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    Screen Resolution MBPr

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by princealyy, Dec 23, 2013.

  1. princealyy

    princealyy Notebook Evangelist

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    I am going to make the switch back to Apple, I am frustrated with Lenovo so I am going to switch back to apple

    Here is the question, with the retina resolution if I use Windows on my MBPr what will be the resolution of the unit in Windows mode?? I am not sure considering their claim of 2560 x 1600 what would be the native resolution in Windows mode.

    I plan on using the Windows portion for intensive work jobs, and stick to Mac on a regular basis.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    princealyy, Dec 23, 2013
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can set it to whatever you want. Windows 8.1 supports HiDPI so the display can scale as it does in OS X. If you use Windows 7 or 8, you would need to set the resolution to 2560x1600 and run scaling at 199%, which is as close to "Retina" as you would get for those operating systems.
     
    saturnotaku, Dec 24, 2013
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  3. princealyy

    princealyy Notebook Evangelist

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    Thats what I was scared of... I have to use Windows 7 ... But i guess i will need to get used to it... I will report back with how it goes (in case someone later has the same concern)

    Thanks for the response.
     
    princealyy, Dec 25, 2013
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