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MBA2018 screen brightness (how many nits?) - the Nitgate?
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If anything, the new MBA screens are warmer, hence why the whites are not as bright. Its actually easier on the eyes, at least my aging eyes...
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If you go back a page or so, you will see photos that I posted of my MBP 15 and MBA with the same picture, full brightness, and same color settings (REC 709 profile calibrated to around 7250 white point).
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If you go back a page or so, you will see photos that I posted of my MBP 15 and MBA with the same picture, full brightness, and same color settings (REC 709 profile calibrated to around 7250 white point).
On Nov 12th I posted the comment above. I really was happy with this notebook. Then in December it started to fail. I'd open it and I'd get a gray test-pattern type screen that wouldn't let me login. Sometimes it would take 4-5 minutes to login. I documented everything and then called Apple after it happened three times. They had me download some files for their Engineers to see if they could see what was going on. The very next day, the Apple support rep called me saying he had heard from the engineers and it was not a software issue, but a hardware issue and that I'd have to take it to Apple for them to repair. The store was great and I expressed my preference to just replace the notebook since it was documented the it had failed early on. They didn't argue and replaced it.
So... here I am on a brand new 2018 MBA twin to my previous purchase and I can tell you the screen is different. Dang it, I'm so disappointed. This one is not as bright as my original 2018 Air. They told me that I have 60 days to return it if either anything goes wrong or I don't like it. Now I have to decide what to do. Do I keep it because I love the form factor, or do I return it because I have to have it almost on full brightness just to read the screen. A lot of money in this thing for me not to be ecstatic.
Sooo disappointed. What do I do?
Yup. It's not as bright as the Pro or the little MacBook, but it's bright enough to where I can't notice unless I compare it to another device.
And I knew that when I bought the first 2018 MBA. But the replacement was dimmer and washed out compared to the first one I bought. So, to make my saga even longer... I went back to the Apple Store with the replacement Air and exchanged it for yet another 2018 MBA (same configuration as I've had. Luckily they had some in stock as mine was originally a custom order) I figured if this one was dull then my original one must be the anomaly and I'd just replace that one with a Pro and forget it. But thankfully, the third one is just like the first, a bit deeper and richer in color. I don't have to move the brightness slider all the way to the end, I can go a touch past half way and it's plenty bright. Obviously, it's not the Pro, but this is perfect for me if nothing goes wrong with this one. But I wish I had screenshots to show you how much dimmer/duller and washed out the last one was compared to this one.
1. How is it possible to ignore differences you so clearly see when working on the same line of machines day in day out then move to the next one!? This is not a conscious mechanism. "Oh, let's turn on compare mode"
2. What if that's completely understood. Does that still make the MB 2017 a 'pro' machine because the screen is brighter and better?
NIT information, as you have learned in this thread, is available within a few keystrokes of internet research. MacRumors, for example. Your anxiety tells me that you need to return the unit. Get a different laptop if NIT is critical to your peace of mind and do the upfront research before buying. Caveat emptor.
I thought this is the
Subject of hardware to have it 300 nits or 400 nits. But after mojave update it is really much brighter now.
This is not reasonable as it was listed as 300nits in the beginning and now the same box is coming with 400nits screen like overcloked hardware.
I wonder if this will effect the lifetime of the screen.
It does. I measured again, even the MPB shows 600+ now. I thought my sensor is off, but I get regular 300nits on my 2015 MBA.
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Me too. The last thing we need is another "gate".
I know this is a few years old, but I just opened a new thread about a similar problem. My new iMac gives me ear ringing and weird headaches - I never get either of these issues. Apple were unbelievably vile: "we can't tell you that" and so on - as you experienced.
So I'm like I have been using Macs for over two decades, I'm trying to work out which component of the new iMac is behind these issues so I can adjust it or something and they kept saying "you can adjust the brightness" etc. It was such bad service it was surreal.
And I know how good their service used to be so it's kind of sad to witness their decline. I am on the verge of cleaning my iMac and donating it to someone who would not use it enough to care about the flicking or whatever it is. I was not even making a complaint to Apple - I just wanted some guidance on how to deal with this. So I feel your pain and if you found a solution please tell me.
I am going through comparing specs on this one to my old one, trying to work out what it all means. If i set this one to the same resolution as my old 2012 one, would that help? Or make it worse. I asked Apple "help" and they kept quoting from brochures. I have gone from Apple evangelist to actually hating them.
So I'm like I have been using Macs for over two decades, I'm trying to work out which component of the new iMac is behind these issues so I can adjust it or something and they kept saying "you can adjust the brightness" etc. It was such bad service it was surreal.
And I know how good their service used to be so it's kind of sad to witness their decline. I am on the verge of cleaning my iMac and donating it to someone who would not use it enough to care about the flicking or whatever it is. I was not even making a complaint to Apple - I just wanted some guidance on how to deal with this. So I feel your pain and if you found a solution please tell me.
I am going through comparing specs on this one to my old one, trying to work out what it all means. If i set this one to the same resolution as my old 2012 one, would that help? Or make it worse. I asked Apple "help" and they kept quoting from brochures. I have gone from Apple evangelist to actually hating them.