[simoelalj]

That was exactly my pain point back in 2007 when I wanted to get a specific configuration for the retina Macbook Pro. That's why I built RefurbMe as a comparison and monitoring service :)

[k__]

Weren't the Retina displays for Macbooks released in 2012?

[simoelalj]

Indeed, my bad – I meant the first generation of the Macbook Pro (2006 Aluminum model). The retina came later in 2012.

[mikestew]

They were. I still have one that I bought when they were released. Well, just a bit after they were released. At WWDC that year, the SF Apple Store sold out of them before I could get there after the announcement.

[marcellus23]

That first retina MBP ended up lasting me from 2012 until last year when I finally had to replace it. What a great computer.

[mikestew]

Mine is still cranking, though it's recently relegated to couch duty as I use the 2019 iMac for WFH heavy lifting these days. I put a $29 upgraded WiFi module in it so that my watch will unlock it (and enables a bunch of other Bonjour functionality), but it otherwise just keeps humming along. I'm wondering if it isn't the computer I've kept and regularly used more than any other in the forty years since my first one.

[floatingatoll]

You may wish to prefix "Show HN: " to your title.

[simoelalj]

Just updated that. Thanks!