Im hoping against hope. I love large screened laptops. I had a Dell 17 m6500 2 years ago and really miss its 1920x1200 res, the screen was awesome and the size nice.
Seriously, there is no "popular demand."
Im hoping against hope. I love large screened laptops. I had a Dell 17 m6500 2 years ago and really miss its 1920x1200 res, the screen was awesome and the size nice.
I remember choosing between my Mac Air 13 and Macbook pro 17 back in 2012 and regret everyday that I didn't buy the bigger one. I know 2 people with the 17inch Macbook Pro and Ive offered them the same money they paid new for them 3 years ago, and neither will sell.
Anyone over 40 I know who buys laptops buys 17inch. All.
there is a market.
I WANT one.
The exact number of people who would buy a 17" 5K MBP is 34.
It won't happen, the scaled screen options and much better clarity of the 15 inch rMBPwill give you just as much real estate and a much better screen for video and photo editing (especially with 4K and high pixel density pictures).
As a professional editor, there's no substitute for screen size. The pixel density is nice, but I'd expect that or higher on a 17" screen. I'm not complaining, just saying that the size is too small for serious editing like the project I'm doing right now with 7 camera angles... being able to see detail with that plus the main viewer next to it is not the best experience on a screen that size.
I agree there are specific usage cases where a larger display works better. The issue for laptops is that most people don't fall into that category, Those that do, usually get an external monitor or an iMac. I guess what I'm saying is of the group of people who definitely could benefit from a larger laptop, many of those of gone on to larger external displays or desktop computers. The market for large laptops has all but evaporated (not just for Macs but overall)
