Compared to the 1, 280 x 800 resolution of the non-Retina 13-inch MBP, the new display is particularly stunning.
ENGADGET: Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro hands-on! Hands-on
Still, the Series 9's SuperBright Plus screen can't compete with the MBP's tightly woven pixels and wide, wide viewing angles.
ENGADGET: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display review (mid 2012)
Even so, if the Retina display MBP is aimed at people who demand the very best, it sweeps at least two key categories: specs and display quality.
ENGADGET: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display review (mid 2012)
Viewing angles were very similar on both machines, but as you'll notice, at half brightness it's the LED backlit MBP that's dimmer, and the CCFL display that's actually brighter.
ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on
Standing in front of the white-LED backlight on the new MBP, it's immediately apparent how crisp the whites are -- it's very noticeable after staring into CCFL LCDs all day long.
ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on
The 15-inch Series 9 is far skinnier and lighter than the MacBook Pro, then, but it matches the MBP in build quality, thanks to a rock-solid unibody aluminum chassis and some funky aquamarine keyboard backlights.
ENGADGET: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display review (mid 2012)
Yes, we're aware CCFL displays eventually wear down and lose their brightness, but either there really is a huge difference in CCFL and LED, or the 8-month old MBP we tested against in the photos had really worn down.
ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on
Yep, Macworld could only get a 10 percent bump on the new 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MBP (just like those Core 2 Duo iMacs) when compared to the original 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo MBP running the Speedmark benchmark.
ENGADGET: New Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros only see 10 percent speed bump
Unveiled today in San Jose alongside the iPad mini, the intensely dense 13-inch MBP is true to the rumors -- there's a 2, 560 x 1, 600 panel, a pair of Thunderbolt ports, a full-size HDMI socket and a MagSafe 2 power connector.
ENGADGET: Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro hands-on! Hands-on
The top of the line 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MBP with 2GB of RAM, as expected, was the leader of the pack, coming in with a Speedmark score of 226 ("19 percent faster than the older model"), and bested its companions in every category ranging from running Unreal Tournament 2004 to video Cinema 4D rendering.
ENGADGET: New Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros only see 10 percent speed bump
Seeing as Apple is basically the only big company that hasn't announced a Santa Rosa laptop, an announcement at WWDC wouldn't exactly shock us, but Munster decided to get a little wackier with his predictions, saying that by his calculations, Apple releases new pro lappies every 182 days, and that the current MBP has been on the market for 209 days.
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