Retina display, 15" vs 17" Mbps & archicad

[aahatimo]

The new MacBook pros have been announced and the latest and greatest version is the 15" retina displayed, flash memory beauty. http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/
There are no new 17" models even showing up on apple's site no idea if that means discontinued or what.
Any thoughts about how archicad will look on the new display?
Will graphisoft optimize ac for such a display in the future? I hope there is one of these babies heading to budapest soon!
I really need to replace my 4+ year old, overheating Mbp soon, just not sure if I should pull the trigger on the latest and greatest, but smaller 15" unit or buy a refurbished current version 17".

[Anonymous]

If it's goint to be your primary display I would recommend the 17". While the extra sharpness of the 15" would be nice it will still have less work space. If you'll be using it at a desk with a 27" display most of the time then the 15" would probably be fine.

[Eduardo Rolon]

FYI 17" has been discontinued.

[Erich]

aahatimo wrote:
Will graphisoft optimize ac for such a display...?

Yes, see here

[Erika Epstein]

ejrolon wrote:
FYI 17" has been discontinued.

DREADFUL news

next thing you know Graphisoft will be announcing smaller palettes....

[Anonymous]

No Erica
They'll be proudly announcing the ribbon…

😉

[aahatimo]

it is awesome graphisoft is already on task updating v16 for hi dpi / retina screens! not sure how the scaling works for now.
i have found no official notice that apple is permanently dropping the 17" mbp. there is a good possibility that there will be a refreshed one in the fall. there was speculation a few months back that there would be no more 17", guess we will see.
would it be possible to even use archicad running the full 2880x1800 rez on a 15" monitor. not sure i could even see the tools on toolbar! but everything would be crisp at 1680x1050 or 1920x1200.
i have not been running ac on my present 17" mbp at full 1920x1200 often because work environment is too small. my older 23" acd is typically at 1680x1050. guess i will try higher rez out for a while or break down and get some computer / reading glasses. could take the newest version 17", max out ram, pull out super drive and install a ssd and still have a great 17" mbp. just not 25% thinner, 20% lighter, 2x more rez and not as fast...
i do love the detail and crispness of my new ipad.

[Laszlo Nagy]

For people considering buying the new Retina Display Macbook Pro:

http://mashable.com/2012/06/13/new-macbook-pro-hard-to-repair/

From this article it seems to me that one should buy it with the highest specs he can afford because it may not be possible to upgrade RAM or the SSD for example.

[Erich]

I got to play with the new Retina mac a little today. While the sample I had did not have ArchiCad on it, no surprise, it did have Aperture with a reasonable sized library, which I can use to bring my current machine to a crawl. That program responded very very quickly and gives me hope for how it will work with ArchiCad. The display is extraordinarily sharp. The pictures I have seen so far do not do it justice.

If only there were a 17" version...


Does any one have a good, well functioning WE for a 15 inch screen?

[David Maudlin]

Erich wrote:
Does any one have a good, well functioning WE for a 15 inch screen?

Here is mine for AC 12 (as per your signature) on a 15" MacBook Pro. The Menus Scheme is based on older AC, but that can easily be replaced. This should give you a quick start.

David