I don't have the cash for a rMBP so that solves the problem anyway :-) Ordered the MBA with the i7.
> Its not pixel perfect. I notice a little haziness when I crank up the rez. > > What appears to be happening is that the rMBP is rendering to a backing store > at 2x the resolution. So 4x the total of number of pixels. Then it samples > them down to the panels natural resolution. And none of this appears to be > happening in hardware...all just software. That's about 15 million pixels > being manipulated. > > I think its a great dev and web dev machine but this type of manipulation > needs to go on at the silicon level. > > Karl > > On 2012-08-07, at 6:40 PM, Jesse Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> had you noticed that with the macbook retina, you can crank the screen >> resolution up and down? >> >> some 1920x1200 pixels if you like. >> >> the quality is still very high, very readable and the steps to zoom the >> screen up and down are by pixel-perfect ratios, so things basically always >> look good. >> >> I hear also, you can connect four external monitors at the same time, which >> would be a cool flight simulator if nothing else... >> >> lastly, having used the new macbook for development of both WO and of iOS on >> the same machine - I can say -- it's an incredible developer box, er, >> portable. >> >> if you don't require the super-light portability of the Air and you want >> screen real estate, something fast and to last >> >> - the macbook retina would be it. >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 7, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Pascal Robert <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Le 2012-08-07 à 10:00, Henrique Gomes a écrit : >>> >>>> Hey, I also have a 2008 MBP, but it does have a SSD drive…. >>>> >>>> Couldn't you also just bring an airport base station? One less cable to >>>> plug… >>> >>> It's an option. I was thinking of a MacBook Pro 13", but the screen >>> resolution is not high enough for when I work at home without an external >>> monitor. >>> >>>> HG >>>> >>>> >>>> On 07/08/2012, at 14:49, Pascal Robert wrote: >>>> >>>>> So I'm really tired of my poor Early 2008 MBP, so I'm thinking to moving >>>>> to a MacBook Air with the i7/8 GB upgrade. I just did a GeekBench test on >>>>> my MBP and it's almost half the speed of a MBA… >>>>> >>>>> My main concerns with the MBA is the lack of ports and Mountain Lion. So >>>>> anyone have moved to Mountain Lion yet? I did move the family's Mac Mini >>>>> to Mountain Lion and so far so good, but I don't do anything development >>>>> on it. >>>>> >>>>> I also need to buy a Ethernet adaptor because the co-working space I rent >>>>> only have Ethernet. That means I need to buy the USB Ethernet adaptor >>>>> because I need the Thunderbolt port to connect my external display. Does >>>>> anyone here using the USB Ethernet adaptor with the new MacBook Air and >>>>> Mountain Lion? >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/lists%40farol.pt >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jtayler%40oeinc.com >>> >>> This email sent to [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kgretton%40mac.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
