Should I get the high resolution display?

I'm getting a new MacBook Pro and I don't know if I should get the high resolution screen. Is it really worth it? Does it make the display really better? I've heard some people actually prefer the regular display to the high resolution one. Should I go ahead and get it or not?

As the other response says, you should really go to a store and see for yourself. I first moved from a 13" 1024x768 laptop to a 15" 1400x1050 screen years ago sight unseen, and I was quite happy with it. A few years after that, I went to a ThinkPad running 1600x1200 and was still quite happy. Now, I have a 17" MacBook Pro running 1920x1200 and I love it. It is my desktop replacement system (even though I moved to dedicated notebooks over 15 years ago). I have no trouble reading my screen and love how much I can fit on the screen at one time. I have talked to many others who would rather (and some do) run their 22" external LCD monitors at 1440x900 rather than their rated 1680x1050. It is all up to you and how well you can read the screen.

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