I have a 2013 Macbook Pro 15". I also have had 3 other new macbook pros in
the last 4-5 years, so have had one of each of the last 3 or 4
generations. The latest iterations of the screens are really good. They
eliminated an air gap between glass and panel, which cut reflections a
lot. It also has an optical coating on the glass (anti-reflection, similar
to lenses) which helps a lot.
I really hated the earlier glossy screens, of a couple generations ago,
but this latest one is really superb. The retina display is unbelievable,
if you haven't seen or used one of those at 15", it's simply impossibly
sharp. I don't think any screen protector/anti-glare is needed, and would
likely degrade the retina experience without adding anything good.
The non-upgradable RAM kinda sucks, but even 8GB is plenty for almost
anything you can imagine. I run firefox, CS6, VMware Fusion, Excel,
filezilla, Word and a bunch of other stuff concurrently with no slowdowns.
I have a 250GB SSD and it's definitely a bit tight. 500 or 1TB would be
much better.
Bottom line: the current macbook pros are the best Mac laptops ever
(which, by nature, also means the best laptops ever by anyone, of course
;-).
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On 8/14/14 6:16 AM, "olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>3. Buy a new macbook pro with glare screen Aargh!
>
>The third option is the reason for the post , There is some stock left
>of the model that has just been replaced and wile I would look forward
>to the pixels I hate the non upgrade part and the glare screen of the
>newer macbooks. 1TB SSD and 16Gb ram should suffice I suppose (in my
>current system I have a 750GB SSD for os and files and a 750GB hybrid
>drive for photos) but while I welcome the extra pixels I don't relish
>the glary screen. I have heard moshi do an antiglare screen but proper
>web reviews are rare (as seem to be the trend these days) and youtbe
>videos don't really help, so is anyone on the list using such a screen
>protector and have any opinions on it.
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