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Whatever fractional amount of added clarity that might come with a glossy screen is completely negated once the computer is taken outside.
I thought it might be fun to take the Dell Mac mini 9 out to the front porch while waiting on my mail-lady. Wireless reception is excellent & the screen is bright enough to be readable if not for the horrible reflections.
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"Gee, there are never any reflections on mine".
Glossy screens are perfect.
:-)
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Have you tried an LED screen outside yet?
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On the other hand, I find matte screens to be even harder to see outside because they absorb and reflect all the sunlight in a big blur... rather than just having the screen image overlayed with reflections as in the mini 9.
I took mine outside the other day and was similarly disappointed.
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It's hard to get the screen to be brighter than the sun for very long.
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Can you knit?
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Just was in the Apple store looking at the new 13" Macbook Pro.
I still have the same very negative feelings about the Glossy screen.
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On the other hand, I find matte screens to be even harder to see outside because they absorb and reflect all the sunlight in a big blur...
Exactly.
