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    Macbook Air 2016 13"

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by leo libby, Jun 12, 2015.

  1. leo libby

    leo libby Notebook Guru

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    any thoughts on the rumor that the 2016 13" will have a retina display?

    anything I should know?

    have A great day
     
    Last edited: Jun 13, 2015
    leo libby, Jun 12, 2015
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    roadracer247 Notebook Consultant

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    I think it would be silly not to assume all of the Apple products will eventually be marketed with their "retina" screen.
     
    roadracer247, Jun 14, 2015
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    leo libby Notebook Guru

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    i CONSIDER THE SCREEN OF MY CURRENT LAPTOP BAD (oops, sorry). the resolution is 1366 X 768 and it is touch screen. does being A touch screen reduce screen sharpness? my screen looks washed out. blacks are more grey..
     
    leo libby, Jun 14, 2015
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  4. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Touch has nothing to do with it, you just have a crap 1366x768 displays like most 1366x768 display out there I might add.
     
    tijo, Jun 14, 2015
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    Fairly sure all Macbook Pro 13s have retina displays, as do the 12" macbooks and 15" macbook pros. All retina means is high PPI, increasing display detail. The human eye cannot discern detail past ~300 PPI, so any resolution/screen ratio giving 300 PPI or higher would be considered "retina". Currently the only Apple laptop without a "retina" display is the macbook air.
     
    Raidriar, Jun 14, 2015
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Guess all you want, but no one will know anything about what Apple will do until the company announces it.
     
    saturnotaku, Jun 15, 2015
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    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    I think that it makes more sense to get rid of the Air line and expand the MacBook line.

    It would be cool if Skylake were available for the next updates.
     
    mmoy, Jun 15, 2015
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    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    semi correct, it may be digging up a conversation from long ago but Apples 300ppi retina spec is factored to people with " average " 20-20 vision as where many younger people or some of us old birds have above average vision where actually it should be closer to 400 ppi ( 20-18 or higher ) factor 2 is screen distance as well and if you use your laptop at a further distance you can not notice anything past 145ppi
     
    KCETech1, Jun 15, 2015
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