As you'd expect, developers have wasted no time in tearing apart the
Mac OS X Lion preview, and in so doing they've allegedly discovered some intriguing things -- namely, support for the
SSD-wiping TRIM command, and a series of high-DPI display modes which would allow for icons and UI elements with twice the graphical detail -- which could mean a PC-sized
Retina Display. The former doesn't sound like the most exciting upgrade, but it's truly a boon for Mac users with solid state storage, as TRIM can greatly improve write speeds in compatible drives. As far as the improved pixel density rumors are concerned, it's not clear whether Apple's actually looking at doubling display resolutions in new computers (
9to5Mac imagines a 15-inch MacBook Pro with a 2880 x 1800 screen) or whether Apple's simply moving to maintain icons that are precisely the same physical size across all its displays -- which would make fantastic sense for a touchscreen UI, by the way.
I have both, Lion and an SSD- no Trim:
ReplyDeleteC300-CTFDDAC256MAG:
Capacity: 256.06 GB (256,060,514,304 bytes)
Model: C300-CTFDDAC256MAG
Revision: 2
Serial Number: 0000000010160000E484
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
nothing windows 7 hasn't had for ages.
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