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    Hi-Res 1680x1050 MBP 15

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by yuio, Oct 15, 2010.

  1. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    well it seams I have a need for a mac, but I don't want a 13inch screen as they are just to small... I like on my HP 8350p.

    now I can get the 'hi-res anti-glare' option and I was wondering how good it is relative to my HP's screen (which I love). My friends MB AL screen was fairly disappointing when sitting beside my HP. how much better is the 15inch panel?
     
    yuio, Oct 15, 2010
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  2. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    You'd have to tell your screen specs...

    but the old MB Aluminum had a horrible screen... all the current screens, and even other screens sold at that same time... were better.
     
    doh123, Oct 16, 2010
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    it looks gorges. I have my dads notebook right next to mine and it makes 13" macbook pro's screen which I loved before look cheep. Although whites are better on this one, on matte they look a bit yellow
     
    Xirurg, Oct 16, 2010
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    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    I have a 17 inch pre-unibody MBP with matte and I think that the screen is absolutely great for work (I use it mainly for work; not entertainment). I got my son the 15 inch hi-res antiglare this past summer and he loves it. I'd love to upgrade my MBP but there's no real need to do so. It does everything that I need it to and it probably will for the next five years.
     
    mmoy, Oct 16, 2010
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  5. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    ok, sounds great! I manged to get to the apple store this morning and found one and was quite impressed. so now I yet need to figure out if I really need it. (I kinda do...).
     
    yuio, Oct 16, 2010
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  6. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    well, this is an interesting turn of events... I went to an apple hiring seminar and just got an interview... maybe I'll have to wait for the possibility of staff discount!
     
    yuio, Oct 16, 2010
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    BlazingSkies Notebook Consultant

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    Wow, if you help us all on the staff discount we wouldn't mind paying a little premium so that you can make a profit. :)
     
    BlazingSkies, Oct 16, 2010
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    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    hmmmm congrats on an interview, and if you get it and depending on which location I may have to come up and annoy the heck out of you :p
     
    crazycanuk, Oct 17, 2010
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  9. mmoy

    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    > well, this is an interesting turn of events... I went to an apple hiring seminar
    > and just got an interview... maybe I'll have to wait for the possibility of staff
    > discount!

    Congrats on landing the interview.

    If you get hired, won't they give you one?

    Last time I checked, the default platform for Mozilla was the MacBook Pro.

    I believe that Google gives you a choice of platforms.
     
    mmoy, Oct 18, 2010
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  10. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    well, don't know how it went but I will know in the next 48hours...

    still not sure what I'd be buying (if any). but well see.
     
    yuio, Oct 18, 2010
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    well, no staff discount for you guys (or me)... didn't get the job... oh well, I guess I'll just have to settle with the student discount... still having a hard time deciding the basic screen was pretty nice...
     
    yuio, Oct 19, 2010
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