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Anybody return high-res i7 for regular?
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Search or surf around here in this forum and you'll find some threads about it. You can try searching for posts by 'kilamite' that thread had some good comments.
That's why people need to try out the high res in person (all the different apps) to see if the small font is an issue. As much as I like the non-glossy high res screen, I would never get the high res due to the tiny fonts.
Apple needs to offer a non high res matte display or needs to implement resolution independence in OSX.
Apple needs to offer a non high res matte display or needs to implement resolution independence in OSX.
I LOVE my high-res display. I can't see myself ever going back.
I started using my older MacBook Pro the other day to wipe out the disc, prepare it for eBay, etc, and I found all the windows / menus / buttons to be way too large! It got annoying
. I love how I can fit way more on the screen here!
I started using my older MacBook Pro the other day to wipe out the disc, prepare it for eBay, etc, and I found all the windows / menus / buttons to be way too large! It got annoying
. I love how I can fit way more on the screen here!
I find the text slightly small but am a big fan of the extra pixels. If I had to do it again I'd make the same decision, and buy the HR AG screen again.
At first the fonts seemed a bit small on my HR glossy, but I love the extra real-estate and I've gotten used to the size of the fonts now. No eye strain at all. It's definitely personal preference, though.
I found things were too small - menus, fonts, graphics on websites. It wasn't that I couldn't read them, they were just a bit uncomfortable and long periods of use I found my eyes far more tired.
Re-sizing fonts on a website wasn't really an option - you either resize the fonts on their own (which makes the layout of the website wrong since tables end up screwed) or scale the website up which results in the graphics being bigger but pixelated.
I can see why such a high-res screen is great, and don't get me wrong, the extra pixel real estate was nice.
110-115 pixels per inch is optimum. 1680x1050 is a great resolution to work when it is at around 110 ppi; it's a shame Apple doesn't offer standard resolution on the 17" anymore.
Just wish LCD displays would look as good as they do at their native resolution as they do at lower resolutions (like CRTs do).
Re-sizing fonts on a website wasn't really an option - you either resize the fonts on their own (which makes the layout of the website wrong since tables end up screwed) or scale the website up which results in the graphics being bigger but pixelated.
I can see why such a high-res screen is great, and don't get me wrong, the extra pixel real estate was nice.
110-115 pixels per inch is optimum. 1680x1050 is a great resolution to work when it is at around 110 ppi; it's a shame Apple doesn't offer standard resolution on the 17" anymore.
Just wish LCD displays would look as good as they do at their native resolution as they do at lower resolutions (like CRTs do).
Higher resolutionn devices are the way forward.. It's only a matter of time before the lower resolution ones are no longer easy to find.
I returned mine initially because I had an antiglare and decided that I really wanted a gloss screen. Went back to the store and returned it and decided that since the font was a bit small and because I am a gamer and would take a small hit on performance with high res that I would not only pick up a gloss model but one with standard resolution as well.
That being said, I'm sure high-res will become the normal. When that happens I won't complain as It's really not that big of a deal and probably only a step forward when you get used to it. Hopefully the graphics cards are better then though so gamers don't have to scale down : )
That being said, I'm sure high-res will become the normal. When that happens I won't complain as It's really not that big of a deal and probably only a step forward when you get used to it. Hopefully the graphics cards are better then though so gamers don't have to scale down : )
15" i7 HR/AG
I ordered the HR / AG without ever seeing it in person, and I have to admit it took some getting used to. I very briefly considered returning it... I didn't, and I'm really glad: having the extra pixels is really beneficial in a lot of situations for me, and if the text is too small, I've gotten pretty quick at the "Command +" keystroke to take it up a notch.
Plus, it is just SO durn pretty.
I ordered the HR / AG without ever seeing it in person, and I have to admit it took some getting used to. I very briefly considered returning it... I didn't, and I'm really glad: having the extra pixels is really beneficial in a lot of situations for me, and if the text is too small, I've gotten pretty quick at the "Command +" keystroke to take it up a notch.
Plus, it is just SO durn pretty.
I ordered the HR / AG without ever seeing it in person, and I have to admit it took some getting used to. I very briefly considered returning it... I didn't, and I'm really glad: having the extra pixels is really beneficial in a lot of situations for me, and if the text is too small, I've gotten pretty quick at the "Command +" keystroke to take it up a notch.
Plus, it is just SO durn pretty.
I agree
That silver bezel really grows on you, and is satisfying knowing that you won't see as many people rocking one in a sea of ugly black glossy bezel screens 
Actually Apple procrastinated for years before releasing what the industry considers a medium resolution display @ just WSXGA+. So in fact this is not hi-res at all.
A true hi-res as offered on ThinkPads & other professional laptops are WSUXGA. That Apple finally woke up to the demand is another reason sales of MBP's are up.
A true hi-res as offered on ThinkPads & other professional laptops are WSUXGA. That Apple finally woke up to the demand is another reason sales of MBP's are up.