haha there is LOADS of legroom under there, the image just gives a bad perception due to the huge radiator under there with the fans on it.
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Example of bad lag on the late rMBP!
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haha there is LOADS of legroom under there, the image just gives a bad perception due to the huge radiator under there with the fans on it.
Because I took my friends word for it that it was much smoother on his 7 year old win machine. Thanks for testing everyone.
OK i just tried it with my 13/i7/16GB late 2013 rMBP
When using external thunderbolt display only: no lag
When using internal retina display only: no lag
When using both displays combined (dreamforce site on internal display, external thunderbolt just showing desktop): very slight lag. Honestly if no one asked me to test it and I was browsing the site normally, I would't even have realised the lag. It's just that I was looking for it, going back and forth with other tabs in safari and comparing the scroll performance. If I had to attach a number to it, I'd say the dreamforce site is no more than 5-10% more jerky compared to all other websites (which are perfectly smooth). This is powering a 2540 x 1440 external display and running the internal display at scaled for max space (which I hear is most punishing for testing performance)
Another thread comparing benchmarks between the different processor configurations show a pretty significant UI score difference when comparing the 13 inch i5 to the i7. I'm thinking this may account for my performance here.
Might be helpful to also consider the browser you guys are using. I am using Safari which may be better optimised.
When using external thunderbolt display only: no lag
When using internal retina display only: no lag
When using both displays combined (dreamforce site on internal display, external thunderbolt just showing desktop): very slight lag. Honestly if no one asked me to test it and I was browsing the site normally, I would't even have realised the lag. It's just that I was looking for it, going back and forth with other tabs in safari and comparing the scroll performance. If I had to attach a number to it, I'd say the dreamforce site is no more than 5-10% more jerky compared to all other websites (which are perfectly smooth). This is powering a 2540 x 1440 external display and running the internal display at scaled for max space (which I hear is most punishing for testing performance)
Another thread comparing benchmarks between the different processor configurations show a pretty significant UI score difference when comparing the 13 inch i5 to the i7. I'm thinking this may account for my performance here.
Might be helpful to also consider the browser you guys are using. I am using Safari which may be better optimised.