Deploying to the sandbox soon... Need help...

It's pretty reflective. You'll be able to see your face on a darker background. It's much more bearable when the page background is white. But, see, I noticed it when I turned on the MBP, but I hadn't noticed my reflection until you asked. I really like glossy screens, and didn't want a silver bezel, so I'm a little biased.

 

If there are any light sources behind you, it will reflect them like a mirror. Ditto for reflections of your face if there are light sources in front of you. If you're truly in a dark room, though, you won't have to worry about reflections, and if the light sources are dim enough you can pump up the brightness to drown them out (although I find that making the screen too bright indoors can be headache-inducing).

Yes, and just once.

 

My wife was deployed to Iraq and I got her a MB right before she left. She never complained about the glossy screen, but that computer looked like utter crap when she came home. Sand everwhere! She worked in a field hospital, so the sun wasn't a problem.

I prefer glossy over matte as long as I am not outside.

 

Only in a slightly similar situation to yours--I'm going on R&R soon, and I'm hoping that the 13" MBP I ordered will get delivered in time for me to pick it up when I'm back in the States. Since it's a 13", I don't have the option of going for anti-glare instead of glossy, but portability and battery life were the biggest factors for me, so that's the route I'm going. Also, I barely ever do photo editing. I'll be using my MBP for writing, Skyping, web-surfing and productivity (can't wait to start using OmniFocus for Mac again).

The laptop I'm using right now is an HP Pavilion dv2000 with a glossy screen. In my quarters, it doesn't give me any problems at all. Then again, I've got a trash bag over the window to keep the light out, the screen is angled away from the artificial light in the room. I remember using this near a window back in the States, though, and it was really hard to see the screen. I don't think it was so much the glare I had a problem with as it was the sunlight drowning out the light from the LCD screen. I'm sure the glare didn't help matters, though.

Back home, we've got a 24" iMac on a desk perpendicular to a window. It's a great system, but it's very hard to see with the blinds open during the day. At night, however, it's perfect.

Not sure if that helped at all, but that's my two cents. I'd venture to guess that if you already like Macs, you'll probably be happy with either.

Good luck with your choice, and stay safe.

 

If every MacBook Pro screen option was the same price, which screen would you get?

Once you know that, you'll know which one to buy.

Mark

 

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oh whimsical mark booth.

it doesn't sound like the 50 dollar difference is a concern of his,
or at least not really a factor in his decision.