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Tiffany Kaiser - June 15, 2012 9:16 AM

28 comment(s) - last by Apone.. on Jun 18 at 12:48 PM

Apple is looking to launch the 13-inch Retina MacBook either this September or early October

Apple is expected to release a 13-inch next-generation MacBook Pro with Retina display this fall.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI, who provided the tip to Apple Insider, Apple is looking to launch the 13-inch Retina MacBook either this September or early October. Kuo has already correctly predicted that Apple would axe the 17-inch MacBook Pro and instead sell the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display along with a previous-generation without Retina.

The 13-inch next-generation MacBook Pro with Retina display is expected to feature 2560 x 1600 resolution, a thinner body than the 15-inch version, no optical disc drive (solid-state flash memory storage only), Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics, and an Intel Ivy Bridge processor with speeds over 2 GHz.

^{Apple's 15.4" MacBook Pro with Retina Display}

Kuo said Apple didn't reveal the new product at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week because "of a low yield rate" as well as challenges with assembly.

Apple unveiled a number of new MacBooks at WWDC, including new 11- and 13-inch MacBook Airs, new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros (without Retina display) and a 15.4-inch 2880 x 1800 display high-end laptop.

Source: Apple Insider

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RE: Super High Resolutions?

By FaaR on 6/16/2012 1:12:31 PM , Rating: 2

quote:
It's not always practical, or possible, to change DPI. Usually, you can only optimize text, but window elements (panels, buttons, scroll bars, etc...) don't always change.

Yes, that is the case if you run good ol' MS Windows. OSX is of course adapted to scale with higher monitor DPI values, since it is the native OS of this computer. Win 8 is also taking further steps in this direction (as had previous Win versions, but they didn't go nearly far enough and they still handle high-DPI screens very poorly.)

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