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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How can I use an iPad Retina display as an external display for my MacBook Pro 15" Retina?
I have three nice external Samsung 23" LCD monitors, and I've had all three hooked up to my MBP, for a total of four monitors. Problem is, the MBP's Retina display has totally spoiled me. The ...
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Retina Macbook Pro now has faster battery drain
I have disabled Hibernation mode and Deep Sleep mode, I also keep the charger plugged in about a week before removing it if I want to go somewhere with the laptop.
I don't know if this is normal, but ...
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Fan Speed and Temperature on MBP Retina 13 2013
I have a 13 inch MacBook Pro retina (bought new in 2013).
When running normally (which is usually online downloading and editing in Eclipse - nothing too heavy, often 90%+ processor idle) it runs ...
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What is the ppi of the MacBook Pro retina 13" when at a resolution of 1680x1050?
I know the resolution when it's at the retina resolution of 2560x1600, but what about when it's scaled to 1680x1050?
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Keyboard stays lit during sleep
When I put my computer to sleep the keyboard stays lit. It is a July 2012 rMBP. I always have to turn down the brightness manually which is really annoying. Does someone know how to fix this?
Also ...
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Preview in OS X 10.8 (rMBP) is very slow if many lines are embedded in the PDF
I do not have a comparison between the OS X versions but after I switched to a 15" retina MBP and simultaneously to OS X 10.8 the Preview app takes a long time to open pdfs with lots of vectors ...
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What Twitter apps work with a Retina display?
Update: Twitter for Mac is now supported by Retina and available through the app store.
As many have noticed, the Twitter App doesn't render sharply on a Retina display.
Some say Tweetbot is the ...
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Default settings for pmset -g?
I remember changing some values to disable Deep sleep mode and hibernation a few months ago, and realised that my battery drains faster now. I just want to revert all settings to default. I changed ...
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Macbook Pro Retina suddenly stops mount Huawei usb modem
I recently bought a Macbook Pro Retina. The first day I was able to connect my Huawei e352 3G USB modem and it worked all the day. After a couple of day I needed 3G connection again, but my Macbook ...
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3 (2 monitors + Ethernet adapter) devices to 2 Thunderbolt ports on a Retina MacBook Pro?
There are 2 Thunderbolt ports, but I have 3 devices. Is there a way to attach all 3?
I've read stuff about "daisy-chaining" but I don't know what it means.
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Does the VT-d feature on the i7 have measurable VM gains over the i5 on 2013 RMBP?
Some days ago Apple refreshed the MacBooks pro and I'm looking for either well sourced reviews of the hardware capabilities between the models or real world experience to help me value the increased ...
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Can the Eclipse emulator be made less blurry when run on retina Mac hardware?
I'm using Eclipse JUNO and ADT 21 on a MacBook Pro Retina 15" and the eclipse app itself looks very sharp (code blocks, images and texts). However, things are blurry in the Android Emulator.
What ...
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Can a mixed retina / non-retina setup reduce eye strain for Mac users? [closed]
Since purchasing it last year, I've grown accustomed to using my MacBook Pro with retina display. It's gotten to the point where staring at a regular screen hurts my eyes after a short while.
My ...
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Are the Retina MacBook Pro 15" suitable for PC (Windows) gaming?
I want to buy a MacBook Pro Retina 15" and install Windows 7 or 8 (boot camp) to play games.
Obviously games aren't ready for this 2880x1800 resolution, so I hope I can set the games to run at ...
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Turn off blurring on Mac Book Pro with Retina display
I think it's already known issue that old applications look blurry on the new retina display, but some look ok, just worse quality. As an example I want you too look on the image below:
It's clearly ...
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Is retina text in a non-retina OS X Application possible?
Is it possible to have a pre-retina Application have good retina text. As in MenuBar text, and textbox and textfields and other text locations as long as the original developer used native OS X text ...
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Audio balance is being changed randomly in a MBP retina 15'' mid 2012
I'm having some strange issues on my MBP retina , suddenly it changes the audobalance, and the right speaker is being almost muted. Anyone knows what could be wrong here? I have OSX 10.8.2
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What is best way to get and play Age of Mythology on Mac?
I have a 15 inch 1st gen MacBook Pro retina with windows 7 installed using boot camp and I would like to get the game Age of Mythology (with expansion) which I never had. What would be the best way to ...
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Typical temperature of Retina MacBook Pro
I installed iStat Menus, and the fans start when the highest temperature has been 50C, but like now it is 70C and the fans aren't above normal (cant hear them).
This graph below shows part of ...
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My external display screen is black
I updated from 10.8.1 to 10.8.2 for my macbook pro retina with my external 27" thunderbolt display. Now when i connect to my thunderbolt display both screens are black now. I can only see my mouse ...
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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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Extremely choppy zoom in/out and scrolling rMBP mid 2012
For the second time now I'm experiencing an extremely laggy/choppy behavior. Last time this happened I solved it by reformatting my disk and reinstalling Mountain Lion. And now it's happening again ...
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Other resolution (no scaling) in MacBook Pro retina
What do the other resolutions look like? I know in OS X you can't go down (for now) to really (non retina) at 1440x900 and also in Windows (for no new bootcamp driver) you can't; but I see how in the ...
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How many monitors can the 13" retina MacBook Pro output to?
The 15" retina can do three (and itself) via daisychaining two Thunderbolts (or just using the two ports) and with the HDMI port. Is the 13" retina able to do this as well?
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Why Does Retina Display Freak Out with Blur Filtering on Certain Apps
On a retina-display Macbook Pro, I get the behavior shown in the below screenshots when I use applications that have some form of filtering and I have the Macbook Pro hooked up to an external display. ...
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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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Screen Scratch Repair - Early 2013 15" MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display
:( Not a good day.
I just cleaned the screen of my rMBP using my usual kit. A lint free microfiber cloth and my AM screen cleaning fluid.
However there must have been a small particle of something ...
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Connect LED Cinema Display (Mini DP) via HDMI
Is there any way I can connect an LED Cinema Display via the HDMI port on my MacBook Pro with Retina display? I know there are various dongles that adapt for HDMI cables from Mini DP, but if I were to ...
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Connect two iMacs and an LED Cinema Display to MacBook Pro
In my office I have a brand new Thunderbolt-equipped iMac, an older iMac (Mini DisplayPort), and an LED Cinema Display (Mini DisplayPort). I want to connect these three displays to my MacBook Pro with ...
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Using 3 external displays with the rMBP 13"?
I would like to replace my main dev machine (currently a custom built desktop machine) with a Macbook Pro. I have been using three external 24" 1920x1200 displays for many years now and found this ...
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Which resolutions does the Retina MacBook Pro support, and how?
The new Retina MacBook Pro has an astounding 2880x1800 pixels. Naturally, the "native" double-detail resolution is 1440x900. But what other resolutions can be used? And how crisp are they? (Are they ...
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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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Dual Boot OSX on Retina MBP 15
I want to install a fresh copy of OSX onto my Retina MBP, next to the one that it came preinstalled with.
I have created a 2nd partition using Disk Utility ready for the install, but have now found ...
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Have to reset the SMC on Retina Macbook Pro very often
Very weird problem. About 3/10 times the discrete GPU on the Retina MBP (Nvidia GT650M) does not engage when I launch a game. The performance for the game drops to as if only the integrated GPU was ...
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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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External backup drive unmounted, then endless churn
I have a 5 year old Seagate USB2 drive for backups, used for a few months with time machine on my Retina MBP.
Lately, I've been getting an error that it was improperly ejected (I didn't actually ...
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Mail App is using internet connection to capacity (Retina Macbook Pro Early 2013)
My internet connection is working to capacity while "Mail" is open. Of course, it was loading all my mails when I used it the first time, but now all mails are on the machine and still "MagicanPaster" ...
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Is there a setting to make the Mac not change resolution when connecting to an external display?
I am currently running 2880x1800 resolution on my MacBook Pro retina (using the command setgetscreenres).
Whenever I connect to an external display, my Mac changes to a lower resolution. Is there a ...
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USB 2.0 hard disk does not show up
I have a 15-inch Macbook Pro with Retina Display that doesn't work with my USB 2 hard disk. It doesn't mount, doesn't show up in Disk Utility, and doesn't even show up in System Information in the ...
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Retina Macbook Pro with External Display (Samsung BX2440)
I have just switched to a rMBP from a Windows 7 laptop. I use an external 24 inch monitor (Samsung BX2440) via the HDMI port on the rMBP. It seems that due to some scaling, the text on the external ...
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Does the new Macbook Pro with Retina display have user-upgradeable RAM?
I'm interested in purchasing the new MacBook Pro with Retina display, but it's not clear from the tech specs page whether the RAM is user-upgradeable or not.
Do I need to take into account future RAM ...
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Windows 8 Resolution Problems
I just installed Windows 8 on my ManBook Pro Retina 15" and I am having some problems. Scince the default resolution looks bad, I set the Resolution to 2880x1800, but this made everything small. I ...
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Retina MBP - “time remaining” not available on menu-bar battery icon?
On my new Retina MacBook Pro I'm finding I can't show the time remaining next to the battery icon on the menubar. The option is available in the right-click menu on non-Retina laptops.
Any ideas on ...
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What file permissions do I need to change after 10.8.3 restore?
My 08 mb, OSX Mt Lion, crashed so I bought new 2012 MBPr. Luckily, I backed everything up. Migrated everything from 08mb over to new MBPr. I noticed that when I deleted files, it skipped the trash ...
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How can I get full resolution on Mac Book Pro Retina? [duplicate]
I am using a Mac Book Pro 15" retina display which supposedly has a 2880x1800 resolution, but I don't seem to be getting that many pixels. In the control panel, if I choose the Scaled radio button ...
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Firewall window pops up then vanishes
For about the last month, I've had the Firewall Accept/Deny incoming connection window pop up at semi-regular intervals. I have not, however, been able to identify the cause. Taking a look at the ...
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Saving window postions and sizes when connecting/disconnecting Macbook pro retina with TWO external monitors
there's a lot of excellent questions about window management here, and great answers. Like this one
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
But I still can't find a reliable answer to my ...
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Keyboard response rate is too low, and character suggestion popups appear periodically
I'm typing on my Retina MacBook Pro, and the response rate on the keyboard is terrible. It's like typing on an LCII that is trying to run Mac OS X. As I type, the computer seems to be thinking ...
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How many external displays can I power with the 15" retina MacBook Pro?
I have three 24" (1920x1200) Dells that I would like to use on a single setup. With the 15" retina MacBook Pro having two Thunderbolt ports and one HDMI connector, would it be possible to connect them ...
