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I don't see Retina as priority for the desktop line at the moment. Sales of standalone iMacs and Thunderbolt Displays are a rounding error on their income strea

by jpxxx 14y ago

I don't see Retina as priority for the desktop line at the moment. Sales of standalone iMacs and Thunderbolt Displays are a rounding error on their income streams and ordering 27" panels would soak up a lot of HiDPI panel output that would be much more valuable in portables. The yield rates on giant panels right now would probably be atrocious, driving up costs. And Apple clearly doesn't need Professional Imprimatur to make money anymore. But in a year or two, 200DPI will be table stakes for anything with a display.

pat2man 14y ago
One reason for creating retina 27" displays would be for content generation. Developing and designing applications and other digital content for retina iPads and new retina MacBooks means that the designers need even more real estate.
- jpxxx 14y ago
  No don't get me wrong, I would strangle for 200+ DPI across 27". And it does seem inevitable. I thin it's just asking too much of the supply right now, especially when there's an entire MacBook and MacBook Pro line to update, not forgetting the legacy Windows market too.
  - martingordon 14y ago
    I don't think the Airs will get retina for a while – until a case redesign or the retina display gets thinner. Take a look at this shot from the Ars review of the 15": http://cdn.arstechnica.net//wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rMBP_thick_v_Air.jpg http://cdn.arstechnica.net//wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rMBP_... The thickness of the two notebooks are the same, but the MBP has a much thicker display and thinner body. That's fine for the "spine" of the notebook, but I don't think the Air's thin end can get any thinner. I think next in line for a retina display is the 13" Pro and that Apple might keep a non-retina vs retina distinction between the Airs and the Pro for a little while.
    - jpxxx 14y ago
      Good eye! I think you're totally right. This might force a new Air body which makes it more of a project than it would otherwise be. If the Air wasn't selling it might be a priority, but these things appear to be blowing off the shelf.

by jpxxx 14y ago

pat2man 14y ago

One reason for creating retina 27" displays would be for content generation. Developing and designing applications and other digital content for retina iPads and new retina MacBooks means that the designers need even more real estate.

jpxxx 14y ago
No don't get me wrong, I would strangle for 200+ DPI across 27". And it does seem inevitable. I thin it's just asking too much of the supply right now, especially when there's an entire MacBook and MacBook Pro line to update, not forgetting the legacy Windows market too.
- martingordon 14y ago
  I don't think the Airs will get retina for a while – until a case redesign or the retina display gets thinner. Take a look at this shot from the Ars review of the 15": http://cdn.arstechnica.net//wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rMBP_thick_v_Air.jpg http://cdn.arstechnica.net//wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rMBP_... The thickness of the two notebooks are the same, but the MBP has a much thicker display and thinner body. That's fine for the "spine" of the notebook, but I don't think the Air's thin end can get any thinner. I think next in line for a retina display is the 13" Pro and that Apple might keep a non-retina vs retina distinction between the Airs and the Pro for a little while.
  - jpxxx 14y ago
    Good eye! I think you're totally right. This might force a new Air body which makes it more of a project than it would otherwise be. If the Air wasn't selling it might be a priority, but these things appear to be blowing off the shelf.