So… The 17″ Mac Book Pro is Confirmed dead?

[Dean Neal]

I haven’t heard anything definitive but there are a couple of facts here.

The resolution of the new 15inch MBP is beyond good and could well justify that form factor as being big enough.

The former 17inch models with 1920 x 1200 and 1440 x 900 for the former 15inch pale in comparison to the new 2880 x 1800 res of the retina MBP 15inch.

I like you, always used a 17 inch because I needed the screen real estate but after checking out the new Retina model, I would buy a 15 inch for the less bulk in any case and the new resolution is fantastic.

Finally, if you need bigger screens, you can plug in SEVERAL with the new Graphics Architecture.

Dean Neal…

[Paul Jay]

With thunderbolt and retina you will be editing on a 15”

[Gary Adcock]

[Paul Jay] “With thunderbolt and retina you will be editing on a 15””

I could not agree more.

Working on a 17 was about having enough real estate, the Retina certainly has that.

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[Gary Huff]

[gary adcock] “Working on a 17 was about having enough real estate, the Retina certainly has that.”

I have the 17″, mostly because I wanted ExpressCard. I would have gotten the 15″ instead of it had come with that slot.

[Joseph Owens]

What about apps that demand a specific minimum display resolution like the Resolve UI?

jPo

“I always pass on free advice — its never of any use to me” Oscar Wilde.

[Gary Adcock]

[Joseph Owens] “What about apps that demand a specific minimum display resolution like the Resolve UI?”

Umm, what is the issue? The Retina display can handle it, Smoke 2012 works too.

I have my R-MBP set to 1920×1080 and am not having any issues with any app not working.

gary adcock
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[Gary Adcock]

[Gary Huff] “I have the 17″, mostly because I wanted ExpressCard. I would have gotten the 15″ instead of it had come with that slot.”

Sonnet makes a working Express card reader that I use almost daily. Handles Sony SxS cards and 3/4 xpress adapters like those for FW, eSata and card readers, works like a charm. I bought mine for less than $150.

Only drawback for me, is now I carry a bunch of $50 cables instead of cheap FW ones.

gary adcock
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[Joseph Owens]

[gary adcock] “Umm, what is the issue? “

It used to be that pixel-density was related to screen size, so the smaller MBPs couldn’t accommodate the 1920×1080 that the COLOR UI required — and Resolve (at least up to 8) needed a minimum that you had to hack if you wanted to run it.

jPo

“I always pass on free advice — its never of any use to me” Oscar Wilde.

[Gary Huff]

[gary adcock] “Sonnet makes a working Express card reader that I use almost daily. Handles Sony SxS cards and 3/4 xpress adapters like those for FW, eSata and card readers, works like a charm. I bought mine for less than $150.”

And it’s another dongle device I have to carry around with me instead of having one built in to the body itself. I prefer to be as self-contained as possible, less chance of accidentally leaving something behind.

[Gary Adcock]

[Joseph Owens] “It used to be that pixel-density was related to screen size, so the smaller MBPs couldn’t accommodate the 1920×1080 that the COLOR UI required –“

But was that not the purpose for the RETINA display on the Laptop?

gary adcock
Studio37

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Chicago, IL

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