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so is it worth the money?
The 13 inch will be more "worth the money"
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. The leaked heatpipe part only has one contact. If it's the final part, it means there's probably no discreet GPU. Have fun running 2560x1600 pixels full-time on an HD4000 when the 650 in the 15" can barely keep up with intensive video tasks. I'm hoping it's not actually the final part, but we'll see, I guess. If there's no discreet GPU, it'll just be a clunkier version of the Air with a better screen.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. The leaked heatpipe part only has one contact. If it's the final part, it means there's probably no discreet GPU. Have fun running 2560x1600 pixels full-time on an HD4000 when the 650 in the 15" can barely keep up with intensive video tasks. I'm hoping it's not actually the final part, but we'll see, I guess. If there's no discreet GPU, it'll just be a clunkier version of the Air with a better screen.
Intuition hints that Apple wouldn't put a 2650x1600 pixel screen on a 13" form factor. I'd guess it'll be about half that. But it'll still look pretty gosh darn nice.
Intuition hints that Apple wouldn't put a 2650x1600 pixel screen on a 13" form factor. I'd guess it'll be about half that. But it'll still look pretty gosh darn nice.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. The leaked heatpipe part only has one contact. If it's the final part, it means there's probably no discreet GPU. Have fun running 2560x1600 pixels full-time on an HD4000 when the 650 in the 15" can barely keep up with intensive video tasks. I'm hoping it's not actually the final part, but we'll see, I guess. If there's no discreet GPU, it'll just be a clunkier version of the Air with a better screen.
Methinks you should read this.
Anandtech said:To quantify exactly what I was seeing I measured frame rate while scrolling as quickly as possible through my Facebook news feed in Safari on the rMBP as well as my 2011 15-inch High Res MacBook Pro. While last years MBP delivered anywhere from 46 - 60 fps during this test, the rMBP hovered around 20 fps (18 - 24 fps was the typical range).
Methinks you should read your source.
Anyways, good news is that they were able to improve performance with Mountain Lion. Bad news is that the fps still hovers around 30fps.
*facepalm*
The current 13'' Air and Pro have a 1280x800 display. Doubling that results in a resolution of 2560x1600. In other words, 13'' Apple laptops already ship with that "half that" resolution you speak of. So, yes, if Apple is putting a Retina Display on a 13'' laptop, then it's going to be that resolution.
Methinks you should read this.
The 13'' Air is actually a higher resolution (1440 x 900) than the Pro.
I would hold off.
The choppy gui is the main thing keeping me from getting a retina macbook. My 2012 MBA is smooth as silk except on some rich websites.
which browser do you use? I'm not sure if my friend had upgraded to 10.8 when I was testing his rMBP but scrolling in Chrome was too choppy for me, so was switching spaces. I had it in 1920x1200 scaled mode which obviously takes more horsepower since it's supersampled but I just don't see the point of getting the equivalent of 1440x900 retina or not, my MBA has that already.Of all the issues I've had with my MBPr, this has not been one of them.
The GUI is smooth to my eyes once I went to OSX 10.8.
Can't they just upgrade the 1280x800 to Retina resolution?
I just got a rMBP 15. Don't have issues with choppy UI etc. What does bother me though is that the casing creaks... One nice thing about the "Retina" display is that scaled resolutions look pretty darn good. I am using 1680x1050 when I am at home and hook up to an external LCD and 1920x1200 when I am on the road and both looks perfectly sharp.