Re: Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-30 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Thank you to all who responded with advice on the merits of retina or not retina macbook pro. Ive taken your advice very seriously and I thank you. I will get the latest model. This is after all an investment for many a year to come, I hope. Andrew On 29 Sep 2014, at 22:35, Sabahattin

Re: Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-29 Thread Tim Kilburn
. At 01:31 AM 9/29/2014, you wrote: Listers, I would like to ask you gurus for some advice; is it of any advantage for a totally blind mac user as myself to have a macbook pro with retina display? I've just been on Apple's website, building my own macbook pro, and I was wondering whether

Re: Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-29 Thread Piotr Machacz
gurus for some advice; is it of any advantage for a totally blind mac user as myself to have a macbook pro with retina display? I've just been on Apple's website, building my own macbook pro, and I was wondering whether the retina display has any bearing on the overall performance or capabilities

Re: Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-29 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
While I concur with the recommendation to get the newer models for efficiency reasons, I feel I should point out that the older MacBooks are still on sale with optional SSDs, and that they come with both Ethernet and optical drives which the newer models lack. This curmudgeon happens to think

Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Listers, I would like to ask you gurus for some advice; is it of any advantage for a totally blind mac user as myself to have a macbook pro with retina display? I've just been on Apple's website, building my own macbook pro, and I was wondering whether the retina display has any bearing

Re: Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-28 Thread jeff `greene
mac user as myself to have a macbook pro with retina display? I've just been on Apple's website, building my own macbook pro, and I was wondering whether the retina display has any bearing on the overall performance or capabilities of a macbook pro for somebody who will not actually benefit from

Re: Macbook pro retina or not retina display?

2014-09-28 Thread Kevin Barry
; is it of any advantage for a totally blind mac user as myself to have a macbook pro with retina display? I've just been on Apple's website, building my own macbook pro, and I was wondering whether the retina display has any bearing on the overall performance or capabilities of a macbook pro