MacBook running at native resolution

[patrickiseengum]

I'm looking to buy a MacBook, but I was wondering how running osx at the native resolution would look like meaning pixel-per-pixel. Has anyone tried it and is it usefull? Also if anyone has a foto as to how it looks would be greatly appreciated!

 

[deeddawg]

It's not an option offered by OSX (that I've seen). I don't know if there's a program or tweak to override it, but the best resolution you can choose without any mods is 1440x900 (which works quite nicely and to me doesn't feel too small)

 

[patrickiseengum]

You're absolutly right it's not a native resolution and there are indeed apps that can enable that. The reason why I asked was that I checked out te 1440x900 option and als found it not to be cramped so i was wondering what the native would look like.

 

[wagsrules]

I installed retina display menu and tried the native resolution. Running at 2880x1800 is useless on a 12" screen. Everything is microscopic at that resolution. Resolutions other than the apple HI-DPI ones are not as clear either.

 

[NutsNGum]

I installed retina display menu and tried the native resolution. Running at 2880x1800 is useless on a 12" screen. Everything is microscopic at that resolution. Resolutions other than the apple HI-DPI ones are not as clear either.

Pedant checking in. It's 2304 x 1440.

 

[deeddawg]

Pedant checking in. It's 2304 x 1440.

That sure would make 2880x1800 look awful, wouldn't it!

 

[jam_]

1680 x 1050 in HiDPI looks awesome, sharp with more screen space than the 1440 x 900. Using SwitchResX and LCD font smoothing when available disabled.