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Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by efraim »

albertzeyer wrote: post #40

I didn't realized until now that the Ethernet port is gone. I need that! That might actually be the main and only reason for me to not buy this. How sad, I really like the device otherwise.

They will be happy to sell you yet another adapter. http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MC704ZM/A

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by pooriaazimi »

rhizome wrote: post #30
axxl wrote: post #16

The most interesting section for me was the performance issues of the retina display ( http://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-w... ). I wonder if waiting for a next generation mbp to really be able to push those pixels would be a smart choice. I had noticed a few stutters when playing around with one in the store, though if Mountain Lion will optimize it as claimed then that could fix it.

if Mountain Lion will optimize it as claimed... It's always fixed in the next version! :)

Just FYI: Mountain Lion has been out (for developers) for over 6 months, and is almost complete now and will ship in a few weeks.

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by ZoFreX »

mwhawkins wrote: post #9
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.

The problem is most likely at the level of the SWT library that Eclipse uses, and speaking from experience good luck getting any issue with that sorted out in a timely manner, let alone an issue only affecting OS X (Windows gets the best experience, then Linux, and OS X is a third-class citizen)

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by pvidler »

untog wrote: post #8

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

That would be nice, but the battery life would be really poor. There's no optical drive to ditch for more room in the Air.

I expect this to be the main differentiator between the 13" Air and Pro models going forward.

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by tzs »

efraim wrote: post #42
albertzeyer wrote: post #40

I didn't realized until now that the Ethernet port is gone. I need that! That might actually be the main and only reason for me to not buy this. How sad, I really like the device otherwise.

They will be happy to sell you yet another adapter. http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MC704ZM/A

Why that one, when you can get this one? http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MD463ZM/A

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by Tichy »

I'm allergic to the "best product x Apple has ever built" line, it is such an obvious manipulative marketing spin. Of course every new device should be the best they ever built. All the components have been improved - it is just the way computer technology has progressed for a long time now.

Also, it is just a slightly slimmer notebook with a higher resolution. It is not "changing computing as we have known it".

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by sounds »

efraim wrote: post #42
albertzeyer wrote: post #40

I didn't realized until now that the Ethernet port is gone. I need that! That might actually be the main and only reason for me to not buy this. How sad, I really like the device otherwise.

They will be happy to sell you yet another adapter. http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MC704ZM/A

Note: the ethernet chip _is_ present. In this article (anandtech) they look at Gigabit Ethernet performance and benchmark it at 925-928 Mbps - using the _Thunderbolt_ adapter.

Over at the iFixit teardown (step #13), you can see that the ethernet chip is present on the I/O board:

"Broadcom BCM57100 series Gigabit Ethernet + Memory Card reader controller"

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook-Pro-with-Retina-Displ...

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by srgpqt »

kingnothing wrote: post #35
Historiopode wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, they will need to be updated, for the most part. I am fairly sure that Sublime Text 2 was Retina-ready after a couple of days from Apple's announcement, though.

Can anyone confirm on ST2? That's one factor holding me back from pulling the trigger on a rMPB.

From the dev changelog for build 2203:

* OSX: Added Retina display support

http://www.sublimetext.com/dev

Re: Anandtech: Macbook Pro with Retina Display Review

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Post by lancefisher »

tzs wrote: post #46
efraim wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They will be happy to sell you yet another adapter. http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MC704ZM/A

Why that one, when you can get this one? http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MD463ZM/A

Or this one: http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MC914LL/A
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