Have you ever set your laptop to max resolution and thought "Fuck thats blurry"? Then the new macbook is for you!

I had the new ipad with the retina display, and the resolution on it is so damn good. Way better than the ipad 1 and 2.

I don't see the point in the resolution, my current monitor looks amazing as it is with only 1920 x 1080.

I feel ya. I have a 1920 x 1200 monitor, and it's amazing. But That's across 25.5". On this new MacBook Pro display, it's 2880 x 1800 across 15", which is 220ppi. That's actually a really, REALLY crisp image. It' might just be person taste though ^_^


Thumb for you anyways.

Admittedly, I'd probably notice the difference if I had my monitor and the new MBP side by side, but other than that, I don't really notice pixels on my current monitor. :P

can you imagine how small your average website will look like. The main content is often 960px to 1200px width. SO that about 33% of your monitor. 33% of 15" = 5". Good luck reading.

It's called scaling lol. I have it on my current monitor. It's scaled to 140% because I sit about 5' away from it.

Pic related, it's another shot of my setup.

Nice setup. This is my battlestation.

Oh, sweet man. I'll be getting a new one soon. Completely new computer, too.

Forgot to post the specs:
Graphics card: Radeon HD 6850 1GB
Hard drive: 1 TB HDD
Processor: Intel quad-core i7 960 3.2 GHZ
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 RAM
Casing: Thermaltake Black Overseer RX-i
Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Power supply: Corsair TX850 (850w)

Niice. My current specs are nothing too special:

CPU: Intel Pentium D Dual Core E2180 (2GHz)
GPU: Radeon HD 5670 1GB
HDD: 500GB @7200rpm
Motherboard: Foxxconn G33MO2
RAM: 3GB DDR2 RAM
Case: Dell Vostro 400 OEM (Not standard; slightly modified and purchased to replace previous case)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Power supply: Dell 350W OEM PSU

I'd say all you need to upgrade is the RAM and the Processor to have better computing power, but then again, that might mean a new motherboard, too.

The computer I am currently building will have the following specs:

CPU: Intel i7-3930K Six-Core @3.2GHz (3.8GHz on Turbo)
GPU: Dual 670 GTX (2GB each) in SLI
RAM: 16GB DDR3 (PC3-1600) RAM
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Fatal1ty Champion Series
Hard Drive: 2TB 6.0GB/s HDD @ 7200RPM
Solid State Drive: 128GB 6.0GB/s SSD
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: ASUS X79 Sabertooth (TUF Thermal)
Power Supply: Corsair HX1050 1,050W Modular PSU
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Case
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Liquid Cooler
Disk Drive: ASUS x14 Blu-ray burner

That gave me a boner.

Hell yeah, lol. I can't fucking wait for it to be finished. The total price will be a little under $3,000 :/

I got my rig for just under $1500 AU, so it was kind of a budget PC. :P Still pretty good for that budget, though!

Yep! I had to drop it down quite a bit though. Originally I threw in a 690 GTX, but that was $200 more than dual 670 GTXs, and two 670 GTXs in SLI actually have the same performance as a single 690 GTX, so I just went with the SLI setup. I also originally intended to have a triple-monitor setup, but that would have been over a thousand more to do with the monitors I chose, so I just decided I would keep my current Samsung T260HD and my secondary monitor.

Well you see, I purchased this PC from Dell as a pre-built back in the summer of 2007, and I've overhauled it a LOT. I can't get any higher CPU without upgrading the motherboard, and I COULD get 8GB of RAM total, but I'm putting all my money towards the rig I am currently building. I chose the Radeon 5670 because it requires no external power to run, so I could keep the same power supply as opposed to spending extra on it. I've also tweaked it a LOT, as I can run games like Crysis, Just Cause 2, and more on maximum settings at 1920 by 1200 without lag. Yes, it could be a HELL of a lot better, but I won't be using it for gaming much once I finish my work-in-progress rig.

I see. Pre-build computer's usually aren't any good anyway. What I noticed is that the cable management is always a mess.

It's gonne be insane. :)

Indeed, the only thing I couldn't do is the water cooling. I heard it's a bitch to install, and I just don't trust water around my electronics.. I'm just too worried that there would be a leak and it would go all over my computer and my carpet, and possible leak onto the bottom floor. But then again, I am obviously over exaggerating.

Well, it's not actually literally water, but rather a non-conductive fluid. That being said, you could have it spill out onto your motherboard and you'd still be fine. I find that amazing.

Wow.

Water cooling ^_^

And the side panel is a nice feature.

Another size reference is shown here too, with my phone (Droid X2) on top of the computer. The Droid X2 has a 4.3" screen, so it's a pretty massive phone.

Also, the inside of the new case is quite sexy.

Agreed. I purchased it as my first desktop, and back then I didn't know too much about computers, so I ordered a slim case. A few years later, I realized you can't really fit anything in a slim case, so I did some searching and bought a cheap OEM case that fits the same motherboard, as Dell made the rear I/O plate for the motherboard a solid thing. Now I have a full-height case, but I am looking into moving up to a bigger case.

For reference, here is a size comparison. My current computer (smaller) is on the right, and the case for the new computer is on the left.

then everything looks pixelated fast. Almost all sites are still designed for resolutions around 1024x768 to 1680x1040

True, but a lot of sites are vectorised. ONCE MORE, I am not referring to how it functions, the price, or anything energy-related. I am ONLY focusing on the facet that a company managed to pack such a high resolution in a small space. That is all.

you cant use vector images for websites. only gif, jpg, png and bmp. But i understand what you're saying. the resolution itself is impressive. i... just don't like Apple lol

...I don't mean the whole site is vectorised, I mean the images and text that make it up are able to scale to an extent to accommodate various site sizes. I have a 1920 x 1200 monitor, and all the sites that I browse with it at 100% look just fine.

And yes, I share your hatred for Apple as well. I had to drop $2,000 on a MacBook Pro for school in 2009. Now, the logic board (motherboard) is broken and won't detect any sort of internal drive or device, and a new one costs about $500. Some shit.

I seriously would never consider paying 2k for a resolution that is a fraction of mine is now. (4320X900 for 300 dollars)

Well that's with three 1440 by 900 monitors. So while you have a good resolution across three displays, this monitor does a good resolution across a single display.

but it's twice the price of my entire set up.

...We're talking about resolutions here, not setups... Lol.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17041551

Link related, it's my build.

The only problem is that insane price of $2,199

If you do some searching you can find them really cheap.
I bought mine which had been totaled, but the guy i got it from had restored everything inside it and the cover didn't have a single scratch, the condition on it was good enough to be sold like new in a store.
I gave $700 for it. (I live in Denmark)
And just bought a brand new Macbook Air for my girlfriend for $1000 which is half of what they cost stores here in Denmark.

No matter how good an apple product is you can always find a product just as good from a different company for usually 2/3 of the price but to be honest if i had a lot of money i too would buy iPads or iPhones just because of brand over quality but since i do not have a lot of money im forced to shop around a little which has lead to me finding much better products.

I'm not talking about anything of Apple's creation other than the resolution. I HATE Apple. The focus of this whole thread is the insanely high resolution of this 15" screen. NOT the quality of Apple's products or the price or anything like that.

My sister just bought one of these yesterday. Too bad she only checks her email all the time. Hey, but her background looks amazing...

Yeah, they're great for phot editing, as the screen resolution comes close to most standard D-SLR image resolutions.

Heil.

Samsung is Apple's screen provider. I'm not even lying.

Yep, I saw that. I have a T260HD as my primary monitor. I had to open up my ex's MacBook to repair the screen, and sure enough it has "Samsung" branded across the side. I thought that was pretty cool, I'm a big fan of Samsung.

Pic related, it's my setup.

Hahaha

Yeah, it's an nVidia GeForce 650M. Crazy shit right there.

... They're gonna have fun with that having to be underclocked so it can run at an acceptable heat level.

Very true.

ASUS already puts the GT670M in its notebooks. And those notebooks start at 699.

Yes, but what is the resolution in the ASUS notebook? Don't get me wrong, I actually love ASUS, but here I'm talking about the resolution.

The first line is about the ASUS screens.

The second text I was refering to the resolution in Apple screens.

Kinda messed it up there :P

Now you're just nitpicking...

Oh, I just replied twice with that so that my first reply was a little more clear for understanding. Was not trying to be nitpicky.

Alright.

Hmm, don't know. I think their budget models only have 1366 x 786 (15.4 inch). While their 'luxury' models have double that with the same screen size.

I do admit, its amazing that they put screens in those things that support that resolution. There is just one thing you failed to mention as a 'tech-head'. You don't see/need that type of high end resolution. The graphic card will have a great amount of continious stress to support the constant resolution and will suck the battery dead within a year or 2. UNLESS they made it 'adaptive'. that is constantly a lower resolution unless you explicity 'need' it, for example, graphic designing.

The latter would make more sense.