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I got an HP mini this week, runs Ubuntu 10.04 very nicely, and has a lovely matte screen. It was the only laptop in shop with a nice matte screen, even the sup
by sswam 16y ago
I got an HP mini this week, runs Ubuntu 10.04 very nicely, and has a lovely matte screen. It was the only laptop in shop with a nice matte screen, even the super $3000 3d laptop had a glossy screen! Who wants a glossy screen, are they insane?
I deliberately use slower machines so that I write more efficient code!
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- shadowsun7 16y agoIt could be that most laptop manufacturers are copying Apple's glossy-only-unless-you're-rich Macbook design. Which is - I'll agree with you on this - rather ridiculous.
- wwortiz 16y agoI think it is more of a what people want thing as glossy displays do look prettier when glare and other factors are not interfering.
- hexley 16y agoGlossy screens have a much higher contrast ratio, aren't covered in plastic and are much easier to clean. You can easily stick a matte layer over the glass if it's that much of an issue.
- jonknee 16y agoApple was actually quite late to the glossy party. Side by side glossy screens are preferred by customers, at least in the short "Pepsi challenge" comparison.
- sswam 16y agothe reason being something along the lines of "oooh, shiny!" Practically every monitor in our office is of course matte. If they were glossy displays, we would really be struggling to read any text on them! Perhaps this is more of a problem for people like me who prefer white-on-black.