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I wouldn't consider purchasing a laptop with a non "retina" screen in 2016.

Back a few years ago when I bought a 15' retina pro the leap in usability was tremendous. Other laptops' screens and displays looked terribly outdated in comparison.

Give me a slower processor, even a smaller hd - but I need the super-high-res screen.

Meh, that's just relative. My eyesight is poor enough for me to be unable to tell the difference. There's lot of us out there.

I, personally, have NO benefit in paying for such a high-res screen, because I literally cannot see the difference.

I presume you're farsighted?

Honestly, why? What's the difference? Are you a graphic designer?

ED: Note to joshkpeterson--you are apparently hellbanned.

They look amazing. Everything else looks shabby when you switch.

There is actually one really useful factor, which is being able to view phone displays at 100% resolution without scrolling.

Looks far nicer, and drastically less eye strain looking at text all day.

Text (and general glyph) rendering is way sharper. Causes less eyestrain.

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