My vote: matte.....easier on your eyes under all lighting conditions, more accurate representation of what will be printed or show on other people's monitors. I've seen matte and glossy side-by-side in the Apple store and I definitely prefer the matte. However, to be fair, trying to assess the glossy in a store is not great because they've got their overhead lights and their spotlights and so on....only when you get the thing home and can view it under your own lighting conditions can you really accurately evaluate the performance. I don't think that the glossy screen works well with the current line of calibration tools, and that is important if you're trying to do a lot of extensive printing and selling of your images.