On Jul 12, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Cotty wrote: >> I am thinking about getting a Mac Book Pro (15.4") and I have a >> choice >> between the matte/anti glare screen and the newer glossy screen. I >> have owned about a half dozen notebooks and they all have had a matte >> screen. I have been pretty happy with this type of LCD. >> >> I have seen the glossy type of screen on a Mac Book (13") and several >> other PC/notebooks that have come into my department's IT shop. I >> have to admit that, ignoring the strong reflexions, the image they >> give is pretty striking. However, I have never used one for very >> long >> periods and am concerned that the possible glare and constant >> reflections are going to start to bug me. >> >> Another consideration is that the new machine will be used mostly on >> my office desk and be attached to an second LCD panel for added >> screen >> area. The LCD panel I have has an anti glare finish and I am >> concerned that going back and forth between both types of screens >> might get annoying. >> >> I would be happy to hear any opinions before I make the purchase. >> Anyone out there that have glossy LCD screens and like/regret them? > > Perry, > > A word of caution - there's lots of talk over on the Powerlist > (details > below) about the MBPs getting very hot in anything over 72 deg f > ambient > temps. Some say too hot to have on a lap, too hot for the wrists on > the > palm-rests. Note that the casings are from the G4 processors and > are now > filled up with Intel CPUs and bring a new meaning to the word 'hot'. > > <http://www.listmoms.net/lists/powerlist/> > > Pretty much the place to go for Apple portable talk. Past (present) > contributors include Woz.
Regards glossy vs matte screen ... I'd stick with matte. The reflective glossy surface would produce higher apparent contrast and deeper saturation, but I hate the reflections issue. Also, I'd want the laptop screen to be as similar as possible to the desktop LCD so that my rendering was consistent for both screens. Regards the heat problem ... I'm working on my PowerBook G4 1.67 Ghz right now (2G RAM and 100G drive in it), have been for a couple of hours, and it's plenty warm both top and bottom. On a hot day, I'll take it off my lap and put it on a table (like I did last week in 100 degrees F weather). Same goes for Felipe's new MacBook ... I don't see any substantial difference in temperature between the two machines when in use for a while. (One of the reasons Apple went for the Intel chipset and started with laptops was that there were NO PowerPC G5 chips that could be shoehorned into a laptop thermally; the Intel Dual-Core chips run about the same temperature as the G4 1.67 Ghz.) The MacBook Pro and PowerBooks both have the aluminum skin, which transfers heat better and makes the heat more apparent to the user, that's all. My PowerBook G3 500Mhz also got pretty warm with enough use... Personally I believe this problem is specious. Yes, they get pretty hot. But no hotter than any laptop of similar performance and size. Now, I'm plenty impressed with the performance of the MacBook 2Ghz with 2G RAM in it. The screen size compared to my PowerBook G4 15" is really not all that much different, and with native software it's very very fast. The MacBook Pro 15" was first off the line and early production examples have had some issues ... I'm not sure that the MacBook 13" is that much less than the Pro 15", although the price is quite a bit less. However, if you're going to using a desktop monitor and such, the Pro's improved video card and such might be appealing. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
