon, which is purportedly due to be announced during a conference on October 23.
According to a report from 9to5Mac who cites a "consistently reliable source" at a "high-profile U.S. retailer," Apple will unveil the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display alongside the iPad Mini next week.
Apple released the first MacBook with a Retina display back in June, with a 15.4-inch MacBook Pro boasting a 2,880-by-1,800 pixel resolution. The 13-inch model will reportedly feature a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel resolution.
As for the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, an analyst recently predicted that the laptop will launch sometime during the fourth quarter of 2012, with a price reportedly below the $2,199 entry point.

This is so get thumbed down..^
One thing though, they still have not worked out all the UI framerate issues on the current retina macbook pro, things like the resize animation and the calender flip you can literally count the frames on. The 13" presumably wouldn't even have a discreet card to fall back on so you'd be stuck with that lag, which the small drop in resolution from the 15" likely wouldn't fix.
In the words of PC Gamer: "The retina macbook pro makes me angry, because it makes me hate ever other laptop on the market"
Yeah, I was pretty happy with 1920x1080 on my 15" laptop until I used an rMBP for an extended period. But still, once you lean back to healthy levels you can't see pixels on mine either.
I have no problems with MBP except... I cannot afford them. Other than that... keep bringing the pressure on the competition please!
One day we might have $500 2xHD resolution notebooks from Toshiba, Asus, HP, Dell, Acer, etc.
^From a fapple who doesn't get PC gaming...
Gamers don't even pay attention to Macs for several reasons:
1) Its a mac (apple)
2) GPU (GT 650M) is underpowered (surprised?) to run most, if any, modern games at that resolution
3) For that price, you could get an i7 coupled with a gtx 680M
I have a friend with a 27" iMac (1440p) with an i7 2600 and a 6970M. He plays D3 on it. When he played on my i7/gtx680 (b4 sli'ing that bad boy) setup, he was shocked at how smoothly the game played. You don't buy apple products to play games. You use them for their productivity software or as a status symbol.
2,880-by-1,800 on a 15 inch screen puts my 1920x1200p 24 inch monitor to shame...
Technically, any new Mac out there right now will fit Intel's criteria of an ultrabook
In a normal world. 720p 1080p are pretty standard.
Apple have to go out and create resolution like: 2880x1800, 2048x1536 (ipad3) and 1136x640 (iphone5)
First off, iphone5 is not even HD, "retina" but not HD. Kinda silly when everything HD videos have to be downscale.
My ipad3, 2048x1536 resolution...impressive when i bought it. Now that I have it. I think it's a pointless. iPad3 is NOT widescreen. Ugly black borders are always presence when i watch videos. Now that apple iOS6 abandoned YouTube. Google youtube app does not support High Def. HD youtube videos look horrible. I also find that ipad3 processor is too weak to play 1080p files. Beside MP4 format, ipad could not handle 1080p MKV format. I have a lot of movies with SRT subtitles. I bought an app player (proplayer) but movies looks like a slideshow. iPad3 processor barely handle 720p mkv files.
Valve steam has proven that with the same spec. Windows get more FPS than OSX.
Why do you think game latest titles come out on window. Because windows pc machines have the hardware to run it.
The macbook pro might have a beautiful display, but...I think 2,880x1,800 is pointless since OSX:
1. No native bluray support.
2. With this kind of resolution, you will need two highend desktop gpu running crossfire or sli to run any new game titles.
3. The GT650M is a joke in term of gaming gpu
@kcorp2003. Intel ultrabook is barely getting 1080p? I guess you never heard of the Asus Zenbook Prime? the 13.3inch ultrabook with 1080p resolution. It's been out for a while now.
The new 13inch macbook has 2560x1600 resolution. Again, Why?
I guess mac people can watch tons of 1080p movie trailers
Drop dah ball Apple, do it.
650M on the 15" rMBP
13" rMBP only gets the igp, which begs the question: why not make a 13" rMBAir? Your already selling your left kidney...
You're not even the legal age to own a credit card! Do your parents know you took theirs?
The 13" Pro needs something to set it apart.
$2199 MacBook Pro with retina display
$130 Windows 7 x64 Pro3
$2329 well spent