A very cool feature - only available on the antiglare bezel!

[diablo2112]

In the recent glossy vs. AG discussions, I've not seen anyone else point out one of the coolest features of the silver anti-glare bezel: the laser drilled microholes for the camera light! IMHO, this is too-cool. A now-you-see-it, now-you-don't light which literally appears to come from solid aluminum.

Incidently, it's my opinion that the manufacture of this bezel - including the laser-drilling of these holes - explains a portion of the added $50 cost for the AG. It's a very-cool piece of manufacturing. This is similar to the power/sleep light on the main unibody, but if you look closely at the power light, you can see the holes when unlit. The camera light is absolutely invisible when off. Impress your friends

Here's a few pics:

 

[miles01110]

This has been around for a couple of years, you know...

 

[diablo2112]

This has been around for a couple of years, you know...

Yes. And it's not been mentioned once in any of the hundreds of threads on glossy vs. AG here since the release of the new MBPs. A few good pics won't hurt a thing. The new folks might learn something, too.

 

[vant]

What ever tickles your fancy.

It's not mentioned because it really isn't a feature. It lights up green just like the glossy.

 

[SPNarwhal]

i didn't know about it.
prettttty cool.
it lights up green "just like the glossy"
but it's easier to shine a light through glass than it is through a piece of aluminum.

 

[vant]

i didn't know about it.
prettttty cool.
it lights up green "just like the glossy"
but it's easier to shine a light through glass than it is through a piece of aluminum.

Just like the sleep indicator...

 

[diablo2112]

This must be the "transparent aluminum" that Scotty offered to 20th Century Earth in Star Trek IV.

 

[SPNarwhal]

Just like the sleep indicator...

right, just like the sleep indicator.
except green.!

what is your point?

 

[duky]

I'm not sure I'm understanding. Aside from the fact that it's been on the aluminum laptops for a while in the case of the sleep indicator why is this an advantage over the glossy version? Because you can show it off? I can't see the iSight light on my glossy iMac either when it is off

 

[diablo2112]

I never said it was an "advantage" over the glass/glossy display. I said it was a feature. And it is. It's among the most-commented upon elements among my non-Mac friends when I point out that the light appears to come from solid aluminum. Perhaps its an engineer thing....

 

[SonicBoom1981]

Not being the reason why I love my matte display more than the glossy i was using, the green light from nowhere is pretty cool.

 

[tflournoy95]

I never said it was an "advantage" over the glass/glossy display. I said it was a feature. And it is. It's among the most-commented upon elements among my non-Mac friends when I point out that the light appears to come from solid aluminum. Perhaps its an engineer thing....

i dont know about it being an engineer thing cuz im a freshmen in high school and i think its pretty sick.

 

[elpmas]

i give this a +1. little feature matters to some =)
if you don't like it....then whatever fancys your behind will do ^+^

 

[Dooger]

It's only May and already this is my thread of the year.

 

[EstrlM3]

poor diablo, lmao everyone is in a crappy mood today it seems

 

[waynema]

must be the rain.

 

[GGJstudios]

This must be the "transparent aluminum" that Scotty offered to 20th Century Earth in Star Trek IV.

"Hello, computer!" "Keyboard? How quaint!"

 

[ReallyBigFeet]

Cool, kinda like when you were a kid and used a rusty nail to poke a bunch of holes in a lid of a shoebox to let the frog breathe, but with a wee bit more precision.

 

[diablo2112]

I would add - in contrast to the power light - that the circular green light appears like a single LED when lit, covering a good 3mm+ in diameter. A very cool effect.

 

[miles01110]

And it's not been mentioned once in any of the hundreds of threads on glossy vs. AG here since the release of the new MBPs.

Possibly because this has nothing to do with the screen. Laser-drilled holes that light up when the iSight is on doesn't "shine any light" on the glossy vs. matte debate.

 

[diablo2112]

Possibly because this has nothing to do with the screen. Laser-drilled holes that light up when the iSight is on doesn't "shine any light" on the glossy vs. matte debate.

Easily the #1 mentioned element of the glossy display in these threads is the aesthetics of the black glass overlay and the black bezel this creates. This doesn't have much to do with the screen, either but that hasn't stopped an endless discussion of how "cool" it looks....

 

[Capt Underpants]

Ignore the Debby downers. They've nothing better to do.

Thank you for posting this. I learned something.

 

[mikes70mustang]

I have this on my glossy 08 mbp, bfd

 

[jayhawk11]

I've got this on my glossy non-unibody 2007 MacBook Pro. Never really noticed it. Are you sure that it doesn't look the same on the glossy unibody models? It could just be the glass front diffusing the light enough to make it look like a single LED.

 

[tekchic]

The way the LED lights shine through the aluminum makes it pretty slick. You don't see those little touches of style and quality on your average HP Envy. I love how even the indicator light on the magsafe power adapter shines through the aluminum -- but if you run your finger over it, it's completely smooth because it's drilled from the other side.

Nice touch on the AG model, I agree!