jowyum

yup, always dependant on what your doing at that exact moment

MacDoc

Month later it's welded to me. Never feel it's heavy and just now working outside and the anti-glare is excellent.
Pretty pleased and mostly getting along with Lion as it fixed a mailer problem for me.

Some of the apps like Filemaker struggle with the screen and screenshots are over sized. What you see is NOT what you get.

Left side inputs are easier to find in the dark and I like the return to the square power adapter...it's a better fit than the original square ones.

Good stuff Apple - was skeptical but can't find much fault.

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broad

"cant find much fault"

lol says he with a samsung display.

i loooove mine, im just really irked about this damned IR.

MacDoc

Luck of the draw - didn't cherry pick and so far no complaints from client cept for one found the stock settings a bit warm - had him cool it a couple hundred points and resolved it.
Hopefully Apple will deal with the IR bit.

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steviewhy

sudo rm -rf /

broad

I mean why not? By it, take t to food court, open it...if its bad take it back.

Or if you're ordering order like 4 return the ones that aren't perfect.

kloan

Is it really that much better than the high-res version? I mean, aside from the updated form factor, etc.. is the display noticeably better? I was really happy with how the high-res version looked.

monokitty

The non-Retina doesn't even compare to the Retina, including the non-Retina high-resolution CTO display. The 'high-res' non-Retina display is nowhere near the 2880-by-1800 pixel resolution of the Retina display.

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MacDoc

That's an over statement in my view - the non-retina glossy are very sharp and crisp but the retina's anti-glare and wide choice of useable resolutions make it a serious step forward.
I switch back and forth daily between R and non-R with no issue but my preference is for the Retina for both form factor and screen.
It's definitely far easier to handle and I'm on the lappie up to 18 hours a day moving around, out on the motorcycle etc. A chunk of that is reading, chatting with GF in Aus and forums but also work related.

Good tool, step forward.....13" will be a killer.
Once aspect is that due to the cooling it's easier to work with on your lap.

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kloan

When I had the matte high res 15", I couldn't see the pixels under normal working conditions, so I find it hard to imagine I'd need/want the retina for that reason alone. Guess I gotta see one in person to be sure... one without the issue 'ir' issue.

The 13" would definitely benefit from it though. IMO, the current ones look like crap. I can't stand to look at one for even a few seconds.. all I see are pixels. Same with the older gen iPhones, iPads, etc.

What about the lag? Is that a noticeable issue with the ultra high resolution? I've been reading people comment that the video card can't keep up or something... is it more related to software not being optimized for the higher resolution?