Matte MBP thoughts (Crisp???)

[e12a]

how big is the difference?
im on my friend's glossy macbook right now
and its a little too glossy for my liking

basically imo, the macbook has a glossy coating.

while the MBP looks like you're looking through a pane of glass, if that makes any sense.

 

[tim2006]

do pc makers even make matte screen on notebooks?

 

[skyrider007]

do pc makers even make matte screen on notebooks?

Loads of them do. Especially Lenovo (ex-IBM ThinkPad).

 

[tim2006]

I have a matte MBP and like it but the fact remains go to best buy all you see are glossy notebooks. IBM is an ugly business notebook.

 

[skyrider007]

IBM is an ugly business notebook.

You can't deny how sturdy they are built though. ThinkPad keyboard is also the best.

P.S. I'm a proud MBP user/owner

 

[chrono1081]

I prefer glossy screens on my laptops and matte on my desktops. The glossy screen makes everything on the small laptop screen pop.

 

[mobilehaathi]

For what it is worth, I went to a matte screen from glossy, and I would never go back. The glare alone was so terrible on the glossy screens that I couldn't so anything unless I was in a relatively dark room or the lighting was diffuse.

 

[UltraNEO*]

You can't deny how sturdy they are built though. ThinkPad keyboard is also the best.

P.S. I'm a proud MBP user/owner

Sturd? I'm sure they're no match for a Panasonic ToughBook!!

 

[lordthistle]

I have a matte 15.4 screen and I do not regret choosing this option. I always buy matte screens when I have a choice.

But honestly I think that text is much crisper on glossy screens. Colours are more vibrant and saturated on glossy screen, but this feature represents a serious problem for anyone processing digital pictures. In that case what you see is quite far from what you get when printing the pictures.

thistle

 

[skyrider007]

Sturd? I'm sure they're no match for a Panasonic ToughBook!!

At least sturdier than Mac laptops ToughBooks are overpriced!

 

[SimiM]

I heard the matte MBP screen's look better in the sun haven't tried it out yet though.

 

[ivnds]

I have a MBP Glossy though it's now matte finished cause I purchased a matte anti-glare TFT protector for it. Actually, when Apple replace the original screen (due to a fault) they did ask me would i like to change for the matte version. I told them no...

I need my screen changed, can I just ask for that? Or did you get a nice genius? I really want a glossy screen, the glare isn't an issue for me.

 

[ivnds]

Colours are more vibrant and saturated on glossy screen, but this feature represents a serious problem for anyone processing digital pictures. In that case what you see is quite far from what you get when printing the pictures.

thistle

This is why apple has maintained the matte screen, since it's a professional oriented machine, where color precision is important.

 

[Habusho]

+1 for Matte. I can't bare the glare on the glossy screens. The color difference is negligible.