{"id":19941,"date":"2014-12-08T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=19941"},"modified":"2014-12-07T13:29:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T20:29:57","slug":"newsletter-issue-784-the-imac-5k-four-hours-to-instant-gratification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2014\/12\/newsletter-issue-784-the-imac-5k-four-hours-to-instant-gratification\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #784: The iMac 5K: Four Hours to Instant Gratification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let me put my cards on the table. With the first release of the MacBook Pro with Retina display, I was convinced it would be a terrific addition to Apple&#8217;s product portfolio if done right. The reviews and some hands-on exposure convinced me that Apple found a way to make me feel less sad about the decision to discontinue the 17-inch model. Surely the sharper display would compensate for having to examine content in a smaller space.<\/p>\n<p>After all, I was already convinced that a Retina display worked on an iPhone, so mirroring that concept on a note-book computer didn&#8217;t surprise me. However, it wasn&#8217;t easy to scale up the display, pack a graphics chip powerful enough to move all those pixels, and make it at least somewhat affordable. But prices have come down over time. Today&#8217;s 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display starts at $1,299. The low-end 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display \u2014 low being relative \u2014 starts at $1,999. The latter is outfitted with 16GB of RAM, though the SSD drive is only 256GB. You really need twice that.<\/p>\n<p>As high definition note-books go, those prices are actually quite competitive with PC hardware of similar specs, although Apple continues to possess the unfortunate reputation of charging an alleged &#8220;Apple Tax.&#8221; But when rumors arose of a Retina iMac in the works, I was skeptical. As a long-time user of a 27-inch iMac, I felt the display was quite sharp enough. But why did I always gravitate to my iPhone to read long passages of text?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2014\/12\/newsletter-issue-784\/#gratification\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me put my cards on the table. With the first release of the MacBook Pro with Retina display, I was convinced it would be a terrific addition to Apple&#8217;s product portfolio if done right. 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