Matte 17″ MacBook Pro looks naked…slightly odd

Posted at 4:25 pm February 18, 2009 by | 3 comments

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Even though glossy screens on laptops aren’t everyone’s cup ‘o tea, Apple went ahead and decided to make them the standard anyway, giving the option for a matte screen only as a $50 add-on option to the highest end MacBook Pro.  Look at the picture above.  While in reality it’s more or less the same as the previous generation MBP’s, after seeing the unibody MBP’s with the black bezel and full glass across the screen, the matte option while costing more, comes of to me anyway as looking cheap…and naked.  Theres no darkness anymore.  Not to mention it *appears* that the display doesn’t have the glass cover.  Did you order a matte unibody 17″ MBP?  What’s it really like?  Let us know.

Source: 9t05 Mac

  • DIGITULHEAVEN

    Mine will be here on Monday, if you haven’t been updated as of yet.  I will be sure to post one.   

  • Devo

    Mine has not arrived yet, but I was assured that it was all glass, not like the one pictured above as was my fear. The matte is an application on the glass, not the old screen-thus the additional charge.

    That’s what I was told – twice. But it’ll be a few days before I’ll know for sure.

    • Gadget God

      Hmm. Would you care to update us one you get it in? I’m very curious.

      Thanks,
      Mike