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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Apple headphones on a Mac: make play/pause button work in Spotify [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Headphone play/pause button controls iTunes only
How can I make earphones with full inline controls work with VLC/Spotify?
I have a retina MacBook Pro and I noticed ...
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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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What hardware do I need if I need to frequently adjust the height and rotation of 2 Thunderbolt monitors? [closed]
I have a small apartment and have one Thunderbolt display, a retina MacBook Pro, and am considering a second Thunderbolt Display.
I plan on purchasing VESA kits for each display, but am getting hung ...
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Is it possible to erase sensitive data from a dead Retina MBP SSD?
My Retina MacBook Pro has died spectacularly after just over 30 days with what appears to be an SSD fault. No boot, no recovery, and after internet recovery, Disk Utility can't see the SDD at all.
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Retina macbook max USB power output
Could someone tell me how much Ampere the retina macbook pro can deliver over usb. I thought that one should be able to charge an ipad with a retina macbook which would mean, that it should be about ...
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How does the built-in Audio of the Thunderbolt Display compare to the MacBook Pro Retna?
I'm trying to understand which device has better audio capabilities. I tried to do independent research, but the Apple site only has generic information for the MacBook Pro and the Thunderbolt ...
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How should I configure my Audio settings for the highest quality sound?
I would like to configure my Mac and Thunderbolt display for the best Audio output. The "Audio Devices" tab allows me to choose
Audio Format in Hz
2 channel xx bit Integer or Float
What ...
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New MacBook Pro Retina Hard Drive Type
I'm looking to buy a 15" Retina MacBook Pro, I'm looking at the website Models and they seem to be pretty inflexible (for instance the 2.3 GHz model you are locked into a 256 GB HD).
So I know this ...
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rMBP - Keyboard + trackpad unresponsive at random, reboot fixes
I've had this issue twice today and is troubling me a bit. As the title already summaries; without notice, the keyboard and trackpad seem to get unresponsive. The system is actually still running ...
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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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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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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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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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How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros?
I'm thinking about buying the new MacBook Pro. I will use it mostly to write code when I'm not at home and I've read that non-native apps look horrible due to the resolution. I was wondering if ...
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How big external monitors will a Macbook Pro Retina support?
I am considering buying a Macbook Pro Retina as a developer machine (and dual boot it into Windows 8).
The thing is I love big monitors, and lots of them.
How many and how big external monitors will ...
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Connecting Dell U3011 to retina MacBook Pro via mini DisplayPort
I am trying to hook up my Dell u3011 to my retina MacBook Pro using a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort connector, and finding myself a bit perplexed as to why it doesn't work. Basically the top ...
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AirPlay via AppleTV stutters on retina MacBook Pro but not iPhone 4
I recently got a retina Macbook Pro and I am loving it except for one thing. When I go to System Preferences > Sound > Output and select AirPlay while playing audio, the sound will often just stop or ...
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Sync my Music from Windows with the correct Added Date?
I recently moved my music via USB from my windows to my macbook. All the songs were on iTunes and were arranged by Date Added. Once I moved them to the macbook, they all scrambled around with ...
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Using SD Card as external storage for Macbook Pro retina
I am getting a new Macbook Pro retina display with 256GB flash storage. The capacity may be a little bit too tight, but I should be able to manage it. I am considering to get a 128GB SD card as a ...
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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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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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Macbook Pro Retina 15.4" External Display wrong resolutions
Before this machine I had a late 2008 MacBook Pro, 15.4" (Lion) with max resolution of 1440x900.
Through the mini to HDMI adapter I attached a second display (TV/Monitor model 19LG3000) and I was ...
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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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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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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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Dock on MBP Retina is using 80% CPU
The Dock on my MBP Retina is constantly using 70 - 80% of CPU.
This happens on the two account on the machine, both of which were migrated from my previous Lion MBP.
I don't have Parallels ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Battery cycles for rMBP and recharges?
So I got my first Apple laptop, a Retina MacBook Pro.
I heard that its best to let the laptop discharge until 0% in order to restart the battery cycle or something like that. However I know that ...
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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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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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How to fix a Macbook that does not always draw its internal screen after waking from sleep and having unplugged external display while asleep?
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro (Retina) which I mostly use on my desk. The computer is "docked" via a Thunderbolt display, and additionally a third-party DVI display, which I have hooked up via an Apple ...
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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 ...
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MacBook Pro with retina display external monitor connections
Is it possible to connect two external monitors to a Retina MacBook Pro without using Thunderbolt displays?
For example, one connected with HDMI and another using Apple's DVI connector and also use ...
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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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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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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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Are retina graphics a burden all Macs (including non-retina) must carry?
I'm in the process of downloading a rather chunky iMovie update (1.89 GB), and I'm wondering if the "Retina support" described about the update is something my non-retina MacBook must have lingering ...
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Does the MacBook Pro with Retina have two Thundebolt busses, or are the two TB ports sharing a bus?
Just wondering whether the two ports on the rMBP are sharing the same bandwidth.
If so, does the single-port, non-retina MBP have the same bandwidth with just one port instead of two?
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Purchasing rMBP now - will come loaded with Mountain Lion?
I wanted to purchase the new rMBP, but I was waiting for Mountain Lion to be released so that Mountain Lion comes already loaded on my computer.
Now, I am going away to college on August 16th, so ...
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How much faster is the “15-inch 2.6 GHz Retina Display MacBook Pro” when developing Rails Apps? [closed]
I'm specially interested in how faster would it make the processing of Asset Pipelines (Sprockets).
I currently have a first generation Unibody MacBook, and it feels really slow...
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How do I disable scaling for specific apps on Retina MacBook Pro?
Is it possible to set certain non-Retina enabled apps to not scale up (in other words, run at a native resolution) on the new Retina MacBook Pro?
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Which versions of Xcode are not updated to take advantage of HiDPI/Retina displays?
I've been looking over the release notes for Xcode and can't find one that says it's been enabled for HiDPI mode and the retina display MacBook Pro. By enabled, I mean that Xcode will run on the new ...
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Second Monitor Not Detecting Proper Resolution
I have 2x 30 Inch Monitors, a U3011 and a WFP3007WFPHC. They are both capable of displaying 2560x1600.
The WFP3007 only has a dual-dvi input so I purchased a mini-displayport to dual-dvi adapter. ...
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When running Windows (or Linux) on a Retina MacBook Pro, what resolution does it report?
I use parallels and vm software to run Windows and Linux on my Apple machines. When running Windows (or Linux) on a Retina MacBook Pro, what resolution does it report?
