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Originally Posted by skysurfer
But the retina display is a mere gimmick, due to the larger distance from the screen than a tablet or smartphone the 220 ppi is a gimmick.
Moreover it will consume more power as it has to drive 4 times as many pixels.
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Sorry, I have to disagree. Looking at the one we bought today, the display is simply nothing less than sensational. If you're a graphic artist and involved in prepress, which we are, it is going to be a real boon. Yes, it will consume more power. That's why this has been offset by using solid state storage - which not only consumes far less than a traditional disk, but takes far less room, enabling the designers to cram more battery in. Before claiming "gimmick" - I think that maybe you have to try one for a while first. I guess we'll see every other major laptop manufacturer endorsing the high resolution display shortly - by doing what they always seem to be doing - copying.
