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We tested, and can confirm that it's better, but you'll still see reflections in bright conditions. More pixels mean a better picture, and while you might not notice it at first glance, your eyes soon become accustomed to it and enjoy it.Ĭontroversially for some, the screen is glossy, however Apple says it’s 75 per cent better than the MacBook Pro without Retina display. What that means in practice is that instead of opting for a resolution that makes your desktop smaller, Apple has created a resolution that packs more pixels into the same space. The laptop actually supports an array of resolutions: 2880 x 1800 pixels (Retina) scaled resolutions: 1920 x 1200, 1680 x 1050, 1280 x 8 x 640 pixels, but in reality you will use just the one, the Retina. That means 220 pixels per inch and, as you'd expect, it can produce millions of colours. You get a 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology and a 2880 x 1800 resolution. The thin screen dominates the proceedings here and is as crisp as you would expect. The biggest shouting point about the MacBook Pro with Retina display is of course the Retina display. Gone too is the logo - as with the iPad, Apple doesn’t feel the need to remind you that you are using one of its products. Like the MacBook Air range, the separate power key has gone and is now found on the keyboard. You won’t notice in use, but we suspect the vents will be a haven for lint from your bag unless you get a case. To keep the device cool and quiet Apple has introduced several vents on both sides - it also has two fans. While some will grumble, for us it isn’t really an issue, and if changing the power adapter allows Apple to achieve a generous size reduction, then great. That means you won’t be able to use your old MagSafe charger, unless you pay £9 for an adapter. Also gone is FireWire and the power input has been tweaked, with a new MagSafe 2 port. Notably, and to save space, there is no Ethernet - although a USB adaptor is available. You'll also find an SDXC card slot and, of course, a headphone jack.

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Apple has avoided the PC pratfall of having one USB 2 and one USB 3 socket, thank goodness!Īlso, in an exciting first for Apple, excluding the Mac Mini, there's an HDMI output - essential now for flexible video work. The Apple MacBook Pro also has a new bevy of ports - additions that are long overdue, some would say - and it's good to see that there are now two Thunderbolt ports and two USB 3 ports. Your shoulder and back will thank you for it in the long run. And while it’s not as light as the MacBook Air, considering its size and power, it is still very impressive. (Under OSX, I have the same issue on anything that requires the discrete GPU.It’s also a touch smaller too in all dimensions and somehow Apple has lost 500g on the weight in the process - it now weights 2.02kg. Is it effective enough to prevent these issues?

I've read that the cooling system has been redesigned in the new models.

Is this typical behavior for this machine, or something wrong with this particular unit?.

Occasionally, even if not running that type of app – say, browsing the web or word processing – the machine will get very hot and the fans will kick in.

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I'm guessing this is due to the video driver terminating the application to prevent damage to the machine, but I can't be sure.

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The game in question is Portal, which runs fine at full speed and resolution on this machine (not unexpected since the game is several years old), at least until it exits.

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(In this case, under Windows 7 via rEFInd.) Of course, before that happens, the fans are running full speed. Whenever I'm doing anything GPU-intensive (games or CUDA simulations), after about 30 minutes, the chassis gets extremely hot (enough so that my hands sweat if hovering over the keyboard or typing) and the app in question either crashes with an exception, or silently exits. I have a mid-2012 Retina Pro (loaded: 16GB RAM, 768GB SSD, etc.), with annoying heat issues.

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