Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

He's unsatisfied with his 'old' MBP 15" (previous gen) because "it always made me feel like the old fogey at tradeshows where everyone else had something 13-inches or smaller".

Stuff like that defies parody.

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by phren0logy » Sat, Jun 23, 2012, 2:06 PM UTC

rfrey wrote: post #4

He's unsatisfied with his 'old' MBP 15" (previous gen) because "it always made me feel like the old fogey at tradeshows where everyone else had something 13-inches or smaller". Stuff like that defies parody.

Sure, it's a little ridiculous, but I think it's the equivalent of being a hardware fashionista. If you review hardware for a living, it's not (only) about being practical.

You are correct that it offers little insight to the rest of us, but that sort of obsession is what gets you a review like this.

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by jaems33 » Sat, Jun 23, 2012, 2:07 PM UTC

fabiandesimone wrote: post #3

The article adds nothing of value and the use of different names for the same machine is nothing but an attempt to do some SEO. How is this on the front page?

It's a pretty comprehensive review. Page 16 on the battery life at various workloads was important to me.

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by mikelbring » Sat, Jun 23, 2012, 2:25 PM UTC

So how will my code editor look on Retina? All blurry?

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Post by untog » Sat, Jun 23, 2012, 2:39 PM UTC

I'm hoping that we see a 13" Air edition with the Retina Display sometime soon. That I will pull the trigger on.

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Post by mwhawkins » Sat, Jun 23, 2012, 2:52 PM UTC

mikelbring wrote: post #7

So how will my code editor look on Retina? All blurry?

That is the issue I am having. Eclipse-based IDEs are not ready for Retina. The text is legible, the IDE is usable, but its noticeably blurry. I've logged a ticket with Aptana Studio and Eclipse, but they have no solution to this issue, just workarounds which don't really work.

If you are using Vim or a simple text editor, however, there is no issue with the appearance of the text.

Xcode works just fine, too.

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by fabiandesimone » Sat, Jun 23, 2012, 2:53 PM UTC

jaems33 wrote: post #6

fabiandesimone wrote: post #3

The article adds nothing of value and the use of different names for the same machine is nothing but an attempt to do some SEO. How is this on the front page?

It's a pretty comprehensive review. Page 16 on the battery life at various workloads was important to me.

Oh man, I'm an ass. I read the first page on my phone and did not see the following pages. My previous comment has zero merit.