Nano-texture display or not

[DilleCopje]

I want to buy a new MacBook Pro. Since I'm getting an education discount, I'm thinking about getting the nano-texture display since I'm saving a bit of money. I went to my Apple Store the check it out, but they only had a Studio Display with the nano-texture on display. It looked kinda "greasy" and had this rainbow-like shine. It's like when you have a scratch on your iPhone screen, and you have this rainbow in it, but all over.
One of the employees also told me to not waste my money, and since I'm working with a lot of graphic apps, to not get it.

However, I was surprised by the bad quality of the screen I saw, and wondered whether it was representative.

 

[Tagbert]

I want to buy a new MacBook Pro. Since I'm getting an education discount, I'm thinking about getting the nano-texture display since I'm saving a bit of money. I went to my Apple Store the check it out, but they only had a Studio Display with the nano-texture on display. It looked kinda "greasy" and had this rainbow-like shine. It's like when you have a scratch on your iPhone screen, and you have this rainbow in it, but all over.
One of the employees also told me to not waste my money, and since I'm working with a lot of graphic apps, to not get it.

However, I was surprised by the bad quality of the screen I saw, and wondered whether it was representative.

The nano texture display on the studio display is not the same kind of technology. It is an actual etching of the surface and is very fragile. The iPad Pro and MacBook Pro nano texture is a chemical treatment that changes the surface and is robust enough to use on an iPad touchscreen.

Try going to another store to see if they have any iPads or Macbooks with the nano texture. I was sceptical but after seeing it in the store, I plan to get that on my next MacBook.

 

[Apple_Robert]

The nano texture display on the studio display is not the same kind of technology. It is an actual etching of the surface and is very fragile. The iPad Pro and MacBook Pro nano texture is a chemical treatment that changes the surface and is robust enough to use on an iPad touchscreen.

Try going to another store to see if they have any iPads or Macbooks with the nano texture. I was sceptical but after seeing it in the store, I plan to get that on my next MacBook.

Where did you read that the M4 iPad Pro Texture Screen was created using a chemical overlay, instead of etching the glass like the M4 MBP?

 

[Tagbert]

Where did you read that the M4 iPad Pro Texture Screen was created using a chemical overlay, instead of etching the glass like the M4 MBP?

I think it was from the Upgrade podcast. As I recall, the information came from Apple reps at a hands-on press event.

It is clearly a different process. You should not touch the nano texture display on the monitors as it will damage them and they must be cleaned with a microfiber cloth. The screen on an iPad Pro clearly has no problem with touching it.

This article mentions the chemical etching but doesn’t go into detail.

13-inch iPad Pro | M4, OLED, Nano Texture

Apple's 13-inch iPad Pro with M4 and a tandem OLED display is here with an updated Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro. Learn about it here.

appleinsider.com

 

[Apple_Robert]

I think it was from the Upgrade podcast. As I recall, the information came from Apple reps at a hands-on press event.

It is clearly a different process. You should not touch the nano texture display on the monitors as it will damage them and they must be cleaned with a microfiber cloth. The screen on an iPad Pro clearly has no problem with touching it.

This article mentions the chemical etching but doesn’t go into detail.

13-inch iPad Pro | M4, OLED, Nano Texture

Apple's 13-inch iPad Pro with M4 and a tandem OLED display is here with an updated Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro. Learn about it here.

appleinsider.com

Thanks for the reply. I had not heard that before nor could I find anything on the web last night. I will take a look once I get my M4 MBP set up.