In that case Apple are following Razer as they don't let you have an ODD for the Blade laptop they sell.
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In that case Apple are following Razer as they don't let you have an ODD for the Blade laptop they sell.
Waste of money. I can't even see the pixels of my non-retina display. The higher resolution also wastes processor power and battery life. Better to keep the existing resolution, reduce the price, improve processor capacity, since it won't have to drive so many pixels during updates of the screen, and improve battery life since the processor isn't working as hard.
They should also be spending that money on supporting iOS, Classic and Rosetta on the new Macs. The power is there for emulations.
They should also be spending that money on supporting iOS, Classic and Rosetta on the new Macs. The power is there for emulations.
No, the Air was the first ULTRABOOK, it is a different class of laptop to the MacBook Pro, hence why Apple by the definition of the post I quoted are following Razer as the MB Pro is in the same class of computers.
It doesn't matter what the classification of the laptop is...Apple said a while back that the ODD was going to go...and they were the first to make the big move of excluding it from a machine in the MacBook Air.
Just like they were the first to get rid of the floppy disc drive in the iMac. Everyone went crazy...
Apple innovates.
It doesn't matter if Razer made a 'pro' laptop without the ODD...they weren't the first to do it. Apple was with the Air and Apple basically laid the road map for everyone else.
I think the complaints about the matte screen coatings are that they're non-linear - they scatter some wavelengths more than others, and lead to inaccurate color reproduction at different intensities.
I hate matte screens!
I cannot disagree more: I love the vibrant and crispness of the glossy screen, and I have never really been bothered with the alledged mirroring problems. To me, the matte screens are so dull, etc. etc.
I think I may belong to a minority with my opinion [but I am really NOT sure of that!], and I really hope that both you that prefer matte screens and we who prefer glossy screens can get what we want in the future, when it comes to such important "tools" as the computers and tablets have become in our lives, both with regard to work and entertainment.
I cannot disagree more: I love the vibrant and crispness of the glossy screen, and I have never really been bothered with the alledged mirroring problems. To me, the matte screens are so dull, etc. etc.
I think I may belong to a minority with my opinion [but I am really NOT sure of that!], and I really hope that both you that prefer matte screens and we who prefer glossy screens can get what we want in the future, when it comes to such important "tools" as the computers and tablets have become in our lives, both with regard to work and entertainment.
LOL innovation is not removing hardware, how many times do i have to tell you this? If you want, I could sell you a brand new car without ABS, trunk or rear seats. It will be lighter, hell you usually dont have people sit on your backseats, why have them take up space and room? THROW them out!
Innovation!
In that case Apple were not the first either as I could name several small PC laptops that had no ODD in them! Or maybe you think we should only have the Air class of Apple laptops? No Pro range at all?
Jobs didn't display the math onstage when the iPhone 4 was announced (he only referenced it vaguely), but it was scrutinized shortly after. For example, here:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/10/resolving-the-iphone-resolution/
Applying that same math, the current Mac lineup is not "retina":
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/01/retina-display-macs-ipads-and-hidpi-doing-the-math/
You supposedly have better vision than I do, but I can definitely see individual pixels from a couple feet away on an iMac. I guess everyone's different, but luckily for the rest of us, the definition of "retina" isn't "what santaliqueur can see." I'm glad that you're happy with your current display, but there are also a lot of us out there who are not and are looking forward to this. I've personally been waiting for this innovation for many, many years.
If you start bringing out a car that doesn't have certain features that many thought they needed and those cars sell like hot cakes...guess what...you are being INNOVATIVE. Apple is making an MORE EFFECTIVE PRODUCT that the general populace wants.
You can spout it all you want. You're wrong.
Go look up the fricking definition.
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society.
Innovation differs from invention in that innovation refers to the use of a new idea or method, whereas invention refers more directly to the creation of the idea or method itself.
Learn the damn difference.
It says that the estimated cost of the current screen is $68 but surely that was much more when the screen was first used and Apple haven't dropped the price as the screen price has dropped - or other components - so I expect they could keep the same price, or just a small increase, for a much higher spec
One word.
Five letters.
G-R-E-E-D.
No thanks. The AG filter reduces color accuracy and gamut.
The reflection is a disadvantage, but the advantages (see above) more than make up for it.
They want their usual 60% profit margin...
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/03/02/what-doth-it-profit-an-iphone/
Being in IT and reading up, MacBook pros easily fetch higher than a 50% profit margin as well.
Why should Apple bite any bullet?
(a) that's our job in the new normal, apparently
(b) they have a history of up-charging for generic, commodity components
Even in the 1990s, Apple sold premium prices for general off-the-shelf stuff (the competing Atari ST was far cheaper and more powerful than the Mac with the same hardware... and the ST could be rigged to emulate a Mac by just buying Mac ROMs! And neither OS, at the time, had a distinct advantage - but today's OS X definitely has advantages over Windows to be sure, even if the Motorola CPU line was historically better than Intel's but I can't deny Intel has made fantastic strides... Yet ARM has a ways to go in terms of content creation performance and it appears Apple is heading in that direction, unfortunately... time reveals all...)
In terms of mere parts, yes...
Not including the drive anymore but selling it as a convenient $90 attachment is far more valuable, and most people do need an optical drive for install purposes - especially Adobe users; if they think Adobe will go though Apple's app store and give up 30% of each sale, then somebody is smoking some primo stuff, and customers will not want to see a 30% price hike either...
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Very true.
The GUI will render text in the appropriate size...
But will apps play nice with the higher PPI? Or will Photoshop's menu icons be 50% smaller and therefore harder to click on until Adobe puts out an updated version... or if OS X upscales the images, leaving them soft and fuzzy but more usable...
Either way, Retina is a WIN for MacBooks, not just for real estate but especially if the color and shadow gamut are there...
Expensive!
As much as I love the Apple kit, retina screen or no retina screen .... it'll be as over priced and lacking in features compared to others as usual (and as usual, they'll sell millions!)
As much as I love the Apple kit, retina screen or no retina screen .... it'll be as over priced and lacking in features compared to others as usual (and as usual, they'll sell millions!)
OMG if I have to read this ridiculous analogy/example one more time I'm going to drown myself in extra-glossy water.
CRTs, professional grade, had a coating on it which reduced reflections greatly. They weren't perfect but they were far and away less glossy/reflective than Apple's current setup. Why? because unlike those CRTs the panel has a slab of glass over it so you get nothing but an actual sheet of reflective sheen without any anti-reflection coatings.
Bad time to be increasing prices with the way the economy is right now.
If the gave a choice of 1900x1200 or 2880x1800retina but only 1440x900 usable res I'd go for the 1900x1200, because regardless whether it has the "retina" label, to my eyes it will be.
If the gave a choice of 1900x1200 or 2880x1800retina but only 1440x900 usable res I'd go for the 1900x1200, because regardless whether it has the "retina" label, to my eyes it will be.
Making a unibody MacBook Pro from a solid aluminum billet is not easy or cheap. Fact.
I don't see the general public complaining about taking personal exemptions for themselves along with earned income tax credit for instance. Don't hate the player, hate the game ( Government )