Finally. I'm sick and tired of the glare! What were they thinking????
I am glad to see that matte is coming back.
I am glad to see that matte is coming back.
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Apple Again Offers Matte Display Option on 15" MacBook Pro
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The $50 fee is Apples little stab back at those who demanded the matte. Apple obviously feel the glossy finish is aesthetically better looking (as do I) but not as functional as the matte. So the compromise is, we'll give them the matte but there gonna pay for it.
As is so often the case in technology, everything has way too many names.
FireWire = i.Link = IEEE1394
FireWire 400 = IEEE1394a = 6 pins = Alpha connector
(except for Sony's stupid i.Link version, which has 4 pins)
FireWire 800 = IEEE1394b = 9 pins = Beta connector
Beta bilingual mode = it's speaking both FW400 and FW800 languages over the FW800 connector
I find myself calling firewire IEEE1394 without knowing it. Sigh :[
Not that it's wrong, it's just overly technical.
Not that it's wrong, it's just overly technical.
Again, most said on here fail to realize that the pro and semi pro market use these fir example uad sound processing and allows to buy a $299 express scard that takes a load off the cou while offering reverb and plug uns like fatso, a $1500 plug in version for $300. This is why they are still on 17". I made tha same argument about FireWire. Many said not needed, wrong, Apple saw they were wrong and re-released all pros with FireWire. I also think you can thank msft for pushing apples hand. By tools I am those that weere really clueless about apples business model and the need to gouge higher profits. It's still done by forcing a mac pro when a user really needs just a mid range iMac, i7 headless or iMac with express slots and upgradable gpu.
the irony is that gaming and semi pro audio video is larger than consumers. And their iPhones. Apple needs to wake up. Seriously. The 15 should also have the express slot esata cards, dsp cards, huge deal for pron and semi pro, in fact unless you do a hackntosh, a MacBook pro with express card is the second best option and saying it's not used is false. Even gpu can be offloaded ongood express cards. Again just gaming along far out weighs music consumers.
A hac i7 machine can be made for ~$500 and they are so sophisticated that these days, you can download apple updates with no worries and it's on par with a machine costing 5 times the amount plus you can upgrade CPU and motherboard as well as gpu.
No it's not. It's just common sense to call things with names people can understand.
- Want any natrium-chloride to go with your fries?
- What?
- Do you want salt?
Makes life easier
Sodium-chloride.
Next you'll be telling us you want an aluminium MacBook Air with the fries.
Sodium-chloride.
It is Natrium in Europe
Comes from german language, I think, due to it being "invented" there. Let's pay homage for that Okay, it's clearly past 2200 because these off-topics feel soooo interesting ;D
No, they are not "cheaper" in the sense that you seem to mean (as if glossy was worse than matte screens); it's just that they do NOT receive the additional anti-glare treatment, that's all.
Thank you, Steve, for listening to us
Thank you for the matte screen option. Thank you for listening and giving professional content developers what we need.
I just hope the matte screen 15" MacBook Pro is available through the Apple stores and resellers when Snow Leopard is released.
Thank you for the matte screen option. Thank you for listening and giving professional content developers what we need.
I just hope the matte screen 15" MacBook Pro is available through the Apple stores and resellers when Snow Leopard is released.
No, they don't; but they do receive additional glossy treatment instead. All LCD panels are covered with something protective, either matte/glossy treatment or glass surface. There is no such thing as a non-treated LCD panel sold to end-user.
It is Natrium in Europe
Okay, it's clearly past 2200 because these off-topics feel soooo interesting ;D
It's Sodium in the UK... and last time I checked, we're in Europe
Also, Natrium is Latin
It is Natrium in Europe
I know. I'm a European living in America.
(Natrium is actually Latin, with Arab origins!)
And you continue to take my "MS IS DEAD" comments so seriously...MS as we know it will soon be dead, worry not...but you should take a chill pill instead of presuming that I REALLY mean it every time I use such line in here...it's just my caricatural trademark to remind MS-fanboys that this is a MAC rumors site.
Having said that, you are, as usual, unable to counter the data that show Apple as the highest-rated company in terms of build quality, return rates and satisfaction...therefore, you have little to NO right to whine when they, in all market humility, are sensible enough to appreciate customer feedback and put back a feature excluded in past models.
It is Natrium in Europe
Okay, it's clearly past 2200 because these off-topics feel soooo interesting ;D
Wrong again; germans just followed the cradle of civilization and used Natrium, a Latin word.
Not in Apple's case: the anti-glare IS an add-on to the glossy screen.
You mean Michael Spindler as Apple's CEO?
If they offered one with fries for mcdonalds prices, I don't think I could resist an aluminium MBA o:
I agree but I'm in a horrible mood today so please excuse my abnormal level of crankiness
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Now all they need to do is offer it in the 24" displays and it will save me from buying another brand monitor. They got to do it soon, my Mac Pro is whining
Owe, they mist make the cords longer too, or at least replaceable.
Owe, they mist make the cords longer too, or at least replaceable.
Ditto on the thank you (and putting my credit card where my mouth is). I called the stores - no plans to carry them locally right now. Likely will remain a BTO option.
