That is really the only thing I am looking forward to in any update. I planning on buying a macbook ( or blackbook hmmm) and am keeping away until this gets announced. i know its all speculation but lets say it was going to be put in during the Back to School deal, are LED screens that big of an improvement?
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Is waiting for LED screens worth it? How are the screens now?
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I read that it makes the screen brighter and last longer. Thats why I was looking forward to it.
he obviously wants to save the environment guys, wait for LED...there's nothing more important than a good LED backlite computer that is good for the world.
Forget about the evironment, like him I just want the superior LED screen. Has nothing to do with going green.
The LED refers to the backlighting technology. The screen is still an LCD, but the backlighting now consists of LEDs instead of CCFL. OP, the LED backlighting is certainly an improvement on CCFL, and certainly it is understandable that one wants the best screen for their computer, so I say if you can wait for the MacBooks to become LED backlit, go for it.
I kinda read a tad bit of hostility in some of those responses. If anyone could give me a better idea of how much of a brightness improvement a LED screen would be it would be appreciated. Maybe in like a X/10 rating way.
I have 2 MacBook Pros with LEDs and a MacBook with LCD. Side by side the MacBook Pros are brighter. How much? Enough that I would not buy another computer without one. The quick warm up to full brightness in the LED is also a nice feature. Hope this helps.
My Asus W3v's LCD died in 2.5 years, in the middle of exam week. I had to buy an HP 19" LCD off craiglist's to substitute...pretty good deal, but scared me like hell.
Yes they are worth it.
They are much brighter, the colors stay for 60,000 hours of use, they don't fade like with the macbook. They don't take time to start up, they are better for the environment, etc.
They are much brighter, the colors stay for 60,000 hours of use, they don't fade like with the macbook. They don't take time to start up, they are better for the environment, etc.