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13 inch MBPro with Virtual Dj8

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  • May 10, 2015 at 8:52 am #2191751
    DJ Vintage
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    Hi Bret,

    If you want smaller (from 15″) then 13″ is pretty much the next step. And I’d support a move to a MacBook Pro. You might want to consider Retina though. For me personally (but I am older and already need glasses to see anything to begin with) a 15″ is the right size (because 17″ would be too big) and I could not hack it with a 13″.

    May 10, 2015 at 2:11 pm #2191841
    bob6397
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    You should be fine (as long as your eyes work as Vintage says) and you do have the text-size adjusters bottom left if you do find that you can’t see anything.

    I personally use a 15″ Windows laptop but I have used a friend’s MBP 13″ Non-retina before and it is absolutely fine (i didn’t use VDJ on it though – just garageband and openoffice – but you should be fine. Indeed, Terry_42 (Him and Vintage are the Mods on here) uses a 13″ Macbook Air with a res not much higher than a 2012 macbook pro. You’ll be fine with it. Unless you’re blind..

    🙂

    bob6397

    May 11, 2015 at 12:18 pm #2192121
    Bret Vesely
    Participant

    Thanks guys for the response’s, I really appreciate it…..

    DJ Vintage….. Does the Retina make that much of a difference in your opinion?

    Bob…. Not blind yet, but getting older…HAHA!

    Thanks again guy’s!

    May 11, 2015 at 5:45 pm #2192281
    DJ Tucker
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    Exactly my setup. I switched from a i5 Windows 7 machine to a 2012 MBP a few months ago and I can’t believe how amazing the difference is. I was a loooooong time Windows supporter and Mac hater and I was very wrong. I use VDJ8 also.

    May 11, 2015 at 8:46 pm #2192331
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    I think the “crispness” of the retina screen makes it feasible to use the higher resolution, meaning you can get the same information on a 13″ screen as you can on a 15″. Best would be to look at both while your favorite DJ software is running if you can make that happen.

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