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Re:Ask HN: New Monitor: Ultrawide or 4K? by ryanmccullagh on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @11:59AM (#21454207)
I wasn't able to find the specs, but do you know if the MacBook Pro is a 4K monitor? Reason I ask is, I notice how amazing the text is on this laptop.
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Re:Ask HN: New Monitor: Ultrawide or 4K? by Matthias247 on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:24PM (#21454454)
You can find the resolution online. It depends on whether it's a 13" or 15" model. It is less than 4k, but has a higher DPI then 4k desktop screens. The only thing which gets as sharp are the 5k 27" screens - that's likely why Apple decided to make them.
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Re:Ask HN: New Monitor: Ultrawide or 4K? by pornel on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @03:41PM (#21456448)
It is. Apple calls it "Retina".

Whether a monitor looks really crisp depends on a combination of number of pixels, screen size and viewing distance. For 4K monitors the typical size is 27" to get the "retina" quality at normal desk viewing distance.

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Re:Ask HN: New Monitor: Ultrawide or 4K? by perilunar on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @12:00AM (#21459837)
Not quite. More like 3K.

The 15.4" MacBook Pros are 2880×1800, and the 13.3" are 2560×1600 px.

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