Just know that your laptop won’t look as good since you’re not optimizing the display for it anymore if you’re mirroring. If you mirror the two, then you have to pick one or the other (most likely the “Best for External Display” option). So you can still use the “Best for Retina” on the laptop, and then use the “Best for External Display” on the other screen. If you use the external screen as a 2nd monitor then you get the option to use the best resolution for each screen. I have a 3 year old Apple LED Display and everything worked fine. (Here’s the Custom version of the Display Settings where you get to choose your resolution) (Here’s the Default version of the Display Settings dialog) Everything is so small that you can barely see the nice crisp details on the screen. If you choose to go custom and increase the resolution, then (to me at least) the benefits of the retina display seemed to dwindle. With the new MBP, you get the choice to use the Resolution best for Retina display, or you can pick your own “Scaled” display settings up to 1920 x 1200. On my laptops, I typically can’t go above the 1440 resolution setting, unless I’m connected to a larger LCD, because I simply can’t see the text – even with my glasses and prescription being as tuned as it can be, I still have trouble. The display settings are simpler and (for me) better.
#PHOTOSHOP FOR MACBOOK PRO I7 PRO#
My wife has a matte-screen Macbook Pro and she immediately noticed a big difference. Now, I was coming from a glossy screen Macbook Pro and I always felt the screens on them looked sharper and better (in general) than the matte-screen versions. It’s one of those things you can’t really explain to people other than everything looks sharper and clearer than before. If you bought a 1st generation iPad, and then bought a newer one later, you’ll know what I mean. It’s almost like looking at high-definition for the first time, but now its even higher definition. You’ll get hooked quick, and everything else will look bad in comparison. I’ll warn you now… don’t spend too much time looking at one in the Apple store. I booted up the laptop, and as soon as I saw the desktop, I noticed a difference. Let’s Start With the Overall “Feel” of the Retina Display CNET’s got a good review if you want to learn more about that stuff.
#PHOTOSHOP FOR MACBOOK PRO I7 UPGRADE#
We won’t be talking about battery life, thunderbolt, USB, Firewire stuff, processor speed, and the fact that you can’t really upgrade the laptop. So this review isn’t going to be about hardware – it’s about the visual aspect of the new laptop – the retina display (and a tiny bit about speed), and how it works with Photoshop and Lightroom for photographers. Note: From now on, I’ll be referring to the MacBook Pro as MBP so I don’t have to keep typing it the long way□įirst off, I just wanted to qualify this review. Well, I’ve been kicking the tires on one for about a week now, so I thought I’d give you my initial thoughts. You can read more on his blog, “The Ski Report” over at One of the questions I’ve been getting asked a TON lately is about the new MacBook Pros with Retina display and how they work for Photoshop, Lightroom and for photographers in general. This post is courtesy of Matt Kloskowski.