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Some good points. I wouldn't call Retina displays disruptive. I wonder if we'll even see a Retina mini next year.

rayiner 14y ago
Retina displays aren't so much disruptive as they are hard to give up after you've used one. The display is probably the single most important part of a tablet. A Retina display makes surfing the web, reading PDF's, and reading e-books just a totally different experience. I've taken to doing all of these things on my iPad instead of my MBP because its so hard to go back to a low-resolution screen. We may not see a Retina Mini next year, because of supply issues with components, but not because Apple doesn't think it's important. Apple, unlike Microsoft (cough Surface RT cough), realizes how important the display is.
uptown 14y ago
I'd bet on it.
- thoughtsimple 14y ago
  I'm not so sure. The reason that the iPad3 and 4 are thicker than the iPad 2 is because of the extra battery needed for the Retina display. Unless there is a breakthrough on displays (IGZO maybe) I don't think Apple will be doing a retina display for a while because of the added cost, weight and thickness needed for a bigger battery.
- abdophoto 14y ago
  AnandTech also thinks a Retina display mini is unlikely next year: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6429/ipad-mini-review/5 http://www.anandtech.com/show/6429/ipad-mini-review/5
taude 14y ago
For some reason, I'm not as enamored or impressed with the whole Retina-thing as everyone else. Even when I bought a new 15" MBPro a couple months ago, I went with the standard screen (though I do use my laptop plugged into external monitor 75% of the time). Sure, the Retina is nice, and I'll appreciate it when it's the default standard in a few years, but I don't look at it and think "WOAH, THIS IS AMAZING, I NEED THIS NOW."
- rahoulb 14y ago
  I find it more like HDTV. I wasn't unhappy with standard definition, but I ended up watching more and more HD over time. Now, when I watch SD, I notice it - not enough to put me off, but enough that it's ever-so slightly annoying.
- untog 14y ago
  I'm the same. The difference on the iPhone seemed significant, but when I see it on a laptop it really isn't (probably because the pixel density is different- 'retina' is a deliberately vague term). I'm currently choosing between a 13" Retina or a 13" Air for my next purchase, and I'm leaning towards the Air. The Retina just isn't that big a factor.

Retina displays aren't so much disruptive as they are hard to give up after you've used one. The display is probably the single most important part of a tablet. A Retina display makes surfing the web, reading PDF's, and reading e-books just a totally different experience. I've taken to doing all of these things on my iPad instead of my MBP because its so hard to go back to a low-resolution screen. We may not see a Retina Mini next year, because of supply issues with components, but not because Apple doesn't think it's important. Apple, unlike Microsoft (cough Surface RT cough), realizes how important the display is.

uptown 14y ago

I'd bet on it.

thoughtsimple 14y ago
I'm not so sure. The reason that the iPad3 and 4 are thicker than the iPad 2 is because of the extra battery needed for the Retina display. Unless there is a breakthrough on displays (IGZO maybe) I don't think Apple will be doing a retina display for a while because of the added cost, weight and thickness needed for a bigger battery.
abdophoto 14y ago
AnandTech also thinks a Retina display mini is unlikely next year: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6429/ipad-mini-review/5 http://www.anandtech.com/show/6429/ipad-mini-review/5

taude 14y ago

For some reason, I'm not as enamored or impressed with the whole Retina-thing as everyone else. Even when I bought a new 15" MBPro a couple months ago, I went with the standard screen (though I do use my laptop plugged into external monitor 75% of the time). Sure, the Retina is nice, and I'll appreciate it when it's the default standard in a few years, but I don't look at it and think "WOAH, THIS IS AMAZING, I NEED THIS NOW."

rahoulb 14y ago
I find it more like HDTV. I wasn't unhappy with standard definition, but I ended up watching more and more HD over time. Now, when I watch SD, I notice it - not enough to put me off, but enough that it's ever-so slightly annoying.
untog 14y ago
I'm the same. The difference on the iPhone seemed significant, but when I see it on a laptop it really isn't (probably because the pixel density is different- 'retina' is a deliberately vague term). I'm currently choosing between a 13" Retina or a 13" Air for my next purchase, and I'm leaning towards the Air. The Retina just isn't that big a factor.