I noticed this article on apple hot news. It might be of interest to those thinking about matte vs glossy.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-10041-10146&sr=hotnews
According to the author, the only difference between a glossy or matte screen on the 17" models is the glass layer on the glossy - they both are the same LCD panel (pg 2).
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-10041-10146&sr=hotnews
According to the author, the only difference between a glossy or matte screen on the 17" models is the glass layer on the glossy - they both are the same LCD panel (pg 2).