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by palehose 5451 days ago
MBA is not nearly as glossy as the MBP.
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I don't think we should be making excuses here.

I recently bought a $200 samsung netbook that is perfectly usable in bright sunlight with sun-glasses on. Try it in a store with a sunny corner if you don't believe me, it's the NF310 and I'm not making it up.

I haven't seen the latest MBA yet, but the prev generation turns into a perfect mirror under the same lighting conditions.

Is it just because of the screen size or is the material different somehow? I'm actually toying with the idea of buying one to take with me on the road where the 15" colossus is just impractical...
I think the MBA glossy display is plastic and the MBP glossy display is glass.