Considering returning Air for Retina MBP

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So I am working on a 2012 13 Macbook Air. I went with this due to the 1440 screen res vs the 1280 in a MBP. As a designer I need the extra space.

My question is for those who have a retina MBP. If you switch from the native 1280 res and put it at 1440 is it bad? I heard its not as clear, but just how bad are we talking?

I am annoyed beyond belief that the 13 still has such a crappy res even with retina.

Thanks for any feedback.