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Apple first came up with the term "Retina Display" for its iPhone 4 product. The company had doubled the screen resolution in both dimensions, going from 480x320 pixels to 960x640. The idea was to create a display that was so dense with pixels that the human eye would have a difficult, if not impossible, time resolving individual pixels at common working distances.
This concept went on to influence the iPhone 4S, then the iPad 3 (The New iPad), which offered users a resolution of 2048x1536 in a 9.7-inch screen. Now, the newest MacBook Pro brings us the previously mentioned 2880x1800 screen - doubling the previous generation's standard of 1440x900.
We'll talk more about the display in our full review, but at first impression with battery such as Apple M8244 Battery , Apple A1079 Battery , Apple A1078 Battery , Apple A1148 Battery , Apple M6091 Battery , Apple M8956 Battery , Apple A1008 Battery , Apple A1061 Battery , Apple A1060 Battery , Apple A1022 Battery , it's less noticeable than you might think. I suspect it will end up working a bit like the iPad 3 did - it wasn't an in your face thing at first, but when you switch back from an iPad 3 to an iPad 2 or 1 you realize just how great the new display is, and how pixelated and gross the others look.
Even if you're not a fan of the ridiculous resolution, it's hard to turn down an IPS notebook display with proper 178 degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles.
It's hard to deny that the new machine is attractive if you're a fan of the current minimalist Mac perspective.
Thinner than previous models by at least 25%, the new Retina MacBook Pro (rMBP) comes in at just 0.71 inches, or roughly 18mm for the rest of the world. For those of you playing along at home, that means that this thing technically classifies as an Intel Ultrabook - thin, flash memory, Intel CPU, etc.
The new computer weighs 4.4 pounds, or 2 kilos. It's a noticeable weight increase from even the 13-inch MacBook Air, which weighs a little under three, and almost double the weight of the 11-inch model. It's lighter than any other MacBook Pro, however, and considering the power and the display you get for that weight, it's not an unreasonable compromise.
Speaking of compromises, you'll notice that there's no optical drive. A lot of people have been complaining about that, but good riddance. Many people aren't using optical media these days, and if you really need to burn a DVD, pick up a cheap USB drive. Similarly, there is no FireWire or Ethernet on this laptop.