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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by astrodust on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:01PM (#13502621)
> Fantastic display panel, though.

That's why people buy them. It's not for the fastest CPU, it's definitely not for the GPU.

It's because it has a fast enough CPU, a good enough GPU and goes all-in on the display.

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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by tomne on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:43PM (#13502955)
Aren't they all glossy though? It looks better, but it's less practical whenever you get some sunlight.
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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by jakobegger on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:54PM (#13503040)
I don't know what the iMacs are like, but the Macbooks have gotten pretty good anti-reflective coating, and they have pretty bright backlight. I prefer my glossy 2015 Macbook Pro to my anti-glare matte 2009 Macbook Pro, even in difficult lighting.
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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by astrodust on Friday January 27, 2017 @06:28PM (#13503709)
If you're not used to it that can be jarring, but over time it's less of an issue.

It's not something I notice unless I'm in a really bad spot and there's tons of light coming in. Good thing civilization invented this thing called blinds.

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