For Those who Picked Up New 2011 Macbook... Gloss or Anti-Glare? Please note if you play games or watch high def movies! 
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For Those who Picked Up New 2011 Macbook... Gloss or Anti-Glare?
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Had a good look at both
Went for Anti Glare in Hi Res
The guy who served me was working part time but his main job was photography, he gave me a good demo on the difference in realism when you look at Hi Res photos.
Sold it to me to be honest and thats me upgrading from a Glossy
Went for Anti Glare in Hi Res
The guy who served me was working part time but his main job was photography, he gave me a good demo on the difference in realism when you look at Hi Res photos.
Sold it to me to be honest and thats me upgrading from a Glossy
So are you working in graphics yourself cambrai? Is realism/picture quality better on anti-glare?
Damn, I just ordered that exact configuration thinking the 2.3GHz was only a CTO option! I guess there's a chance I could've picked it up locally, oh well.
**UPDATE** - Just called my local Apple Store (Cincinnati, OH) and they don't have 15" anti-glare MBPs in stock. So anyone in the Cincy area, you'll have to order one online if you want anti-glare.
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Base 15" with Hi-Res Glossy.
I'm a developer. Anti-glare/matte doesn't help me see code better, and is more annoying to clean.
The cleaning thing is an issue. When you have people gather around you often enough, you're bound to end up with specks of spittle on the display. Or fingerprints. It's infinitely easier to clean my new 27" LED Cinema Display than it was to clean my 23" aluminum HD Cinema Display.
Besides, backlighting is so ridiculous nowadays glare is almost never an issue, even in situations where I can't control the lighting. The only time where it starts to become an issue is when I'm looking at something very dark, and have lights directly behind me. For me, this is about never. At home, it's never an issue because the environment is designed for the task (just as I don't have lights in front of my television, but to the side or above).
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Also bought 8GB of memory from Crucial and a 500GB Momentus XT. Adding in deferred software upgrades, pentalobe driver, and next-day shipping wherever possible I plunked down about $2600 today.
Work was surprised. I've been saddled with a memory-strapped brick, and I got approval to use a laptop of my own at work if I were to purchase it. They never expected me to actually buy one to just use at work. Heh heh -- I meant what I said. Sick of lugging around an 8 pound cracked, plastic beast.
I'm a developer. Anti-glare/matte doesn't help me see code better, and is more annoying to clean.
The cleaning thing is an issue. When you have people gather around you often enough, you're bound to end up with specks of spittle on the display. Or fingerprints. It's infinitely easier to clean my new 27" LED Cinema Display than it was to clean my 23" aluminum HD Cinema Display.
Besides, backlighting is so ridiculous nowadays glare is almost never an issue, even in situations where I can't control the lighting. The only time where it starts to become an issue is when I'm looking at something very dark, and have lights directly behind me. For me, this is about never. At home, it's never an issue because the environment is designed for the task (just as I don't have lights in front of my television, but to the side or above).
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Also bought 8GB of memory from Crucial and a 500GB Momentus XT. Adding in deferred software upgrades, pentalobe driver, and next-day shipping wherever possible I plunked down about $2600 today.
Work was surprised. I've been saddled with a memory-strapped brick, and I got approval to use a laptop of my own at work if I were to purchase it. They never expected me to actually buy one to just use at work. Heh heh -- I meant what I said. Sick of lugging around an 8 pound cracked, plastic beast.
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I went with hi-res glossy. My current MBP is glossy and I've never found reflections to be too bad.
Im torn between the two... I hope to check them out side by side at the 
store before i buy... Love the glossys tho...matte seems like they may look dull
store before i buy... Love the glossys tho...matte seems like they may look dull
Im torn between the two... I hope to check them out side by side at the
They don't look dull at all
I guess I meant in comparison to the glossy... Just checked out both side by side and glossy wins... The colours are that much more vibrant and the black border makes the laptop look that much more sexy
I have always had an glossy screen on my laptops and said I would never get one with a matte screen. I decided on getting the antiglare and so far I am impressed. I was comparing the screens at Apple and wasn't impressed by the glossy high res so I bought the antiglare screen mac. In the end, It's all a personal preference.