Compared to the White MacBook which has an downright awful screen, the aluminum macbook isn't that bad. However, it should be been bought up to par to the MacBook Air in terms of screen quality
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Is the Aluminum MacBook LED screen really that bad?
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I have the Macbook and the screen isn't that bad at all. Yeah, I made a few visits to the Apple Store and bemoaned the vertical viewing angle and glare in the lit show room but these things have not been significant problems at all for me in real world usage. Once or twice I've switched seats in a cafe to avoid window glare, that's it.
I also saw those photos online where the Macbook screen looked horrible in comparison with the MBP. Tried as I have, I have not been able to reproduce that kind of difference in the store unless you're viewing the screens from quite off of centre.
To my knowledge Apple is using the same screen in the unibodies that they used in the plastic Macbooks only with an LED backlight.
Should have been... but it really didn't hurt their sales at all did it? When people advertise notebook screens its always about size, never quality
yes, it is bad. The viewing angles on it are pathetic. The screen only looks somewhat decent when it's directly in front of your face. In fact, the navigation screen in my car has better viewing angles than the macbook.
Your white MB does NOT have a glass screen. Only the unibodies do. If you can't wait to get rid of it, why did you but it in the first place? A king of waste in my opinion, especially in this current economical condition.
The screen isn't that bad if you are looking directly at it but theres no doubt that they saved some money on it. Maybe the refreshes will have better ones?
If they put the same screen on the unibodies that they did on the macbook air, who would buy the macbook air? If they put the same screen on the macbook that they did on the macbook pro, but smaller, it would really cut into macbook pro sales. I dare say that not everyone needs a second graphics card, firewire or the ability to put 8 gigs on a laptop.
Apple has always cheaped out on its consumer laptop screens, period. If you value portability, keep the mb and get a nice external monitor for your desk. If you don't, pony up for a mbp from the refurb section.
Apple has always cheaped out on its consumer laptop screens, period. If you value portability, keep the mb and get a nice external monitor for your desk. If you don't, pony up for a mbp from the refurb section.
You're assuming that apple listens or cares. They'll do what they want, especially if people keep buying a metric s#$t ton of the new machines.
combine this thought with clyde2801's sig and you have a pretty decent historical context to this problem
That's one I think all the former and current 12" Powerbook owners would jump for joy over.............
combine this thought with clyde2801's sig and you have a pretty decent historical context to this problem
Oh, SNAP!!!
combine this thought with clyde2801's sig and you have a pretty decent historical context to this problem
Why? The 12" PowerBook's screen was atrocious. Low resolution, not very bright at all, lousy viewing angles. I owned a 12" PB and it was one of the worst computer-buying mistakes I've ever made.
Apple really should equip the $1599 MB configuration with the MBA's screen, though. The MB's screen is not the worst on the market, but it's not "premium" at all.