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Does anyone use 2880x1800 as daily resolution?

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Apr 15, 2011
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I'm curious if anyone is using this resolution full-time on the retina macbook pros.

I noticed a rather large performance boost (particularly with scrolling and minimizing/maximising apps) when using the 1:1 resolution, and am wondering how people (if anyone) cope with the UI size on a daily basis.

Thanks :)
 
maflynn

maflynn

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May 3, 2009
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Way too small for me. I'd rather just use my rMBP as it was intended by apple :)
 
b0fh666

b0fh666

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I would if I had one... especially before the LASIK when I was 3.0 short sighted... could look at tiny characters all day long :D not so much these days but I would definitely give it a shot... as a programmer I like to have tons of lines of code visible @ once :D
 
vpro

vpro

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Jun 8, 2012
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switch back and forth.

Mainly yes but do switch back and forth. Depends on my work and mood too.
 
jasonvp

jasonvp

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-BigMac- said:
I'm curious if anyone is using this resolution full-time on the retina macbook pros.
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I do. If the text size on a given browser window is too small, I CMD+ it up. I bumped iTerm's default font size up a hair as well as Adium's and Mail.app's (some PLIST editing required for Adium). I do like the added real estate the resolution gives me.

jas
 
bushido

bushido

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can u even use the full resolution besides as an option in games?

anyway, i use the highest 1680x1050 on my 13 inch
 
bushido

bushido

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jasonvp said:
With an inexpensive utility called SwitchResX, yes, you can.

jas
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oh dear, just tried it. hell no, took forever to get the cursor from one side to the other part of the screen and my eyes r still tired ^^

... time for a nap
 
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dsc888

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Jun 25, 2010
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No. I use 1680x1050 which is one step above the Best for Retina setting and it's the most comfortable setting for my near 40 year old eyes. The 1400x900 is nicer but I wanted more real estate.
 
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chronolegacy

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Jan 3, 2013
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personally, no. too small, and took too long to drag a cursor from sides to sides, but some people do appreciate the real estate though
 
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hakuin

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Jul 30, 2010
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chronolegacy said:
personally, no. too small, and took too long to drag a cursor from sides to sides, but some people do appreciate the real estate though
Click to expand...

You can probably use BetterTouchTool to increase the cursor speed beyond its normal limit.
 
A Hebrew

A Hebrew

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Jan 7, 2012
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I did on my friend's rMBP once....it was a bad experience to say the least....though I could see the use if I had to multitask it up.
 
aleni

aleni

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Jun 2, 2006
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everything becomes tiny, my eyes getting soured by looking at the native 2880x1800 res.
 
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