Worth it to avoid the glass?

[mikethebigo]

Hey guys,

I just got back from checking out the new MBAs at the Apple Store. I know that there are a lot of discussions about the power and capability of the system, and the sacrifices made for its thinness. My thing is that I need a 13 inch or smaller system because I commute with it every day, but I absolutely hate the glass screens on the MBP. Has anyone else noticed that the glossy but not glassy display on the MBAs is actually much better with reflections? I think that alone may be enough of a reason to switch from a MBP to a MBA.

 

[bouncer1]

Hey guys,

I just got back from checking out the new MBAs at the Apple Store. I know that there are a lot of discussions about the power and capability of the system, and the sacrifices made for its thinness. My thing is that I need a 13 inch or smaller system because I commute with it every day, but I absolutely hate the glass screens on the MBP. Has anyone else noticed that the glossy but not glassy display on the MBAs is actually much better with reflections? I think that alone may be enough of a reason to switch from a MBP to a MBA.

For sure, don't even think about it. Go for the air!

Same reason I 've never bought a mbp 13".

 

[patrixl]

Hey guys,

I just got back from checking out the new MBAs at the Apple Store. I know that there are a lot of discussions about the power and capability of the system, and the sacrifices made for its thinness. My thing is that I need a 13 inch or smaller system because I commute with it every day, but I absolutely hate the glass screens on the MBP. Has anyone else noticed that the glossy but not glassy display on the MBAs is actually much better with reflections? I think that alone may be enough of a reason to switch from a MBP to a MBA.

Yup, I thought the same about the non-glass screen on the 13" Macbook, and it's the same reason I got an anti-glare screen on my 15" MBP. Haven't seen the Air in store yet, but it sounds attractive to me as it is, more now that I read your post about the lack of glass on the screen.

 

[C64]

Indeed, the glass add a lot more reflections. Without the glass you'll still see reflections, but a lot less and by turning up the brightness and changing the angle a bit, it's usually very easy to focus on the screen and you won't even notice the glare anymore.

 

[iCheddar]

It's definitely worth it.

I had a non-unibody Pro back in the day, and it's glossy screen was great. I moved to a unibody pro and the glass was unbearable. I'm looking forward to going back to the Air's glossy-but-non-glass display.

 

[Hellishness]

I've never thought of my current glass screen (see sig) as unbearable or bad. I plan on getting an MBA when i sell this in a couple days, it'll be cool if its much better because I do see reflections sometimes, but it's not really too bad.

 

[CaoCao]

Indeed, the glass add a lot more reflections. Without the glass you'll still see reflections, but a lot less and by turning up the brightness and changing the angle a bit, it's usually very easy to focus on the screen and you won't even notice the glare anymore.

Or you can actually turn the backlight off with enough light. It reminds me of a passive colour matrix display which is satisfactory for reading