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MBP 13" has less resolution than MBP 11"

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miata

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Does this seem really weird to anybody else?

MBP 13" = 1280 x 800
MBP 11" = 1366 x 768

The MacBook Pro has 2% less pixels than the 11" Air.😱
 
miata said:
Does this seem really weird to anybody else?

MBP 13" = 1280 x 800
MBP 11" = 1366 x 768

The MacBook Pro has 2% less pixels than the 11" Air.😱
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No. Steve explicitly stated that the 11" MacBook Air has more pixels than the 13" MacBook Pro.

The 13" MacBook Air has the same number of pixels as the 15" MacBook Pro.
 
Chundles said:
No. Steve explicitly stated that the 11" MacBook Air has more pixels than the 13" MacBook Pro.

The 13" MacBook Air has the same number of pixels as the 15" MacBook Pro.
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The OP said that the 13" MacBook Pro had less pixels than the 11" MacBook Air, so they are correct.
 
MBA was updated recently. 13" MBP will be updated eventually and it'll have the same res then. Simple as that.
 
OK. I guess if Steve approved it can't be weird. Something must be wrong with me.😱
 
When I watched the keynote live, I distinctly remember Steve saying the 13" air had more pixels than the 15" pro. I laughed.

On another note, more importantly the 1440x900 on 13" means we may see even higher pixel density on the next 15" refresh. I would really love 1920x1200, but Apple couldn't possibly do it until they find something even higher for the 17" screens.
 
RKpro said:
When I watched the keynote live, I distinctly remember Steve saying the 13" air had more pixels than the 15" pro. I laughed.
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I don't see anything laughable at Steve's statement. I can laugh at your comment.
What Steve said is that 13" Air has more PPI than the 15" MBP. Nothing to laugh about. You get the same resolution as 15" base model sqeezed in 13.3"
 
milan03 said:
I don't see anything laughable at Steve's statement. I can laugh at your comment.
What Steve said is that 13" Air has more PPI than the 15" MBP. Nothing to laugh about. You get the same resolution as 15" base model sqeezed in 13.3"
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Go view the keynote, at 01h:15m:15s. I stand corrected. 😛
 
RKpro said:
When I watched the keynote live, I distinctly remember Steve saying the 13" air had more pixels than the 15" pro. I laughed.

On another note, more importantly the 1440x900 on 13" means we may see even higher pixel density on the next 15" refresh. I would really love 1920x1200, but Apple couldn't possibly do it until they find something even higher for the 17" screens.
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1920x1200 on a 15" is painful...
 
RKpro said:
On another note, more importantly the 1440x900 on 13" means we may see even higher pixel density on the next 15" refresh. I would really love 1920x1200, but Apple couldn't possibly do it until they find something even higher for the 17" screens.
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My bet is they just get rid of the 1440x900 15" and have all of them with the current "High-Res" option at 1680x1050. Although if it is a major overhaul they may go for something bigger.

Then the 13" gets the 1440x900 like the air.
 
jclardy said:
My bet is they just get rid of the 1440x900 15" and have all of them with the current "High-Res" option at 1680x1050.
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That would potentially alienate a lot of owners with less than stellar eyesight unless Apple also makes is simple to do wholesale system font size changes.

What works great for young eyes doesn't work so great after 40... 🙂
 
I wear glasses so obviously my eyesight isn't stellar. My 15" Hi-Res took a little while to get used to, and I do tend to use the zoom feature on websites like this one that are mainly text-based, but I do have to say that I adapted to it far faster than I thought. Now I find myself really wanting nothing less than this resolution.

Which is why I chose the 13" MBA. Although the native resolution is a step down from my 15" Hi-Res, the PPI is almost identical. Moving from the Hi-res to the "normal res" MBA's screen is seamless. My eyes can't even tell the difference.
 
you have to account for the 16:9 and 16:10 display ratio difference between the two. They are as close as they can be when taking in account the ratio.
 
mike5411 said:
you have to account for the 16:9 and 16:10 display ratio difference between the two. They are as close as they can be when taking in account the ratio.
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Yes. And another good reason to put the Dock on the side rather than the bottom.
 
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