[wooger]

It’s always amusing how much Apple’s adoption of generic tech is hyped up and overanalysed online, and made into a must have feature making all alternatives unsuitable.

The nano texture screen coating is clearly better for my purposes vs a glossy screen. Reading text gives less eye strain and there’s a slight ePaper-esque quality to things that’s just relaxing. Maybe some argument to be had for pure media consumption or image editing.

I don’t think Apple’s screen coating tech is anything magical or different to what’s on tons of decent monitors, Benq for one.

For marketing reasons, Apple only make this screen available in the MacBook Pro. For my use, this is needless extra cost, weight and bulk. I’m already paying hundreds extra for a coated screen, there’s no reason it can’t be made available on the MacBook Air too.

I’d still buy a MacBook if nano coating didn’t exist, the screen ratio, SoC and trackpad quality are still not close to being matched. Not to mention the fact that basically no other laptop is even available to buy in the UK with a US keyboard layout.

[eloisant]

To be fair they always come up with pretty marketing names :)

It's not high dpi, it's a retina display!

It's not a matte display, it's a nano texture!

[xutopia]

You clearly don’t know what Apple’s nano texture is nor have you read the article.

Nano texture is not a coating. It is different than the coatings offered by competitors because of this.

[eloisant]

From what I read it's the same thing as the etched screen of the Steam Deck which is not a coating either. Again, Apple didn't invent anything.

[zimpenfish]

> it's the same thing as the etched screen of the Steam Deck

Steam Deck nano-textured display: late 2023

Apple nano-textured display: late 2019

Might be the same but Apple have a 4 year headstart.

> Apple didn't invent anything

They do have the patent though - https://patents.google.com/patent/US11199929B2/en

[elzbardico]

If you compare both side by side, you'll also see that apple's textured screen is superior in terms of sharpness and color/vibrancy.

And no, it is not exactly the same tech.

[hu3]

could you share a picture of the comparison?