As someone who wants to get into video editing, I was undecided. The glossy screens are beautiful (watched the toy story 3 trailer on one in the apple store, it was epic to say the least). I hate glare, but its so worth it. When I want do a 'ghetto color test on my editing projects, I just turn done the brightness. Plus I saved $50, the black looks better and appeals to a wider market for resale value, and besides I can always get a screen glare protector...