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Having serious retina envy

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mjn298

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Oct 25, 2011
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I needed a new computer this past summer so I got a cMBP because I needed firewire at the time. Now, my main need for firewire now has native thunderbolt support (it was incompatible w/ the adapter for whatever reason) and I feel like a moron!

This computer rips (256 gb SSD, 16gb RAM) and w/ the retina display it would be even better. Trying to sell on "the list" right now. Hopefully I can work something out.
 
I would keep what you have and get the Retina MacBook Pro after it's refreshed.
 
Not to go against the grain here, but I just got my rMBP on Tuesday and absolutely love it. Same specs as what you listed too...it absolutely flies, but the display is out of this world.
 
besler3035 said:
Not to go against the grain here, but I just got my rMBP on Tuesday and absolutely love it. Same specs as what you listed too...it absolutely flies, but the display is out of this world.
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ya the computers will be of equivalent speed (i don't do anything that uses the dedicated graphics card other than drive an external display)


It has no real practical purpose for me (I just think it's cool), I'm just a little miffed that my main decision point is moot just 2 months after the fact.
 
mjn298 said:
ya the computers will be of equivalent speed (i don't do anything that uses the dedicated graphics card other than drive an external display)


It has no real practical purpose for me (I just think it's cool), I'm just a little miffed that my main decision point is moot just 2 months after the fact.
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Apple will like you more if you give them more money, so just get the rMBP and call it a day lol.
 
If it makes you feel better, I returned mine. Yes text on it was gorgeous but to the same degree images looked interpolated and blurry, and overall it was a little dimmer than even my 2009 17" let alone the 2011 17" I just got. The only truly unmitigated kudos I can give it is that it really was quiet.
 
NutsNGum said:
Every time I sit in front of my Thunderbolt display now, I am left wanting.
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Don't bother, I own both and the Thunderbolt display is twice as bright, much more uniform, and superior in every way. Pixel count is pointless because I can't see pixels at TB viewing distances anyway.
 
mzjin said:
Don't bother, I own both and the Thunderbolt display is twice as bright, much more uniform, and superior in every way. Pixel count is pointless because I can't see pixels at TB viewing distances anyway.
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I have both. I find reading on the Retina a joy. Not so much on the thunderbolt display, but as you say, it's a matter of distance. For those who may need to be closer to the screen however, it has implications.
 
NutsNGum said:
I have both. I find reading on the Retina a joy. Not so much on the thunderbolt display, but as you say, it's a matter of distance. For those who may need to be closer to the screen however, it has implications.
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??? You can blow the text size up to like 18-24 and sit back and read on the thunderbolt/iMac. Big screens and reading are unparalleled.
 
alphaod said:
I would keep what you have and get the Retina MacBook Pro after it's refreshed.
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Seconded.

The next generation or two will doubtlessly have a video subsystem capable of running the high-end resolution without any sluggishness...

MacBooks will easily last 3~5 years, or should last 5-10 IMHO, but with other factors prevailing, a 3-year cycle is more typical for those who need the faster speeds... :(
 
My retina envy has largely been abated as I analyzed my computer use in the past week


typically I am plugged into a 1080 display that I view from 2-2.5 feet away and it's perfect.

I should have sprung for the 1050 display on the laptop.. I regret that more.
 
mjn298 said:
I needed a new computer this past summer so I got a cMBP because I needed firewire at the time. Now, my main need for firewire now has native thunderbolt support (it was incompatible w/ the adapter for whatever reason) and I feel like a moron!

This computer rips (256 gb SSD, 16gb RAM) and w/ the retina display it would be even better. Trying to sell on "the list" right now. Hopefully I can work something out.
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How did u put 16 gb ram on a cMBP its not on apple store?
 
Bilalo said:
How did u put 16 gb ram on a cMBP its not on apple store?
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Crucial, Kingston etc.

I don't get retna envy, the screen is pretty then I see the lack of a DVD drive, non-standard SSD, no ethernet, and soldiered RAM and the screen becomes much less pretty.
 
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