The non-Retina 2012 MBP is their institutional laptop product. If it was a consumer oriented product, they would have gotten rid of it, but they keep selling th

The non-Retina 2012 MBP is their institutional laptop product. If it was a consumer oriented product, they would have gotten rid of it, but they keep selling thousands at a discount to universities and high schools. They haven't dragged in an update as the specs and prices are good enough for what those customers need, and they are pushing a move to iPad for them anyway. Their other products should have been updated by now. Especially the Mac Pro and Mac Mini. And they've been skimping on the graphics card for lower end models. The price/performance has been very frustrating as you can get a good (e.g. Alienware) desktop with the same high end graphics as the high end iMac but for the same price as the low end model now. Their laptops are still good even at the price, but the rest of the line could be much better.