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mbp 13" useless?
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Hmmmm.. I cannot Vote as 'proposed' to us here..
Sorry.. I will say FAR from useless if Apple is selling ANY.. and they must be, even IF bargain basement machines..
Such is MY opinion, and I use a MBP 8,2 Hi-Res.. but would rather look at a 13" MBP than many net-books.. Absolutely..
Sorry.. I will say FAR from useless if Apple is selling ANY.. and they must be, even IF bargain basement machines..
Such is MY opinion, and I use a MBP 8,2 Hi-Res.. but would rather look at a 13" MBP than many net-books.. Absolutely..
The resolution on the 13" isn't that important, is it? It's meant to be similarly portable to the MBA while being more powerful and of course being in a laptop-form. While the seemingly-impending retina update will no doubt boost sales, I think the current model fits its niche just fine.
The resolution should be higher. The current 13-inch MacBook Pro is a good laptop, but it is being selling for a much higher price than it should, considering that it is quite outdated. There is no reason to sell it for the same price as the 13-inch MacBook Air (the lower end models), since the Air comes with an expensive SSD. Apple will certainly revamp the whole line soon, and it will get a retina display, an SSD and will become thinner and lighter.
I think this is because Apple is preparing for a Retina display, it would be too high for 1440 x 900 I believe.
Because everyone wants a super high resolution screen...
If I recall correctly the 13" has Ivy Bridge and HD4000 so it's not out of date
If I recall correctly the 13" has Ivy Bridge and HD4000 so it's not out of date
I think you got it wrong. Here is the definition of the word:
useless/yo͞osləs/
Adjective:
1)Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.
2)Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area.
Does the 13" MBP have an underwhelming screen resolution? Yes.
Is the 13" MBP an amazing machine. Hell yeah!
useless/yo͞osləs/
Adjective:
1)Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.
2)Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area.
Does the 13" MBP have an underwhelming screen resolution? Yes.
Is the 13" MBP an amazing machine. Hell yeah!
The resolution doesn't bothers me. I ordered mine a couple of days ago and with my setup, where I use it in clamshell or dual screen mode at home (I have an external 24" monitor) or use it outside the house by itself, it serves me quite well.
It is also not outdated, it has the new processors and faster graphics like the 15" models.
It is also not outdated, it has the new processors and faster graphics like the 15" models.
It is woefully inadequate for my current tastes. The 13" air and 15" hi-res are adequate. I could care less about retina-level.
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As for the thread discussion... rating a machine solely on it's display resolution is for a specific personal taste --- albeit, probably a large number of people have a preference in this. I personally do not have a need for a greater resolution. I rate my 13" MBP based on many other factors.
All depend on user's need. I would go crazy working on Excel spreadsheets or two A4 document side by side on such low resolution, which is way I never considered a 13" mbp.
On the other hand, there are people loves larger front the 13" resolution beings.
No reason to call those who need higher resolution snobs.
LOLOLOL... get a better IDE. I use several IDE's and never have an issue, either with number of lines or character width. Happy to share screen shots if you want.
It is out of date, but not in screen size, at long as it is bigger than a netbook but rather the power I mean raw data output is just too small.