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Does anyone use 2880x1800 as daily resolution?

-BigMac-

-BigMac-

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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 :)
 
Way too small for me. I'd rather just use my rMBP as it was intended by apple :)
 
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
 
switch back and forth.

Mainly yes but do switch back and forth. Depends on my work and mood too.
 
-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
 
can u even use the full resolution besides as an option in games?

anyway, i use the highest 1680x1050 on my 13 inch
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
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You can probably use BetterTouchTool to increase the cursor speed beyond its normal limit.
 
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.
 
everything becomes tiny, my eyes getting soured by looking at the native 2880x1800 res.
 
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