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I agree that macOS does the better job on high DPI "retina" screens. On low DPI screens I also prefer how certain fonts render in Windows, specifically, only with fonts that have excellent hinting. Verdana and Georgia look great in low resolution on Windows, but non-standard fonts tend to look like garbage.

Putting this in table form:

           | System fonts | Other fonts  |
           |--------------|--------------|
   low DPI | Windows      | macOS        |
  high DPI | macOS        | macOS        |


interesting point, initially I did not consider the fact that some fonts might render better than others.

Also, I'm a big fan of the Whirlpool forums ;-)

(I've noticed "dotau" in your username so I had a look at your profile).




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