The only retina display Macs(s aapl) you can get these days are MacBook Pro laptops. That’s because they’re the only Apple devices that support both high-resolution displays and the software scaling needed to keep text and icons both big and clear. It looks like that’s about to change thanks to OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 and 4k monitors.
9to5 Mac notes that the 10.9.3 beta includes support for retina display scaling on 4k monitors — those with resolutions from 3840 x 2160 or higher. Anyone using the beta software will see the new scaled option in the OS X display settings, which will effectively double the pixels for on-screen elements. Without scaling enabled, OS X uses a 1 to 1 method to display everything, meaning icons, text and controls are all very small on a high-resolution display.
Apple doesn’t yet have a 4k monitor of its own to sell, but does offer a…
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