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May I ask you whether you have ever sat with one of those 'retina' devices (I know you don't like the word, but there isn't really a better way to put it) for s

by DeepDuh 14y ago

May I ask you whether you have ever sat with one of those 'retina' devices (I know you don't like the word, but there isn't really a better way to put it) for some extended time, say >1h? If you had, and your eyesight is normal, I can pretty much guarantee your stance would be different. You can read much smaller text and you get generally less tired working on those devices - going back is like a punch in the face for me personally. These are tangible UX improvements, just like battery life. It may not be for everyone (mostly depending on eyesight) put please don't go around marginalizing people for liking a product for such a feature.

brudgers 14y ago
I don't care one way or the other about the word "Retina"...though it is a bit tinny. What matters to me is the way in which a piece of hardware facilitates or hinders my workflow. I sit a certain distance from the screen and perform certain tasks various pieces of software. A display is better or worse based upon my individual needs (and by extrapolation better for someone else based upon their individual needs, not mine). Ultimately, I prefer a larger effective dot pitch - i.e. the lower effective resolution of the 13" Retina MacBook is probably better suited to me than the author of the article. [see my comment here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3667792 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3667792] On the other hand, any Macbook is a non-starter. My workflow is at critical times dependent upon more horsepower than one will find on most laptops and the software I own runs on Windows. Having once owned a Porsche, I am not unsympathetic to people who enjoy aspirational products despite the tradoffs they entail. I was then and am today willing to admit that gazing upon it admiringly was pleasurable. On the other hand, I have never considered my choice of automobile objectively better, except in the sense that it was right for me, and despite having been bald and in my forties at the time, I found humor in the stereo type.

by DeepDuh 14y ago

brudgers 14y ago

I don't care one way or the other about the word "Retina"...though it is a bit tinny. What matters to me is the way in which a piece of hardware facilitates or hinders my workflow. I sit a certain distance from the screen and perform certain tasks various pieces of software. A display is better or worse based upon my individual needs (and by extrapolation better for someone else based upon their individual needs, not mine). Ultimately, I prefer a larger effective dot pitch - i.e. the lower effective resolution of the 13" Retina MacBook is probably better suited to me than the author of the article. [see my comment here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3667792 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3667792] On the other hand, any Macbook is a non-starter. My workflow is at critical times dependent upon more horsepower than one will find on most laptops and the software I own runs on Windows. Having once owned a Porsche, I am not unsympathetic to people who enjoy aspirational products despite the tradoffs they entail. I was then and am today willing to admit that gazing upon it admiringly was pleasurable. On the other hand, I have never considered my choice of automobile objectively better, except in the sense that it was right for me, and despite having been bald and in my forties at the time, I found humor in the stereo type.