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los318

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Jun 29, 2010
419
2
Austin, Tx
My wife and I are considering an Air for our house. My question was about an external monitor for docking the Air. We a few year old 24' monitor pushing 1900x1200 rez. After reading many reviews I understand the Air can push a 2569x1440 Thunderbolt with ease.

My question is would the Air have an easier time pushing my 1900x1200 or would the external monitor rez not matter to the Air as it will be using the same effort either way? I'm sure this is obvious but I wanted to know for my own curiosity. Thanks for yall's time!
 

Hellhammer

Moderator emeritus
Dec 10, 2008
22,164
582
Finland
More pixels means more processing power is needed, hence 1920x1200 requires less resources than 2560x1440.
 

ZBoater

macrumors G3
Jul 2, 2007
8,497
1,322
Sunny Florida
My air pushed 2560x1600 (Dell 30") with no problems whatsoever. I am now using the Thunderbolt display, and playing Jedi Knight 2 at 2560x1440. No lag. Looks beautiful.
 
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