Apple again offers matte screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by peter123 » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 4:43 PM UTC

Apple again offers matte screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pro
appleinsider.com

Re: Apple again offers matte screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pro

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Post by mcantor » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:15 PM UTC

I don't like how the two laptops they're using as examples in the photo at the bottom have different desktop backgrounds and screen contents. They could have at least cleared the desktop and used the same wallpaper.

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Post by cookiecaper » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:19 PM UTC

In what situation would someone prefer glossy? I don't get that. Glossy is obviously much worse. Can someone explain this to me?

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Post by martythemaniak » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:20 PM UTC

Cool. Even the handsome narcissists like me get tired of looking at themselves all day long.

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Post by dlevine » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:21 PM UTC

It's interesting how responsive Apple is to customer feedback. A lot of times, customers complain about Apple's new product leaving out some feature, and then the next revision magically incorporates that feature (a good example would be Firewire on the 13-inch macbooks).

They aren't at all vocal about this, so people see Apple as being super closed, but I think that they do care a lot about what customers think. They design products that people want for a reason. Sure it involves thinking outside the box and offering products that people never imagined asking for. But it also requires listening to customers' opinions and integrating that into future product revisions.

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Post by DannoHung » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:26 PM UTC

cookiecaper wrote: post #3

In what situation would someone prefer glossy? I don't get that. Glossy is obviously much worse. Can someone explain this to me?

They look nice inside when there's no crap on them?

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Post by stepherm » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:27 PM UTC

cookiecaper wrote: post #3

In what situation would someone prefer glossy? I don't get that. Glossy is obviously much worse. Can someone explain this to me?

It tends to make the screen look brighter and more vibrant. Most consumers seem to think that means it's a "better" screen.

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Post by gommm » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:29 PM UTC

and I just bought a macbook pro 1 week ago :-( ... hopefully I can return it...

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Post by yalestar » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:32 PM UTC

Amen to this. I've never understood the appeal of glossy displays. To me they're almost unusuable except under the most ideal lighting conditions.

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Post by raquo » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:32 PM UTC

So now they acknowledge that glossy screen is even $50 _inferior_ to matte.