I don’t get this. Text and widgets on the screen render at the same size as on other Apple laptops, nothing is shrunk. When adjusted for viewing distance, everything displays basically the same as on a monster 27" iMac. Are you using System Prefs to render the content smaller? Why not reverse that?
I get what you are saying, but it is not the content I have a problem with it's the position my body is in to look at the smaller screen. Because it is so thin and the screen only comes up probably 10 - 12 inches from any surface you are working on you have to tilt your head way more than if you working on a 15 - 17 incher.
Laptop screens are so tiny, and they've got so little on them, I find myself instinctively moving my face closer, presumably in the subconscious hope I'll be able to see more, like I might with a porthole or a small window ;)
Increasing the resolution actually helped with this a little bit, I found. The non-integer scaling is pretty unnoticeable, thanks to the ridiculous panel resolution, so you can select the fake 1680x1050 without fear of everything turning into a blotchy funny-pixelled mess.
Though the ergonomics overall still aren't all that great, because you need to be pretty close to the screen if you want to actually use the keyboard...
If the laptop sits on a standard table where it will be comfortable to type on, then the top of the screen is 12 inches from the top of the table, which is much lower than the typical laptop. You're then faced with laying the screen flat and looking down at it, or hunching to lower the height of your head.
The comment is nothing to do with scaling and all to do with viewing angle. Ideally the monitor should be placed with its center at the same height as your head. This is impossible on laptops and worst on the smallest.
The jump between 12 and 13 inches is not really that big however 12 to 15 is. I think apple was more targeting the spot right between the 11 and 13inch that used to be occupied by the 12in powerbook which had a semi-cult following and was widely regarded as one of the best laptops Apple made.
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I don’t get this. Text and widgets on the screen render at the same size as on other Apple laptops, nothing is shrunk. When adjusted for viewing distance, everything displays basically the same as on a monster 27" iMac. Are you using System Prefs to render the content smaller? Why not reverse that?
I get what you are saying, but it is not the content I have a problem with it's the position my body is in to look at the smaller screen. Because it is so thin and the screen only comes up probably 10 - 12 inches from any surface you are working on you have to tilt your head way more than if you working on a 15 - 17 incher.
Laptop screens are so tiny, and they've got so little on them, I find myself instinctively moving my face closer, presumably in the subconscious hope I'll be able to see more, like I might with a porthole or a small window ;)
Increasing the resolution actually helped with this a little bit, I found. The non-integer scaling is pretty unnoticeable, thanks to the ridiculous panel resolution, so you can select the fake 1680x1050 without fear of everything turning into a blotchy funny-pixelled mess.
Though the ergonomics overall still aren't all that great, because you need to be pretty close to the screen if you want to actually use the keyboard...
If the laptop sits on a standard table where it will be comfortable to type on, then the top of the screen is 12 inches from the top of the table, which is much lower than the typical laptop. You're then faced with laying the screen flat and looking down at it, or hunching to lower the height of your head.
The comment is nothing to do with scaling and all to do with viewing angle. Ideally the monitor should be placed with its center at the same height as your head. This is impossible on laptops and worst on the smallest.
I think he is comparing it vs 13 and 15 inch Apple laptops.
The jump between 12 and 13 inches is not really that big however 12 to 15 is. I think apple was more targeting the spot right between the 11 and 13inch that used to be occupied by the 12in powerbook which had a semi-cult following and was widely regarded as one of the best laptops Apple made.