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Retina MBP - 13 - yes it scroll lags
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m11rphy
macrumors 6502a
Yeah, I din't realize that it's the site that is the issue. I've never been there.
I thought it was a dude. Then again maybe it is? Should I shut up?....questions
We have SwipeGate too
Yup. But it gets even better. You can reduce the choppiness in the UI transitions to zero if you swipe in a certain fashion. Basically, if you swipe in a slow, delicate, and effeminate manner, your UI transitions will be jaggy. That will also happen if you swipe too hard like a "real man". But if you apply moderate pressure and make large and rapid movements, your transitions won't show any choppiness at all. This is why I never saw the UI choppy transitions before I started to look for them (people here were really insisting so much). Bottom line: I simply don't swipe like most other people.
So we now have SwipeGate to add to the list. There are those who know how to swipe the rMBP and those who don't. It's a fine art. Why buy a stradivarius if you don't know how to use it? 😀
Yup. But it gets even better. You can reduce the choppiness in the UI transitions to zero if you swipe in a certain fashion. Basically, if you swipe in a slow, delicate, and effeminate manner, your UI transitions will be jaggy. That will also happen if you swipe too hard like a "real man". But if you apply moderate pressure and make large and rapid movements, your transitions won't show any choppiness at all. This is why I never saw the UI choppy transitions before I started to look for them (people here were really insisting so much). Bottom line: I simply don't swipe like most other people.
So we now have SwipeGate to add to the list. There are those who know how to swipe the rMBP and those who don't. It's a fine art. Why buy a stradivarius if you don't know how to use it? 😀
yanksrock100
macrumors 6502a
In other words you tried my test, discovered you were wrong and resorted to cheap insults. Not surprised at all.
Did you look at your CPU usage while scrolling on eBay? On my early 2009 macbook pro, Safari uses 70% of my CPU while scrolling... it drops when I stop scrolling. No difference when using the integrated 9400m vs the discrete 9600mgt.
On my rMBP 13", performance was about the same; 50-60% cpu, and about the same amount of lag as my 2009 machine. But, there's 4X as many pixels to push.
This has nothing to do with the GPU, and everything to do with using Javascript to render the page animations. There are those neat sliding windows that show the static images beneath them-- THAT is why it's slow.
The lag on eBay's site is eBay's fault-- it's not optimized at all for higher resolutions.
Well the verge makes my work pc lock up every time I just visit it.
but get the 15" anyways because of the quad core, more ssd space, and dedicated gpu for only a little more. The 13" just doesn't make sense
but get the 15" anyways because of the quad core, more ssd space, and dedicated gpu for only a little more. The 13" just doesn't make sense
You're clearly knowledgeable... please, amaze us again! 🙄
HD4000 is fine... HD3000 was pushing at least the same amount on external monitors without any problems.
One of the things Apple needs to optimize is the scaling done by the OS.
raysfan81
macrumors 6502a
Its fine for driving hi-res displays, but how is it for doing anything else at extremely high resolutions? Not so good...
I agree...the Mbp used to always be discrete while the mb and ib (now MBA) were budget. Apple is cutting corners because they are simply selling enough units.
My main desktop is and hd4000 so I know it's good enough, but hardly "PRO"