A MacBook Pro announced during the summer 2012 WWDC. The 15-inch screen has a native resolution of 2880 by 1800, making it by far the highest resolution display on a portable computer.
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Can Microsoft RDC client use retina scale resolution on the MacBook Pro?
I'm using the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection tool with my MBP retina to connect to a Win7 system, but I can't get the resolution over 1440 x 900, even in full screen mode. Is this a limitation, ...
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Would a 2.6 Ghz CPU drain a laptop's battery faster than a 2.3 Ghz CPU?
Apple offers the MacBook Pro with two processor options -- 2.3 Ghz and 2.6 Ghz.
I'm wondering if the more powerful CPU drain the battery more quickly by any significant degree.
(And incidentally, ...
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Are Boot Camp drivers for thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet available?
I have a Retina MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion and Boot Camp with Windows 7 and the Boot Camp 4.0 drivers. I'm also using the Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter.
My problem is that my ethernet port (aka ...
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Preinstalled Mountain Lion and iWork is not found for Updates
My Retina Macbook Pro came with 10.8.0 preinstalled, I also have a normal boxed version of iWork '09 brought over from my old computer.
When the 10.8.1 Update was out I got the Notification box that ...
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Can I use my Macbook Pro Retina as a monitor for PS3?
I want to connect my PlayStation3 to my Retina Macbook Pro so that I can play my games using the MBP's display, is it possible to do it with HDMI port or something else?
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Retina MacBook Pro takes a long time to wake from sleep
So here's the thing. The rMBP is on Mountain Lion with all possible updates. When I open the lid I can see the login screen just fine but it is unresponsive for several seconds, can't enter my ...
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MBP retina + Dell u3011 via HDMI: intermittent screen message about audio
I have a new Mac Book Pro (MBP) retina connected via HDMI to a Dell U3011 display. Every few seconds, but irregularly, the display pops up "MESSAGE Unsupported audio format. Please set the audio ...
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Connecting 4 DVI (or VGA) monitors to the Macbook Pro Retina
I have an existing four monitor set up connected to my PC via two video cards. If I move to a Macbook Pro retina, what is the most strait forward way to preserve this monitor set up?
These monitors ...
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How to maximize Macbook pro retina's battery life when working with AC power?
I'm working 95% of my time with AC power and Thunderbolt Display. Since macbook pro retina's battery are no longer easily switchable I'm concerned about it's life and would like to maximize it. Before ...
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Retina compatible Word Processor?
Microsoft Office for Mac does not have Retina support, which is a pain to look at while working on documents.
Is there a similar application that delivers the same efficiency and experience as ...
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Has Apple any policy for dead/stuck pixel in MacBook Pro Retina
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro with Retina display. I always struggled with different kind of problems when I was an owner of other laptops like ASUS, HP, DELL, etc. I wanted something more ...
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What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro?
What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro? I used the following command in terminal and it didn't work:
ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*
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Warning message when trying to change Standby mode settings
I tried changing the Standby mode settings using the command sudo pmset -a standbydelay 5400 . I set it to 5400 so that it is delayed to 1.5 hours compared to 70 minutes as default.
However, I get ...
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How long before Standby/Deep sleep mode is activated?
I recently learned that I can modify the time at which Standby mode is activated automatically when the laptop is sleeping. However, I would like to know the default value before changing anything. ...
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External display on MacBook Pro Retina (Mountain Lion) remains blank after screen timeout or waking up from sleep
I have a retina MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion with a 23" external display attached through the Thunderbolt port (DVI/Display Port adapter). I have the monitor configured as an extension to my ...
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How well does Windows 8 RTM run on rMBP via BootCamp
How is Windows RTM running on Retina MBP via BootCamp?
Are all the Windows 8 touchpad gestures working?
How well does Win8 display on the retina screen resolution?
Are there any other serious ...
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MacBook Retina strange system/battery behaviour
I am quite used to the fact, that MacOS X does a lot abracadabra internally to provide the best user experience ever, but I also used to understand all that happens. With my pristine MBPr (3 battery ...
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MacBook Pro Retina lag when switching workspaces
I got a lag when I switch between workspaces (four fingers left/right).
Can somebody confirm this?
I assume this is the weak ivy bridge graphics. If this is true only the next generation will fix ...
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Disable Stand By Mode on Retina MacBook Pro?
I learned that the retina MacBook Pro has a Deep Sleep Mode that is initiated when left idle for a long time. This, however, causes my laptop to take about 3-5 seconds to wake up after it sleeps, such ...
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The free vs. inactive memory ratio on a Mac with 16 GB RAM has me concerned
I am looking for clarification since I am seeing large allocations of RAM on my Mac. I have 16 GB of RAM and recently installed Windows 7 on Parallels. When the machine runs, I see 3.55 GB Free memory ...
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Why get a regular MacBook Pro versus the Retina display model?
I am looking into getting an Apple laptop. I took a look at the MacBook Pro (regular versus retina display). After reviewing the specs, it seems the MacBook Pro with Retina display has the following ...
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VMware Fusion auto-adjusting Windows 7 resolution on MacBook Pro Retina
Finally my company bought me a MacBook Pro Retina (yeah! I feel so lucky!)
I always used Windows (and need it, because of Visual Studio), so I installed VMware Fusion.
I installed Windows 7 as ...
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Connecting iPhone 4 to MacBook Pro via Bluetooth
I'm having issues when trying to connect my new MacBook Pro to my iPhone 4 via Bluetooth. I'm trying to connect my iPhone to my MacBook so that I can use the iPhone as a hotspot through Bluetooth and ...
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VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop vs. Boot Camp
I've been wanting to get Windows on my retina MacBook Pro for a while now but there are so many softwares that I simply gave up. I recently found out that VMware Fusion, Parallels, and Boot Camp are ...
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QuickTime Screen + Audio Capture
I'm using Retina Macbook Pro running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Is it possible to use QuickTime to capture both audio and screen ? If not, what are the free apps that can do it?
P.S. A lot of the times ...
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Macbook pro retina setting resolution to 2880 restored to 1440 after restart system
System is Mountain Lion, these steps will reproduce the problem:
Select a primary resolution in System Preferences pannel, Displays. Select the 'Best for Retina display' (Other resolution in this ...
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Setting up dual monitors on MacBook Pro with Retina
I just got my MacBook Pro with Retina yesterday and I bought a Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter to setup dual monitor, it worked fine.
Today I tried to connect Retina with my external monitor, I tried ...
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How to open or toggle Keyboard Viewer by a keyboard shortcut?
I changed the shortcut to Command ⌘ + X to change the language of the keyboard.
However I would like to display the Keyboard Viewer using a shortcut as well.
Is there a way to display the Keyboard ...
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How to stop MacBook Pro (Retina) from freezing/locking at the login/authentication dialogue, after wake?
Steps to reproduce:
Be doing anything
Close the lid of the computer
Wait around for a while
Open the lid of the computer
Login prompt for last logged in user appears, battery and time MAY update, ...
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Temperature different of adapter since Mountain Lion (maybe only rMBP related)
Since I've got ML (Mountain Lion) installed, I've got the feeling that my adapter (Magsafe-2) is not getting as hot as before?
Since this is my first Macbook, I really wasn't familiar with the ...
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Why is a Retina MacBook running 1440x900 grainy under Boot Camp?
I have a MacBook Retina running Windows 8 RP, with the driver that comes with Boot Camp.
I understand why running in a none native resolution like 1920x1200 is grainy. But 1440x900 is exactly half ...
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Magic Window causes GfxCardStatus to switch to Discrete mode
I was trying out the Magic Window timelapse wallpaper app and noticed that GfxCardStatus changed to discrete as soon as I loaded the application. It consumes 79.7mb of real memory. Does this mean ...
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Alternative way to add Apps to LaunchPad
I noticed that its possible to add custom apps to the launchpad by dragging apps to the launchpad on the dock. However I removed it from dock, but still want to add an application without dragging it ...
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How to fix slow Remote Desktop To Windows 7 PC?
I'm using Remote Desktop for Mac on my base Retina MBP.
Remote Desktop is incredibly slow for connecting to my Windows 7 PC.
Why is to so slow?
Are there other alternatives that will work faster?
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How to set screen resolution with a keyboard shortcut on Retina MBP?
I've found myself switching between the 1440x900 and 1920x1200 "effective resolution" setting depending on what I'm doing (need more space on screen, etc).
Is there a way to toggle between these two ...
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MacBook Pro Retina and Windows 8
I am running my Windows 8 RP on my MacBook Pro Retina. Everything's going smooth, but I have problems with my keyboard and trackpad drivers because I can't make any changes to them since BootCamp ...
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Close MacBook when using ext. Screen?
I have got a MacBook pro with retina display.
Now I want to use a trackpad and keyboard and an external screen on the MacBook.
Can I close the MacBook now to keep working or does this initiate the ...
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MacBook Pro Retina running Bootcamp with 2 external 27" monitors
I am wanting to buy a MacBook Pro Retina but am currently really nervous about doing so. I've read that everything seems to run well on the Retina and is usable as long as you have the latest graphics ...
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Alternative to Tuxera NTFS and MacFUSE?
Im trying to mount files to an NTFS format drive, I read on the internet that either Tuxera NTFS or MacFuse work for such things. However TuxeraNTFS filled my USB drive with space that should be free ...
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With a firmware password set on a Retina MacBook Pro, what are recovery options?
I am considering setting a firmware password on my Retina MacBook Pro for security reasons. If I do this and later lose the password (or other such extenuating circumstances), how can the data be ...
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15 inch Macbook Pro with Retina Display-dual Gateway monitors
I am currently running dual monitors from a Gateway desktop. I would love to upgrade to a MacBook Pro, but would like to keep my two monitors. Is there an (easy) way to dual monitor non-Apple monitors ...
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Text randomly disappears while typing?
rMBP OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
While chatting with friends on facebook, the text randomly disappears and appears at random intervals. I cannot induce the effect manually. It is very frustrating to see ...
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MacBook Pro Retina - three external displays under Boot Camp
Is it possible to drive three external displays (3x 22" inch monitors, each at 1680 x 1050) on the Macbook-Pro under BootCamp / Windows.
A couple of guys have shown that it works under Mac OSX ...
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How to prevent multiple login windows?
Whenever my rMBP wakes up from sleep, it shows a log in page with my user name. The page has a metallic gray background. After I enter my password, another page opens up with my wallpaper along with ...
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Why does my Mac have laggy/choppy Dock magnification effect?
I have a retina MacBook Pro and I noticed a laggy/choppy magnification effect when hovering the mouse over the dock. I thought Mountain Lion would fix that, but apparently its a bit more laggy now as ...
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Font smoothing on external display working badly. (rMBP)
I have attached two external monitors to my retina MacBook Pro:
24" Dell 1920x1200 with HDMI->DVI
19" Samsung 1280x1024 with Thunderbolt->VGA
While non-retina enabled apps look just fine (e.g. ...
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Remotely control MacBook Pro Retina
The rMBP dropped the infrared receiver making Apple Remote useless with it. It's a shame, since Airplay + Apple TV + Apple Remote would have worked as a perfect combo.
So, while playing a movie with ...
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rMBP Trackpad slips when trying to scroll?
Hello I just got my first ever MBP Retina and I was wondering if this is normal :
Sometimes I try to scroll upwards or downwards (natural way) and the mouse moves instead of scrolling the page up and ...
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Squeaky Retina Macbook Pro
I just got my new Retina MBP that I ordered online. I noticed a minor squeaky/creaky sound whenever I apply some pressure on the bottom right corner and beside the right speaker. The sound also ...
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Is it possible to customize retina display HiDPI resolutions on OS X?
On this link there is some interesting information about how resolution configurations of different displays are stored.
Based on this information or some other source, is it possible to introduce ...
