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What Resolution do you run your Retina Pro on?
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Which version do you have? How did you get to set those resolutions? Is there like a third party app for that?
1680x1050 on a 15". Switch it back 1440x900 when I'm not doing anything important and want to admire the crispness of the display.
On my 15" rMBP, I keep it at the smallest, 1920*1200 when using the computer as a laptop. I set it to best for retina display when I hook it up to my external display. It's quite neat as os x automatically changes the scaling when I plug and unplug the external display.
I might look into the hacks to run the display at it's native res. I enjoy it sometimes in Windows when I need to look up a bunch of stuff at the same time.
I might look into the hacks to run the display at it's native res. I enjoy it sometimes in Windows when I need to look up a bunch of stuff at the same time.
There is definitely a small performance hit. Still smooth, just not as smooth as best for retina with lag here and there.
Best for Retina for every day use on my 15". All texts and webs look much better, crispier, and no white blank spaces on both sides. Much easier to read and see everything. I don't need "more space" for regular usage such as Safari, Word, iTunes, Maps, etc. 
But when it comes to work on Logic thats a different story, then you really need more space, so then I scale to 1920X1200. It gives enough space for everything and I barely use my external 24" anymore!
But when it comes to work on Logic thats a different story, then you really need more space, so then I scale to 1920X1200. It gives enough space for everything and I barely use my external 24" anymore!
1920×1200 HiDPI on my 15.4″
At first it seemed too small and I used 1680×1050 a lot, but lately Ive found 1920 to be perfect. I sometimes use 2880×1800 when I want pixel-perfect accuracy and lots of space.
Im not sure if youre referring to the built-in more space option, or simply commenting that you like to have more space.
But for the sake of clarity to other reading this, Ill mention that on the 15.4″ rMBP the more space setting yields a 1920×1200 HiDPI resolution. As others have said above, there is no built-in option for true native 2880×1800: you have to use a third-party program such as RDM, QuickRes, or SwitchResX.
At first it seemed too small and I used 1680×1050 a lot, but lately Ive found 1920 to be perfect. I sometimes use 2880×1800 when I want pixel-perfect accuracy and lots of space.
Im not sure if youre referring to the built-in more space option, or simply commenting that you like to have more space.
But for the sake of clarity to other reading this, Ill mention that on the 15.4″ rMBP the more space setting yields a 1920×1200 HiDPI resolution. As others have said above, there is no built-in option for true native 2880×1800: you have to use a third-party program such as RDM, QuickRes, or SwitchResX.
Best for Retina for all my rMBPs, unless when I'm coding.
When I'm coding, I bump it up to a stop higher (1440x900 scaled on my 13", and 1680x1050 scaled on my 15").
When I'm coding, I bump it up to a stop higher (1440x900 scaled on my 13", and 1680x1050 scaled on my 15").