Macbook Air resolution question - text not crisp

I have the 13" Macbook Air (mid-2011 model). I found the text to generally be too small on the default resolution so I changed it from 1440x900 to 1280x800. Everything is bigger but the text actually looks slightly blurry and not nearly as crisp or sharp as before. Is this expected? How can i make everything bigger without losing the crispness??

Yes indeed, I myself do not have one, but I got one for my wife, and she loves it. Last month I swapped out her hard drive for SSD and it is so much faster. What she loves is the ability to run Windows and Mac OS at the same time. She runs XP for her Lotus Notes for work, since she has so many programs that are windows only. But being able to run both at the same time and secondly, that the laptop is SO LIGHT, with incredible long battery life, gives her the ability to bringing it to work and go to meetings without dragging her down for weight. Nearly all the doctors at UC Davis Medical have MacBook Airs and iPads. They all are loving it.
Next time you see somoene with a MacBook Air, just ask them, how do you like it.
And the answer will always be the same. They love it.
Don't take my word for it, ask the person. There are plenty of MacBook Airs to ask the person.
Yes there is now compition and claiming that they are like a MacBook Air. The only problem is that they can only run Windows OS.
That is where the Mac shines, it runs both. And just as fast

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