1600x900 is way too high for a 13" ...+IPS screen 1600x900 + discrete GPU + i5 + SSD & HDD
==> PERFECT 13" LAPTOP
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Dear Apple: waiting for uMBP 13" with matte screen
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The vaio Z has its bottom line in this resolution and the high end model get a 1080p screen.
The vaio Z has its bottom line in this resolution and the high end model get a 1080p screen.
So what ? In my opinion it is too high ...
This article shows it off quite well. (near the bottom) It's not that colour reproduction is necessarily any better or worse, but glare/reflections are a nightmare with the glass Apple puts over the screen. Glossy LCD panels themselves (other 13" MacBooks) also suffer from reflections but are nowhere near as bad as glass.
TechRestore offer a service to remove the glass from a 13" MacBook Pro for $200, but I think the panel they replace it with is still glossy rather than matte.
I'm really hoping that Apple do something about the quality of the 13" screens they use though. The viewing angles are terrible, and they are so low resolution. I can buy a netbook for 1/3 the price of a MacBook Pro that has a 13" 1366x768 screen and the MacBook Pro is only 1280x800. (114 PPI)
Sony's Vaio Z has a 13" 1600x900 screen as standard (140 PPI) and 1920x1080 as an upgrade. (170 PPI) To put that in perspective, the iPhone screen is 165 PPI, and the iPad is 132 PPI. I don't hear many people complaining about not being able to read text on those screens.
As far as I am concerned, I want as much resolution as possible - any modern web browser will let you scale up the page size if you have difficulty reading it, but a 1920x1080 screen gives you significantly more workspace for things like video/photo editing and images, video and text will look significantly better on it. I'm typing on a 13" MacBook right now, sitting at an awkward angle because of reflections from the windows in here and text looks awful on it because the screen is so low resolution.
There's no reason Apple couldn't offer matte/glossy and high/low resolution screen options - I would happily pay a premium for a matte 1920x1080 screen (or even glossy without the glass on top) and I'm sure there are many others that would do the same.
I love the 13" form-factor, but the resolution is so low that it's of no use to me. The 15" is hardly any better, with most other 15" laptops offering 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 options compared to Apple's 1440x900.
Sony's top-spec Vaio Z is more or less what I'm looking for with it being 13" 1920x1080 and having Core i7 as an option, the only problem is that it isn't a Mac so I can't use OSX and you don't have Apple's great hardware design.
Once they update the specs I'm sure the 13" MBP would be powerful enough for my needs, but it's a non-starter if I have to hook it up to an external monitor to get anything done.
disappointed
Another refresh and no 13" anti-glare option for the MBP. Really disappointing. I don't understand what the big deal is when most customers would be willing to PAY EXTRA for the anti-glare option. Why would it be not in both our best interest to offer it?
Another refresh and no 13" anti-glare option for the MBP. Really disappointing. I don't understand what the big deal is when most customers would be willing to PAY EXTRA for the anti-glare option. Why would it be not in both our best interest to offer it?
I'm also extremely disappointed. A matte 13inch MBP would be my ideal computer. I'm a little sad that there is no iX processor in this update but I'm sure the specs that the update brought would serve me just fine.
I'm starting to think they'll never add the option unless enough people complain.
On a side note, what do people think is the best way to send feedback to apple and actually get it noticed. I've already sent feedback (again) about the lack of matte option for the 13inch through the apple website. Has anyone ever tried emailing steve jobs about this issue (like with the recent question about no iX processors in the 13inch update)? A little extreme perhaps but this is a usability issue that I really wish Apple wouldn't ignore just because they want everyone to buy the most expensive computer.
I'm starting to think they'll never add the option unless enough people complain.
On a side note, what do people think is the best way to send feedback to apple and actually get it noticed. I've already sent feedback (again) about the lack of matte option for the 13inch through the apple website. Has anyone ever tried emailing steve jobs about this issue (like with the recent question about no iX processors in the 13inch update)? A little extreme perhaps but this is a usability issue that I really wish Apple wouldn't ignore just because they want everyone to buy the most expensive computer.
saturn1217, I emailed him yesterday, and at least once before on the issue. I think its worth putting as much pressure on him as possible on multiple fronts. Also, sign the petition http://macmatte.wordpress.com/ that pushes for a matte / anti-glare option across the mac line as a matter of consumer health.