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Why doesn't Apple ship MacBooks with optional anti-glare display anymore? Is a third party anti-glare matte screen protector useful? I would like to use the no

by frik 12y ago

Why doesn't Apple ship MacBooks with optional anti-glare display anymore? Is a third party anti-glare matte screen protector useful? I would like to use the notebook outside too. Using the iPad outside on a sunny day strains the eyes.

tim333 12y ago
I think there was low demand for the anti-glare stuff. For what it's worth I've been using my macbook air (2013, 11 in) outside without much issue. I think as long as the screen image is sufficiently brighter than the reflected scenery it kind of looks ok.
taude 12y ago
I think a lot of professionals who like the anti-glare have it on their second screens, so it's not a deal breaker as much as it once was. Last time I got a new Mac, I didn't feel like waiting for the special anti-glare screen version to be shipped to my house. I now just make do with the glossy while traveling, and still have a nice matte screen to plug into.
coldtea 12y ago
>Why doesn't Apple ship MacBooks with optional anti-glare display anymore? Is a third party anti-glare matte screen protector useful? Because it was not of very high demand, plus it's awful for color accuracy and deep blacks, not to mention that it destroys a lot of the niceties of having a retina screen -- it's literary adding a diffusion material over your screen, that besides reducing glare also makes it more blurry. Plus, the solution to glare is quite easy: turn the display away from a light source. It being a portable computer, that's quite easy.
- frik 12y ago
  > turn the display away from a light source Working outside in nature (country side) or on a train/bus (next to a window), a glare display doesn't work well. I like to work outside under the shadow of trees and the wind constantly blows through the leaves and shake them around. A business notebook with mate display works fine in such conditions and the colors are good and not blurry at all (one can always attach a high quality monitor).
  - coldtea 12y ago
    >I like to work outside under the shadow of trees and the wind constantly blows through the leaves and shake them around. I don't think that describes much of the population. But if it does describe you, just avoid having the sun on your screen. Either find a shade around noon, or keep the display against the sun at other times.
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by frik 12y ago

tim333 12y ago

I think there was low demand for the anti-glare stuff. For what it's worth I've been using my macbook air (2013, 11 in) outside without much issue. I think as long as the screen image is sufficiently brighter than the reflected scenery it kind of looks ok.

taude 12y ago

I think a lot of professionals who like the anti-glare have it on their second screens, so it's not a deal breaker as much as it once was. Last time I got a new Mac, I didn't feel like waiting for the special anti-glare screen version to be shipped to my house. I now just make do with the glossy while traveling, and still have a nice matte screen to plug into.

coldtea 12y ago

>Why doesn't Apple ship MacBooks with optional anti-glare display anymore? Is a third party anti-glare matte screen protector useful? Because it was not of very high demand, plus it's awful for color accuracy and deep blacks, not to mention that it destroys a lot of the niceties of having a retina screen -- it's literary adding a diffusion material over your screen, that besides reducing glare also makes it more blurry. Plus, the solution to glare is quite easy: turn the display away from a light source. It being a portable computer, that's quite easy.

frik 12y ago
> turn the display away from a light source Working outside in nature (country side) or on a train/bus (next to a window), a glare display doesn't work well. I like to work outside under the shadow of trees and the wind constantly blows through the leaves and shake them around. A business notebook with mate display works fine in such conditions and the colors are good and not blurry at all (one can always attach a high quality monitor).
- coldtea 12y ago
  >I like to work outside under the shadow of trees and the wind constantly blows through the leaves and shake them around. I don't think that describes much of the population. But if it does describe you, just avoid having the sun on your screen. Either find a shade around noon, or keep the display against the sun at other times.

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