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Running the Retina MacBook Pro at Full 2880x1800 Resolution
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killmoms
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Sure there isdoing that on his display will look MUCH worse than the scaling options available on the MBPR, where everything looks great no matter which mode you pick.
I have the MBP-Retina and am honestly not impressed at all. It almost seems like a toy compare to a Mac Pro / iMac....I can't explain it. I have the Base model with 16GB ram upgrade. Since I can't return it I'm going to sell it on eBay or something.
The 2880x1800 resolution is extremely tiny and I am HUGE fan of high high high resolutions...the thing is it's tiny and not crystal clear so it's really rather disappointing.
And on Retina mode so many things are blurry and Safari seems to hang often, just the whole thing does not seem polished, this entire laptop. I'll stick with my loaded iMac until the new Mac Pro or new iMac, for my mobility I can do most things on my phone or iPad.
The 2880x1800 resolution is extremely tiny and I am HUGE fan of high high high resolutions...the thing is it's tiny and not crystal clear so it's really rather disappointing.
And on Retina mode so many things are blurry and Safari seems to hang often, just the whole thing does not seem polished, this entire laptop. I'll stick with my loaded iMac until the new Mac Pro or new iMac, for my mobility I can do most things on my phone or iPad.
Obviously the world revolves around you. Wait, don't tell me you're also one of those people who have all their windows maximized right? 🙄
For people like me, with good eyesight, I can now have more windows open, each scaled to display enough information for me to work on.
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Interesting, like so many other things these days. Take car interiors. The plastic wood performs better and is better finished than real wood interiors, but still there's something preferable about real wood.
Still, I can't wait for mine to rMBP arrive.
Obviously the world revolves around you. Wait, don't tell me you're also one of those people who have all their windows maximized right? 🙄
For people like me, with good eyesight, I can now have more windows open, each scaled to display enough information for me to work on.
Before you act like you would get so much work done try out the 2880x1800 on this Macbook Pro. I love the highest res you can get and this one sucks IMO. Just try it out before you start running your mouth.
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funman895
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Xian Zhu Xuande
macrumors 6502a
I am amazed someone would actually want to do this. Neat trick, of course, but I cannot see how productivity could remain worthwhile once on-screen elements had been shrunk to such a small level. And with all the fantastic window management features in OS X I can't imagine the need for that kind of real estate on a 15" screen...
Can't. 🙁
Mine's a special order. Gotta wait 3-4 weeks 😡
16GB/2.7Ghz/768GB 😀😀 😛
And normally hooked up to a Thunderbolt display at work 😎 😉
But I do use the max resolution on my 1920x1200 15" Lenovos.
So are Macrumors advocating sitting 3 inches from your laptop screen now? What a way to screw your eyesight up.
😕i'm sure you would edit photos on 2880x1800 on a 15" screen. For one it looks like %$#% and you would not see any detail. Some people just think cause it's 2880x1800 it's some superior thing.....well IT's NOT. This laptop does not impress me at all.
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You are just like me, I love 1920 on a 15", but when you get your Retina mbp and bump to 2880 you will see what I mean. I love high resolution so I wish it wasn't the case but you will see for yourself soon enough.
I have the 1440p Dell screen and sometimes I have to zoom in certain sites. But boy do games on my sli 680 look good on it 😀
killmoms
macrumors 68040
Wait. What? 😕
This post makes no sense at all. Of course you can see more detail when you have 4x the pixels. That's the whole point of a high PPI display.
http://smarticus.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Fullscreen.jpg
All you'll see is a big image.
I really, really hope that Apple comes out with a retina 17 in the future. A screen like that would be awesome for those of us who don't mind the extra heft. And it would give the best of both worlds: sharpness and real-estate!
Imagine it: a 17 that weighs a hair less than the current non-retina 15. I'm salivating.. But alas, I'm holding on only to hope, with my early Feb 17 until it dies..
kiljoy616
macrumors 68000
No medical reason you would damage your eyes by sitting close, eyes strain yes damage not. 🙄 I asked my optometrist about this some time ago, he said old age is killing my eyes not the monitor. ROFL.
I could see how dorky looking someone would look that close to a monitor. Plus it defeats the purpose of the added pixels for quality. 😀