I thought I'd throw this out there.
I have had 4 17" MacBook Pro's over the last few years and have really grown to love them.
I have been doing a lot more traveling over the last couple of years so wanted to move to the 15" but because of the lack of a matte screen option I never did. I kept going to the stores to look at them and was always turned off by the reflectiveness of the screen.
I finally decided to take the plunge about a week ago and purchased a new 15" with the built in battery. I can happily say at this point the glossy screen is not that bad. Sure the colors are richer, etc, etc, and yes the reflectiveness is kind of annoying if the sun or artificial light hits it just right but its no where near as bad as I was expecting. I use my computer a lot, every day, inside, outside, for presentation, video/pic editing, programming, etc.
I agonized over this for a long time so thought I would share my experience. In real life use the glossy screen really isn't all that bad after all. It just takes a little getting used to after having a matte screen for so long.
Oh and the 7 hours of battery life is sweet! No need to carry a second battery or a power adapter most days.
BCE
I have had 4 17" MacBook Pro's over the last few years and have really grown to love them.
I have been doing a lot more traveling over the last couple of years so wanted to move to the 15" but because of the lack of a matte screen option I never did. I kept going to the stores to look at them and was always turned off by the reflectiveness of the screen.
I finally decided to take the plunge about a week ago and purchased a new 15" with the built in battery. I can happily say at this point the glossy screen is not that bad. Sure the colors are richer, etc, etc, and yes the reflectiveness is kind of annoying if the sun or artificial light hits it just right but its no where near as bad as I was expecting. I use my computer a lot, every day, inside, outside, for presentation, video/pic editing, programming, etc.
I agonized over this for a long time so thought I would share my experience. In real life use the glossy screen really isn't all that bad after all. It just takes a little getting used to after having a matte screen for so long.
Oh and the 7 hours of battery life is sweet! No need to carry a second battery or a power adapter most days.
BCE