At the end of the keynote apple announced, "Expect more innovations like this in 2012" So i am assuming the 15/17 MBP's first then the Air then the 13 MBP.
it seems like new retina macs are coming this year. how much of an improvement will they be over the already great macbook air? early impressions of the iPad retina display is its amazing. i didn't notice much of a difference between retina and non retina iPhones.
will a retina display mac get you to upgrade?
At the end of the keynote apple announced, "Expect more innovations like this in 2012" So i am assuming the 15/17 MBP's first then the Air then the 13 MBP.
I agree. I didn't actually think too much about the rumors of Retina Display on macs but that "Expect more innovations like this in 2012" line has got me believing that there will be retina on at least the MBP and maybe the MBA
At the end of the keynote apple announced, "Expect more innovations like this in 2012" So i am assuming the 15/17 MBP's first then the Air then the 13 MBP.
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I don't understand the whole "retina display" thing. Would this be an essential feature in the next Macbook Air? Why?
For me, I got an 11" Air that I loved at first due to the size but I've noticed myself unintentionaly leaning in more to read or getting eye strain that I've never had before. So would a retina 11" be better next gen or is this just me getting old.
I guess statements like this is why Im so confused by the whole "retina" thing. I thought "Retina" was simply apple's buzzword for higher resolution, but then people come around talking about it like its some miracle that will change your life.Yup, you can just tell, everything is going to be retina by the end of the year.
Also curious about this...
For one thing on the ipad and iphone the retina display doesn't actually allow you to see more content on the screen. It just makes things look sharper. This is completely different from screen resolution bumps in laptops which make things smaller but allow you to fit more on screen.
I wonder which way a "retina" display would work in laptops. I'm not sure I would really care for either implementation. I certainly don't want things to get any smaller - I look at my computer the majority of my waking hours and I'm already prone to eye strain.
But I also don't feel like having sharper pictures on a macbook would improve things that much. I'm on a 13inch MBP right now with the 'low' 1280x800 resolution and it looks plenty smooth to me. Increasing the sharpness of the picture won't help me read anything easier etc. (like it kind of does on an iphone) and it will require more computational power just to get the same job done.
Hopefully the retina display can be optional if apple decides to pursue this...
I can tell you one thing. Apple currently charges an additional $100 fee to go from 1440x900 res to 1560x1080, at least on the 15" pro. I'm not a mac-hater by any means, but I'm sorry, in 2012 that is an absolute joke. My 6 year old Dell has 1560x1080. As someone who uses music production software on a daily basis, screen real estate, and thus high resolution, is an absolute must. At least the retina display would provide for an up-to-date resolution. It will be interesting to Apple's pricing structure regarding these new products...
I can tell you one thing. Apple currently charges an additional $100 fee to go from 1440x900 res to 1560x1080, at least on the 15" pro.
will a retina display mac get you to upgrade?
The joke is what passes for acceptable on other brands of laptops. C'mon, a 1366x768 screen? Even on 15" models?Apple currently charges an additional $100 fee to go from 1440x900 res to 1560x1080 ... that is an absolute joke.