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    Matte Screen Option Returns To 15-inch MacBook Pros, Will Cost You $50

    Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like a Deadly Stealth Ship

    Matte Screen Options for 15-Inch Superglossy MacBook Pro

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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    08/11/09

    In reply to Matte Screen Option Returns To 15-inch MacBook Pros, Will Cost You $50
    I would have to see it before I make any decisions.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/01/09

    In reply to Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like a Deadly Stealth Ship
    Nice! Now only if they could do something about that awful keyboard it would be perfect.
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    Image of B B
    07/01/09

    In reply to Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like a Deadly Stealth Ship
    The answer is none, none more black.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    07/01/09

    In reply to Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like a Deadly Stealth Ship
    *$8000 if you get the 2 GB RAM upgrade from Apple.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    07/01/09

    In reply to Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like a Deadly Stealth Ship
    I've had my fill of the matte black Macbook, and am now enjoying the nice brushed aluminium, whatwhat.
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    Image of snoop_dizzle snoop_dizzle
    07/01/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I would like to see black aluminum. Though I am pretty content with the current aluminum ones (well mine is a MBP from last summer).
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    07/01/09

    @snoop_dizzle: They look great coming out of the box, but over time, dirt and fingerprints gravitate towards it. Every spec and smudge stands out, and unless you just don't care at all, it can turn you into an OCD clean freak. On top of that, the wear this thing will eventually get will start exposing the bright aluminum underneath, namely around the USB and Firewire ports, and possibly the access panel on the bottom (I assume this is most recent, so may not have one).
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    Image of Steve_W Steve_W
    07/01/09

    @Kaiser-Machead:


    Bah, both the matte black and the aluminum looks are old hat. I want something new! Step up, Apple!

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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    07/01/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I'm over the brushed aluminum. I'd like to see some anodized colors.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    07/01/09

    @Steve_W: Well I'm sort of a newbie on the aluminum ownership, so you ol' metal vets can make room for us plebes who haven't had it for very long :P


    @weatherman: I as well, but I don't think that'll ever come to the MBP.


    If Apple ever makes an actual netbook, no doubt THAT would come in an array of colors.

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    07/01/09

    In reply to Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like a Deadly Stealth Ship
    I like it, but for that price I will just buy a normal MB Pro, disassemble/remove everything, and have it painted by a pro.


    Only problem is that touchpad.

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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    07/01/09

    @Dr.Danger is on the motherf**king internet: Funny, that's exactly what colorware is/does. They buy MacBooks, take them apart, and apply professional automotive and other finishes to the casings. Or, you send them your product and they do the same. So, do you mean you'd get a colorware or not?
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    Image of superberg superberg
    07/01/09

    @ludwigk:


    Maybe what he's trying to say is that the markup on these things is atrocious. A high-end MacBook Pro is around $2,700, meaning the paint job is over 3 grand.

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    07/01/09

    @superberg: Exactly. There are professional sign/graphic painters who know about painting metals and things like this for cheaper then that. I am also a certified Mac tech, so it is no problem to take it apart properly.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/19/09

    In reply to Matte Screen Options for 15-Inch Superglossy MacBook Pro
    After getting a second laptop with a glossy screen I can honestly say there's no way I'd go back to matte. My PowerBook LCD just looks so flat and dull in comparison to my ThinkPad and HP.
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    Image of biofreak biofreak
    01/19/09

    @Jrsy is the dude, now with 2/3rds less Dude: fail.
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    Image of Doughbelly Doughbelly
    01/19/09

    @Jrsy is the dude, now with 2/3rds less Dude:


    Any comparison between the PB and the newer laptops wouldn't hold much water because the dispaly on the PB is 1.) several years old and 2.) a generation or two of technology behind.


    My old PB screen looks like shit next to my MBP (matte) screen.

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    01/19/09

    @Doughbelly: The HP and PB are less than a year apart. I've used other, newer laptops with Matte screens. They still look like crap compared to glossy, IMO so my PB isn't the only base of comparison. It just happens to be the one in front of me right now. Calibrating it with an eye one has helped it look a lot better.


    @biofreak: And you be quiet when the adults are talking..

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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    01/19/09

    @biofreak: why would that be a fail? he stated his personal preference. if i like chocolate ice cream best, but you like strawberry, is that a fail too?
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    01/19/09

    @lostarchitect: Apparently 'fail' is anything opposite of what the other person prefers....
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    Image of Ethan Shaffer Ethan Shaffer
    01/19/09

    In reply to Matte Screen Options for 15-Inch Superglossy MacBook Pro
    My brother has a new 13 inch macbook, and it isn't too bad indoors but it collects smudges like a fresh painting.
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    01/19/09

    @Ethan Shaffer: Tell your genius brother that it's not a touch screen.


    Problem = solved.

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    01/19/09

    In reply to Matte Screen Options for 15-Inch Superglossy MacBook Pro
    I've had the glossy screen since they first offered in the MBP. Now, personally I haven't had a problem w/ being able to see the screen. Then again, I tend to work in darker rooms anyway due to my eyes general sensitivity to light (I'm about 2 steps removed from being an albino.)
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    Image of biofreak biofreak
    01/19/09

    In reply to Matte Screen Options for 15-Inch Superglossy MacBook Pro
    Great news. Manufactures have to know that already that people need a choice, i would never buy a glossy screen.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    01/19/09

    @biofreak: Because you fundamentally disagree with the concept, or because you actually have owned such laptop w/ glossy screen and determined it to be unworthy?
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    Image of Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
    01/19/09

    In reply to Matte Screen Options for 15-Inch Superglossy MacBook Pro
    I've pretty much gotten used to the fact that most technology is worthless in direct sunlight
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    Image of Laulau Groes Laulau Groes
    01/19/09

    @funyun2: Define technology
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    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    01/19/09

    @Laulau Groes:


    Probably "technology with screens" would be more accurate.

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    01/19/09

    @funyun2: Agreed, being a vampire is a hard knock life.
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