That sounds sweet. But it definitely is an expensive rig Does Java apps ( IntelliJ, Netbeans) font render fine on retina? I had tried eclipse at apple store and it looked pretty crappy. Then there was some hi DPI config entry that one had to make it look perfect.
I am planning to get macbook air: 1) portable 2) core i7 + 8GB memory option 3) appropriate screen resolution for coding. On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 16:34:46 UTC-4, phil swenson wrote: > > I have a MBP 15" Retina. So effective 1440x900 desktop (but 2880x1800 > in reality). I took intellij's font size down a bit and love it. > Perfectly clear, incredibly readable text. Hooking my mac up to my > 27" external display (2550x1450) now makes everything look kind of > lousy in comparison. > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Fabrizio Giudici > <fabrizio...@tidalwave.it <javascript:>> wrote: > > On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:11:05 +0200, phil swenson > > <phil.s...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > > > wrote: > > > >> you going to use it with OS X or Linux? > >> > >> OS X it will have a desktop layout like 1280x800, but with super sharp > >> text (you can reduce your IDE font to be very small and it will still > >> be legible) > > > > > > It's what I was thinking of. > > > > > >> > >> If you are running linux, is will present as 2560x1600. > > > > > > Mostly OS X, with other o.s. mostly by virtualization, and seldom by > native > > boot. > > > > > > -- > > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s. > > "We make Java work. Everywhere." > > http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/blog - fabrizio...@tidalwave.it<javascript:> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/HRIRw_6Qm_8J. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
