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Retina-Resolution Displays to Add Up to $100 to Apple's MacBook Pro Costs
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According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the breakdown of sales for the 1st quarter 2012 is about 3.1 million, with nearly half being 13-inch MBPs, 1.1 million Macbook Airs (50/50 between 11 and 13), 500,000 MBP 15 and 50,000 17 inches.
I too use a glossy iMac for design and some Matte LED displays. both show reflections...the glossy is harsher and you see it and adjust as needed. The Matte screens show reflections but are diffused and, as such, you don' notice it as easily and won't adjust/compensate and are then you have problems later on.
I've adjust each and work fine within the parameters of the office/room.
However, a laptop is used in many locations and I can see a matte option benefiting that customer more.
Then you have a bad memoryThe companies I worked for we bought thousands of CRT "hoods" or hanging glare filters. That was one of the main selling points when moving from CRT to LCD that those types of devices were no longer required.
Not a bad memory. I really didn't encounter those back then. A regional thing, maybe?
I just don't understand the posters who are so excited for "Retina" displays on their Macbooks... The current MBPs have some of the very best displays going and for someone who actually uses their MBP for Web Design & Development, I would much prefer more usable screen estate... not higher DPI.
It's obvious from some of the posts a lot of ppl don't understand "retina" and seem to think that 2880x1800 will be usable desktop space.
It won't.
It's obvious from some of the posts a lot of ppl don't understand "retina" and seem to think that 2880x1800 will be usable desktop space.
It won't.
Just like you can turn on HiDPI mode now, why would you assume that you won't be able to turn it off in similar fashion? I figure the new MBPs will just have it on by default. I think the most fair thing to say is that it is simply unknown right now...
I have a new iPad here, no need to travel. What Apple means by "retina" is that the eye is unable to perceive additional detail by adding more pixels, when viewed from a normal viewing distance.
I have the 27" iMac, and I can only see pixels when I am 10" or closer. This is not a normal viewing distance. When viewed normally, a normal human eye will not be able to perceive added pixels. According to Apple, this is already Retina.
While I don't disagree that the more screen real estate available the better, it was fairly recent (in terms of the life of the MBP) that it got a resolution better than 1440x900. It's not the best resolution but we seemed to manage with it for a number of years.
Well, you're right--but it's because everything will appear HUGE.
Twice as big, in fact, unless you're using a retina display (and pixelated due to upscaling unless the app provides retina assets).I assume you're being hypothetical here and are, indeed, talking about the latter situation (or happen to have your hands on such a display already), but I thought I'd clarify.
Not sure what Apple is going to do. Quite the change coming up, ditch the DVD, it pretty much needs an SSD drive at this point and now HiDPI. What hasn't been covered is the volume Apple represents. Sure it's 100$ more right now but there isn't anyone that uses those kind of displays. That cost can quickly go down with the prospect of Apple selling millions of them.
Interesting to see if Apple will make the 15" MBP a true pro beast with the HiDPI and offer an "air version" of it. Possibly offering SSD+HDD in the pro version. They could offer 15" MBP without a dedicated graphics card like they did a couple years back but then you wouldn't be able to pump out decent graphics to such a huge display...
Can't wait for them to come out !
Interesting to see if Apple will make the 15" MBP a true pro beast with the HiDPI and offer an "air version" of it. Possibly offering SSD+HDD in the pro version. They could offer 15" MBP without a dedicated graphics card like they did a couple years back but then you wouldn't be able to pump out decent graphics to such a huge display...
Can't wait for them to come out !
On the iMac, you can see the pixels, but you just don't notice. Retina for that is like 5000x3823.
That was answered yesterday in what seems to show up in a load of repetitive threads.
Power Hamsters!
So what resolution can the card support then and can it also support an external monitor at the same time?
Have any hard facts or evidence to backup your claim? Just because you can't see pixels doesn't mean others can't. Whereas with Retina, the numbers are scientifically based. If you can't see pixels with your iMac at normal viewing distances, my conjecture is that it's not because iMacs are Retina, but because your eye glasses' prescription isn't giving you 20/20 vision.
Is that why they dropped the ethernet, to make ends meet? Poor apple adding another $90 to the device and charging 300% margins for ram and hd drive and close to 50% for the device itself. Finger's crossed they are not going to pull some nasty **** on us and make some of them non user replaceable.
Btw, apple should start pricing down their computers, os x offers nothing much of real value anymore in terms of technological innovation and it's a resource hog. It's certainly not an os to be had at a premium of 40%.
Btw, apple should start pricing down their computers, os x offers nothing much of real value anymore in terms of technological innovation and it's a resource hog. It's certainly not an os to be had at a premium of 40%.
He does have a point. If i hold an ipad, i'm holding it with my hands somewhat half extended. The arm and the forearm are at approx 90 degrees. I'm typing now on a 13'' MBP, and my arms are extended even more, a little less than 135 degrees and they are only at the keyboard, the screen is even further away. I have to fully extend my arm and then i'm able to touch the screen with almost fully extended fingers. It is at least twice as far as with the ipad. So the current DPI is not that big of a deal for me. I would much more like 50% more screen realestate.