![]() ![]() ![]() So then to prove that it was all hype I took my Retina with Windows 7 and brought up some beautiful landscape pictures on my Retina MBP and on the mid 2012 non Retina. I thought the screen on the non Retina looked fantastic and came to the same conclusion as you. #Itools for mac 2012 install#I sold the non Retina to a customer and first wiped it with a fresh install of OSX. So later on I got a deal on a mid 2012 Non Retina MBP "15" that also has i7 and Nvidia GPU. I'm a Windows guy so I put Bootcamp, Windows 7 on it and devoted most of the drive to Windows, I think about 126 gigs for OSX. #Itools for mac 2012 pro#But with that being said I came across a smoking deal on a late 2013 "15" MacBook Pro and it is loaded with the big Core i7 16 gigs of ram. I also feel the same way about the whole "Retina" hype, you know it's just a made up name for very high resolution screen. Now let's just hope I don't break anything when I remove the DVD and swap in a second hard drive. Not investing in a really expensive computer now means I'm more willing to try the new stuff later. But Thunderbolt never really took off, and what's up with the future of Magsafe? I'm on board for our reversible-cables-and-wireless-network future, but right now, I'd rather just use the adapters I own. Understanding what's inside my computer is empowering, and oddly enough, now I feel even more prepared for the future. After all, we pirates don't get paid when our ship is stuck in space dock. Maybe I could learn to work in coffee shops or on a couch, but this system helps me focus and keeps my wrists in decent condition. And I keep my monitors in circulation for a long time, so the difference in pixel densities would be more of a distraction than anything else.Īm I clinging to a hokey religion that's no match for a good blaster at my side? I dunno. (Yep, I use the number pad!) I treat my laptops like Mac Minis that can move between a few different desks depending what I'm working on. Most of my work is done at a desk with a big monitor, full-size keyboard and an ambidextrous ergonomic mouse / Magic Trackpad combo. High-density displays are extremely useful on a phone and certainly the future of computing, but they aren't mission-critical for me. You're probably thinking, "don't you miss all those gorgeous Retina pixels?" Honestly, no. ![]()
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