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Who here uses 13" rMBP withOUT an external monitor?
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I use my rMBP 13" without external monitor when I'm at home in bed or on the couch otherwise I'm on my iMac. At work I attach my 13" to an external monitor.
Depends on your needs, but generally I'm happy with my 13" because I carry it around a lot in my backpack.
That's what I figured. Just not sure if a bigger screen trumps retina for some people.
What does traveling have to do with whether the screen would be pointless? Just curious. When you're at home, you just work off of the 13" directly?
Well, you can't carry a screen around when you are travelling
I don't really have a fixed home, but I have a place with a 46" samsung screen hooked up to a mac mini.
But I usually work on my rmbp.
I have a monitor (26ish inches, hooked up through Apple TV) that I only ever use when I need some PDF or website or something like that at the same time as I do work on the main screen. But lately I've been mostly using my iPad mini for that as well.
If it wouldn't be for the fact that I don't have a TV and like to watch movies, I think I could easily get by without the monitor.
If it wouldn't be for the fact that I don't have a TV and like to watch movies, I think I could easily get by without the monitor.
At home, or when travelling, I use the rMBP without an external monitor. But when I'm at work I'll have 1-2 monitors connected; I do a lot of document analysis, and so being able to have documents on a couple monitors and a place for data entry on the rMBP screen is incredibly helpful.
I'm a student, so portability is key for me. I love being able to use it anywhere. I usually prefer studying on my bed at home rather than my desk. I do occasionally hook up my rMBP to my tv to watch a digital movie or sports stream.
The retina display is beautiful. Much better than any external monitor I could afford to buy.
The retina display is beautiful. Much better than any external monitor I could afford to buy.
Get a Retina iMac. Best of both worlds
I haven't seen the retina imac yet. I don't know if I will replace my old iMac when it dies ... I'm still using it in dual screen mode with a Dell u2412 ... I'm waiting to see if Apple releases a retina thunderbolt screen that my 13" MBPr can run.