If you don’t like shiny, glossy screens on notebooks, but have just bought a 15-inch MacBook Pro despite this, then it’s time to start whining about how Apple hates you. The company has just reinstated the option to choose a matte-finish on the 15-inch MBP, bringing it into line with its big 17-inch brother. The option to kill reflections will cost you an extra $50 on top of the regular price.
You still don’t have the choice on the slightly more portable 13-inch model, but you never know, it may come one day. I actually prefer the shiny screen, but I work in a darkened basement, dripping with damp and where I am only allowed a one-candle-a-day ration, so glare doesn’t bother me. The funniest part of Apple’s capitulation is the petulance with which it describes the difference between the two screens:
Choose a standard glossy display that lets you view graphics, photos, and videos with richer colors and deeper blacks, or an optional antiglare display.
Product page [Apple]
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