(We’ve been rocking with the fourth option, adding extra real estate while keeping text large enough to read comfortably.) Like the iPhone and iPad, applications that run on this modified version of OS X Lion (or the forthcoming OS X Mountain Lion) need to be upgraded to really take advantage of the extra resolution. ![]() “Best for Retina display” is the middle option used by default, but users can decide whether they want to see larger text or have more space on the screen. To accomplish this, Apple enhanced its Displays preference pane with five methods for adjusting how pixels are displayed. ![]() Making the leap onto a notebook’s 15-inch display is an impressive feat, densely packing 5.1 million pixels at 2880 x 1800 resolution into a screen with a larger resolution than a 60-inch HDTV. The DisplayIf you’ve handled the latest iPad, you know how compelling Apple’s Retina Display technology can be. ![]() (A similar accessory will be available in July to restore the lost FireWire 800 port.) These now optional features are the price you pay for being on the bleeding edge - but unless you're a dyed in the wool Microsoft fan, need a computer you can tinker with, or do as much gaming as work on your computer - that’s just about where the minuses end. Apple ditched the internal SuperDrive, requiring users to fork over $79 for an external model likewise, $29 will buy back a Gigabit Ethernet port using a dongle that attaches to one of two Thunderbolt ports.
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