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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

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Post by scorpion032 »

hack_edu wrote: post #13

Do any employees know whether or not the new MacBooks are available at retail locations today? edit: Apple Store Berkeley says no.

Surely available in the downtown SF Apple store.

Exhibit A: http://instagr.am/p/LvfFx3CPKI/

Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge

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Post by soc88 »

scott_s wrote: post #64
soc88 wrote: post #48

I guess the “Retina Display” is the admission that they never figured out how to do decent font rendering?

Apple and Microsoft have different philosophies on what is important when rendering fonts: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/06/font-rendering-resp...

Two extremes don't make it right.

Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge

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Post by marquis »

calinet6 wrote: post #81
marquis wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you be specific about what swayed you? I'm not sure what is so new, announced today, that you couldn't have bought yesterday: Retina? Will you continue to run Windows?

I'm not usually a 'specs' person, but have you read about Ivy Bridge?

Yes, I am aware of hardware developments. I was curious what is now suddenly of interest to the parent - he answered in this thread to say that the MacBook is now a serious contender as a purchase item above other manufacturer's laptop offerings (I presume to run Windows, so it's a hardware choice).

Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge

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Post by dsl »

nextstep wrote: post #32

I can't find any details regarding the existence of an optical drive on the new MacBook Pro. Has it been removed? Also, does anyone know how MagSafe2 differs from MagSafe?

We are all watching the same live blogging as you.

Anyone who would know (an Apple employee) isn't going to comment publicly today.

Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge

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Post by jurre »

calinet6 wrote: post #78
breckinloggins wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 fr…

IMHO Apple fanboyism is not a problem in the hacker community. It's a well-built solid metal portable development workstation. With BSD UNIX. And a pretty layer on top. Among programmers, I never need to explain why we would buy these things. It's outside the programming groups that the conversation gets hostile. I find most programmers avoid this completely, knowing that they're simply using the best tool available…

I study computer science and the amount of banter I get from fellow students for using a macbook air is unbelievable. Other people usually seem quite ok with it, although self proclaimed power users usually seem to have an opinion about it.

Re: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updated with Ivy Bridge

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Post by cheatercheater »

natural219 wrote: post #50
marquis wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you be specific about what swayed you? I'm not sure what is so new, announced today, that you couldn't have bought yesterday: Retina? Will you continue to run Windows?

Honestly, it's a culmination of things. Up until this point, a friend of mine have been comparing the top-of-the-line ultrabook offerings to the Mac lineups. I thought the Zenbooks looked really sexy and had the performance and construction that I wanted. The new Zenbook Prime announcement has had me salivating; 1080p IPS displays, new Ivy Bridge processors, etc. After this announcement, though; the Retina display, a…

I'm probably missing something: why have a HDMI port if you have two Thunderbolt ports? In fact, why not just have three Thunderbolt ports - even if one is only going to carry DP and not PCI?
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