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Q: Macbook Max Resolution

I have an early 2016 Macbook.

 

In System Preferences->Display I have "Scaled" and "More Space" selected.

 

If I hover over "Default" then it says "Looks like 1280x800", for "More Space" it says "Looks like 1440x900".

 

I appreciate this is scaled and not true pixel resolution.

 

Now when I connect a Dell U2713HM via HDMI cable and with "Mirror Displays" selected the screen on the Macbook suddenly displays a lot more space - to my mind it "Looks like 2000x1200" or thereabouts.

 

My question then is why can I not select this higher resolution/more space when the external monitor is not connected?

 

Or maybe I can but just do not know how?

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on Jun 26, 2016 12:39 AM

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