“After 20 minutes of using Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina Display [sic], I switched back to my own six-month-old MacBook Pro to send an email. But when I looked at its screen, I thought my contact lenses had actually fallen out,” Joanna Stern reports for ABC News. “For a second I was worried; everything on the screen looked less crisp and less bright. It’s not an old machine, but it was really as if an optometrist had switched my prescription, or I’d been forced to use my old glasses. Everything just seemed blurry by comparison.”
“The biggest upgrade to the MacBook Pro laptop literally meets the eye. But despite its name, the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display has much more than a new, super-sharp 2280 x 1800-resolution, 15.4-inch display. It also has fastest mobile performance parts on the market, improved speakers, and a new selection of ports,” Stern reports. “Oh, and it still manages to be only .71 inches thick. Impressive indeed, but worth $2,199?”
Stern reports, “But, of course, you’ll be starring at the screen as you work. And it’s simply hard to describe the quality of the display in words. Even as I’m writing this review after 24 hours of use, I’m distracted by the crispness of the text and the icons on the bottom of the screen. And I’m continuously tempted to toggle over to YouTube and watch more 1080p clips, which look better on this display than on most HDTVs. Perhaps the most amazing part about the display though is how crisp things look at every angle; turn the laptop to the side and you will see the same quality and presentation.”
“It’s pretty clear that the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is one of the finest laptops ever to grace this Earth; it’s beautiful to look at in more ways than one. But you do have to pay a premium for what is all around the most premium laptop now on shelves,” Stern reports. “Now, if you have the money for a high-end laptop, the answer is simple: this is the one to buy. The blend of the screen, size, and power is unmatched. Those who want something cheaper, and perhaps smaller, can pick up one of the other MacBook Pros or the 13-inch MacBook Air.”
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