- MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE AND RETINA DISPLAY PRO
- MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE AND RETINA DISPLAY SOFTWARE
MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE AND RETINA DISPLAY SOFTWARE
Apple has done a remarkable job reducing overall glare on the glossy display (they say by as much as 75 percent), allowing users to focus on the software without surrounding distractions. We also had no problem writing some of this review outdoors on a bright, sunny day while wearing polarized sunglasses (even with brightness below maximum), and the screen remained vibrant, colorful and rich in contrast. For everyone else, this display is unequalled, and for some, well worth the price of a new MacBook Pro. Apple’s IPS display features a higher contrast ratio (29 percent better) and much wider viewing angle (178 degrees) than previous models, which only poses a problem for business travelers looking for a little privacy while working on the go. Developers are already hard at work on Retina updates, including Adobe Photoshop CS6, which Apple demonstrated during its WWDC keynote. Viewed up close, users will notice some fuzziness with UI elements, but most of the apps we tested (Microsoft Word, Firefox 13, Spotify) were acceptable viewed at normal distance. Non-Retina apps continue to work just fine, but the operating system doubles pixels accordingly to keep everything the same relative size. Reading on-screen text is akin to wearing glasses with a new prescription – everything is suddenly sharper, clearer and more finely detailed than before.
MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE AND RETINA DISPLAY PRO
Apple’s key Mac apps (Mail, Safari, iCal and even Final Cut Pro X, Aperture, iPhoto and iMovie) have already been updated, and they look stunning.
(We’ve been rocking with the fourth option, adding extra real estate while keeping text large enough to read comfortably.) Like the iPhone and iPad, applications that run on this modified version of OS X Lion (or the forthcoming OS X Mountain Lion) need to be upgraded to really take advantage of the extra resolution. “Best for Retina display” is the middle option used by default, but users can decide whether they want to see larger text or have more space on the screen. To accomplish this, Apple enhanced its Displays preference pane with five methods for adjusting how pixels are displayed.
Making the leap onto a notebook’s 15-inch display is an impressive feat, densely packing 5.1 million pixels at 2880 x 1800 resolution into a screen with a larger resolution than a 60-inch HDTV. The DisplayIf you’ve handled the latest iPad, you know how compelling Apple’s Retina Display technology can be. (A similar accessory will be available in July to restore the lost FireWire 800 port.) These now optional features are the price you pay for being on the bleeding edge - but unless you're a dyed in the wool Microsoft fan, need a computer you can tinker with, or do as much gaming as work on your computer - that’s just about where the minuses end.
Apple ditched the internal SuperDrive, requiring users to fork over $79 for an external model likewise, $29 will buy back a Gigabit Ethernet port using a dongle that attaches to one of two Thunderbolt ports.
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