Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
Yep, I've been driving a 27" from my 11" Air for a year now and it's great. The Air doesn't struggle at all. (There are always going to be intensive things like a complex fullscreen webgl that aren't totally smooth, but you can't have it all.) - Ben On 30/10/2012, at 10:01 AM, Adam Boas wrote: > The rMBP 13" has the same graphics chip as the new MBA with more RAM and a > faster chip. I have seen plenty of people drive a 27" screen with their MBA > On Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 9:57 AM, Michael Pearson wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tim McEwan wrote: >>> That's a great point; thanks for that. I'm not sure I want to get a 13" >>> rMBP now. (I need to use an external a fair bit.) >> >> I don't think he was saying that using an external display was a bad idea - >> just that the native screen is much better. >> >> Personally, I spend about two hours a day on the train with the laptop open >> (hence preference for the 13") and the rest of the time plugged in to a Dell >> 27" at home or work. >> >> Preferring retina as it's 500g lighter than the non-retina model, and the >> price of the non-retina model is near to the retina once you add in the >> 256GB SSD. >> >> -- >> Michael Pearson >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
It all looks fine, it just doesn't look *as* fantastic as retina enabled stuff ... For me, that is the Twitter app, and a few really crappy websites On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Tim McEwan wrote: > I understand what he was saying. :) I can just imagine finding myself in > a similar situation - not wanting to use the external display and having a > big internal white whine about how crap it looks. > > I know exactly what you mean about the public transport 13" vs 15" though. > I was a dedicated 15" user. I went through three of them over six years. > Every time I used a colleague's 13" I felt so light and free and flexible. > ;-) I've been through two of them now and haven't looked back for a > second. I imagine I'd feel the same moving to the Air, and more so to an > 11". I was going to for my next one too, until the 13" rMBP came on the > scene - now I'm torn. > > *Back on topic:* I've read that everything not designed for retina > displays look pretty bad - how much truth is there in that? > > Thanks, > Tim > > On Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 09:57, Michael Pearson wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tim McEwan wrote: > > That's a great point; thanks for that. I'm not sure I want to get a 13" > rMBP now. (I need to use an external a fair bit.) > > > I don't think he was saying that using an external display was a bad idea > - just that the native screen is much better. > > Personally, I spend about two hours a day on the train with the laptop > open (hence preference for the 13") and the rest of the time plugged in to > a Dell 27" at home or work. > > Preferring retina as it's 500g lighter than the non-retina model, and the > price of the non-retina model is near to the retina once you add in the > 256GB SSD. > > -- > Michael Pearson > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
The rMBP 13" has the same graphics chip as the new MBA with more RAM and a faster chip. I have seen plenty of people drive a 27" screen with their MBA On Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 9:57 AM, Michael Pearson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tim McEwan (mailto:t...@mcewan.it)> wrote: > > That's a great point; thanks for that. I'm not sure I want to get a 13" > > rMBP now. (I need to use an external a fair bit.) > > I don't think he was saying that using an external display was a bad idea - > just that the native screen is much better. > > Personally, I spend about two hours a day on the train with the laptop open > (hence preference for the 13") and the rest of the time plugged in to a Dell > 27" at home or work. > > Preferring retina as it's 500g lighter than the non-retina model, and the > price of the non-retina model is near to the retina once you add in the 256GB > SSD. > > -- Michael Pearson > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com > (mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > (mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
I understand what he was saying. :) I can just imagine finding myself in a similar situation - not wanting to use the external display and having a big internal white whine about how crap it looks. I know exactly what you mean about the public transport 13" vs 15" though. I was a dedicated 15" user. I went through three of them over six years. Every time I used a colleague's 13" I felt so light and free and flexible. ;-) I've been through two of them now and haven't looked back for a second. I imagine I'd feel the same moving to the Air, and more so to an 11". I was going to for my next one too, until the 13" rMBP came on the scene - now I'm torn. Back on topic: I've read that everything not designed for retina displays look pretty bad - how much truth is there in that? Thanks, Tim On Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 09:57, Michael Pearson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tim McEwan (mailto:t...@mcewan.it)> wrote: > > That's a great point; thanks for that. I'm not sure I want to get a 13" > > rMBP now. (I need to use an external a fair bit.) > > I don't think he was saying that using an external display was a bad idea - > just that the native screen is much better. > > Personally, I spend about two hours a day on the train with the laptop open > (hence preference for the 13") and the rest of the time plugged in to a Dell > 27" at home or work. > > Preferring retina as it's 500g lighter than the non-retina model, and the > price of the non-retina model is near to the retina once you add in the 256GB > SSD. > > -- Michael Pearson > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com > (mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > (mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tim McEwan wrote: > That's a great point; thanks for that. I'm not sure I want to get a 13" > rMBP now. (I need to use an external a fair bit.) > I don't think he was saying that using an external display was a bad idea - just that the native screen is much better. Personally, I spend about two hours a day on the train with the laptop open (hence preference for the 13") and the rest of the time plugged in to a Dell 27" at home or work. Preferring retina as it's 500g lighter than the non-retina model, and the price of the non-retina model is near to the retina once you add in the 256GB SSD. -- Michael Pearson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
That's a great point; thanks for that. I'm not sure I want to get a 13" rMBP now. (I need to use an external a fair bit.) On Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 08:45, David Goodlad wrote: > Keep in mind, though, that I rarely plug the laptop into an external display > any more, preferring to use the much nicer internal panel. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
On 30/10/2012, at 8:38 AM, Michael Pearson wrote: > Mainly interested to know whether the Intel graphics chipset can shift pixels > well enough at retina resolutions (or 27" 2600x1400), or whether I should > just spend extra and go the 15". I lock my 15" rMBP to the integrated (Intel 4000) graphics the majority of the time I'm using it, and have no trouble with 2d. I would imagine the 13" is just fine. Keep in mind, though, that I rarely plug the laptop into an external display any more, preferring to use the much nicer internal panel. Dave smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
[rails-oceania] [OT] Anybody have one of the new retina MBP 13" models? Care to share your experiences?
Mainly interested to know whether the Intel graphics chipset can shift pixels well enough at retina resolutions (or 27" 2600x1400), or whether I should just spend extra and go the 15". eg: My 2010 15" MBP w/Nvidia chipset can be less than smooth with Chrome on my 27" display. Thinking 2D only - I know that 3D is a write off. -- Michael Pearson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
