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Macbook Pro 15" High-Resolution Display

Hi

I'm a little confused with the option of having high-res on the 15" model. Is the resolution dictated by hardware or software?

If it's hardware, do they have a different display panel on high-res models? (since the GPU remains the same)

If it's software, then, is it a driver issue or system code that "unlocks" the choice of resolutions? (remember under both configurations, the GPU is the same)

Thanks
gtds

Mac Pro Quad-Core 2.66 GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 14, 2010 3:43 AM

47 replies

Aug 15, 2010 12:01 AM in response to gtds

I struggled on the hi-res or sd-res option for about a couple weeks. I came from 13 c2d. Im in school for engineering. Although i do all of my drafting on my desktop computer where i have two 23" 2048x1152 monitors, i only use my mbp to draft while in class. other than that i hardly use it.

I wanted the hd-res because i can always value the extra real estate for drafting but i was afraid of tiny fonts and windows. I have slightly higher than 20/20 vision and im only 20. I decided to save my 90 bucks for a case and put rest towards apple care.

I didn't have an apple store that had both to compare so i was out of luck on that option. But coming from a 13 to 15 mbp, it's definitely a benefit either way you look at it.

Sep 1, 2010 9:20 AM in response to gtds

Just got this machine with HD display. I have far less than perfect vision with bifocal glasses. I have to say that fonts are quite small and not all applications (especially non-Apple) can resize fonts correctly. However as I'm doing development work it's important for me to have lots of screen real estate. My suggestion is to decide what is more important for you as well to go to a store and look at 17" macbook - it has equally small fonts.

Macbook Pro 15" High-Resolution Display