[David Lawrence] "I'm not happy about waiting. CS6 really needs more than I can give it and I'm ready to buy something. But I really want state-of-the-art. I'm willing to pay for it, but it feels like this is about a year too early. Maybe something used and cheap as a interim machine?"
Do you want state of the art, or speed?
Once cs6 is retina, won't much of the scaling go away?
As long as you aren't browsing Facebook and editing at the exact same time, won't you be OK? He explains why Facebook lags.
Look at the ray trace tests:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AuE_AZZfskx3dHotTzVGamhiUkIySTU...
If you really need speed, why not a PC?
Have you looked at the HP laptops? They are 7+ pounds, but sport a Dreamcolor.
Double the ram, triple the HD capability, similar price.
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