Exactly what I wanted was a MBP2015 13/15 inch with "retina display" ie. 2560x1600 px glossy with anti reflective coating (the first iterations would have the coating get loose but I was able to get free replacement on both). Not matte. Its what I got (both 13" and 15"), though they're showing their age. With brightness on full, there's barely any reflection (I get easily distracted and I don't notice it). If Mac ecosystem is a must, the spiritual successor would be a M1-based laptop. These have, on paper, even better screens.
For me, I prefer to keep my screen brightness at 50% or so. In that case a glossy screen is just a distracting mass of reflections, where a matte display is pleasantly usable. Color accuracy isn't an issue for anything I deal with, so the more comfortable appearance of the matte display is a clear winner.
For my digital-artist friends, they do prefer the over-bright glossy displays since it's actually a critical need for their process.
Glossy with anti-reflective coating is in my experience just a poor after-market matte filter.
As someone who wears glasses, I can attest that wear-resistant AR coatings are a mature technology. They can be applied to plastic and to glass. I suspect the only problem is that they’re not particularly cheap, and an extra $30 BOM cost is a big deal.
All recent MBPs have this, and these are known for their fantastic screens. Nothing Windows (nor Linux) comes close to it. But of course, you are entitled to your informed opinion. Please share with us, which specific laptop screens you prefer.
Re:Ten Years of ThinkPadding
by diffeomorphism on Monday February 07, 2022 @11:35AM
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MBP is on 7th place or so?
https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Best-Notebooks-with-the-Be...
I mean it is great and all top places are pretty similar, but "nothing comes close" is just completely wrong.
And displays arent high-resolution enough for it to be a big deal anyway.