I'm curious about Magsafe2. As a student, knowing that 20% of students on campus (those with Apple computers) use the same charger as me, I find it really easy to borrow a cable for 20 minutes to get charged up for class. I'm guessing Magsafe2 isn't compatible with traditional magsafe.
MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
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Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#22I have been a Windows user my whole life. As a hacker who has recently moved to San Francisco, I've continuously battled Apple fanboys and Linux fanatics alike on why I love Windows and absolutely do not understand why people want to switch platforms. Then I watched this keynote. I'm buying a Macbook Pro.
Just promise us that when you do, you won't become a rabid fanboy yourself.
By all rights I should be the biggest fanboy ever. All my computers are Macs. I have an Apple TV. I stood in line to buy the first iPhone on launch day and have owned nothing but iPhones since. I have an iPad. I insist on using Apple services like iTunes so everything "just works" with all my Apple devices. I even converted my whole family from PCs to Macs and, yes, my "family tech support" calls have dropped.
But I'm not what you would call a "fanboy".
If someone asks why I like Apple products, I try to give rational reasons but I admit from the start that I'm biased and just "like them", plus I "think they're cool". I never sneer at PC users or people with Android phones. I don't make lame jokes about "Winblows" and such.
I guess my point is it's possible to become a total convert and still not annoy the heck out of everyone around you. I'm not saying you don't know that, just that you should monitor yourself. Once you become loyal to a brand (Apple, BMW, B&W loudspeakers, whatever) it's sometimes difficult to tell the difference between being a proud evangelist and an annoying cultist.
Luckily, I had some friends who helped me whenever I veered too far in the latter direction. :)
Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#23all I want is 3g on laptops
Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#24I have been a Windows user my whole life. As a hacker who has recently moved to San Francisco, I've continuously battled Apple fanboys and Linux fanatics alike on why I love Windows and absolutely do not understand why people want to switch platforms. Then I watched this keynote. I'm buying a Macbook Pro.
Speaking as a Windows user who uses a Mac for dev on iOS: you will be frustrated by Mac OS, at least initially. I've been using Mac OS daily for over a year and I still find Windows superior in many ways. This is my opinion, of course. Not trying to change minds or trolling.
That retina display is dead sexy though.
Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#25Once you go Air, you never go back. And this year's Air announcement (like last year's) is pretty 'meh', so I'll be keeping with my old faithful 2010 Air for the time being. The retina displays are fantastic, but as a web dev I'm already dreading the merry havoc it's going to wreak with images on web pages. On a wider note, I feel myself... drifting away from all of this. In previous years I would have been all over…
The option of 8GB of RAM is nice, since the RAM isn't upgradable.
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#26I don't want a "Retina display", I want a true 1920x1080 on my 15" MBP. Apple is trying to impose that density is the same thing as resolution, which is not. A "Retina display" of 2880x1800 is just a "better" 1440x900. Give me the option to choose between double pixels and real pixels and I'll buy thee.
I sort of agree, but with the new screens, one would assume you'll be able to run with a smaller font to make room.
I guess we'll have to see how that works out.
Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#27I don't want a "Retina display", I want a true 1920x1080 on my 15" MBP. Apple is trying to impose that density is the same thing as resolution, which is not. A "Retina display" of 2880x1800 is just a "better" 1440x900. Give me the option to choose between double pixels and real pixels and I'll buy thee.
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Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#28Once you go Air, you never go back. And this year's Air announcement (like last year's) is pretty 'meh', so I'll be keeping with my old faithful 2010 Air for the time being. The retina displays are fantastic, but as a web dev I'm already dreading the merry havoc it's going to wreak with images on web pages. On a wider note, I feel myself... drifting away from all of this. In previous years I would have been all over…
The option of 8GB of RAM is nice, since the RAM isn't upgradable.
2010 Air did t have AES-NI either, which made FileVault slow. 2011 MBA just lacks 8gb; I think I will be sticking with mine since I do my heavy VM work on another machine.
Lack of gigabit Ethernet on the big pro air makes me sad, though.
Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#29So, what is the effective resolution of the MBP now?
1440x900, or an optional 1680x1050.
Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge
#30So, what is the effective resolution of the MBP now?
1440x900, same as the old "low res" screen.