Delphi XE3 inside a Windows 7 VMware Fusion VM at 2560×1600 on a 15 inch Retina MacBook Pro at 2880×1800

I was amazed that this is still usable:

• Delphi XE3 inside a
• Windows 7 VMware Fusion 4 VM at 2560×1600 on a
• 15 inch Retina MacBook Pro at 2880×1800

You can even run VMware Fusion 4 full screen at 2880×1800, but I prefer to have the Mac Desktop and Dock to be visible. I didn’t have any of the VMware Fusion 4 issues mentioned here.

So the only thing you need VMware Fusion 5 for is Windows 8 support.

You need SwitchResX to get the Retina MacBook to use 2880×1800 at all (otherwise you get 1920×1200 at 1.5 scale factor, which is also a 16:10 display ratio).

It really runs 5+ hours on one battery charge, which is much longer than my ThinkPad W701.

All in all, I’m very happy with this setup.

–jeroen

PS:

• List of display resolutions.
• Less integrated, but free resolution changer: Resolution changing app : Wineskin News.
  Resolution change options listed in How to Run Retina Display MacBook Pro at More Resolutions @ EveryMac.com:
  - RetinaDisplayMenu.
  - QuickRes App by Inertiactive.
  - SwitchResX.
• It should be possible to run 3 external screens in addition to the built-in one: MacBook Pro with Retina Display: Putting the video to the test | Macworld.

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