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iindigo t1_j2y2txb wrote

I generally prefer matte too, but the antiglare coating on Apple displays is worlds better than what most laptops and glossy monitors use. Seems like damn near every other laptop with a glossy screen has little to no coating making them practically mirrors, even if the display itself is great (400+ nit IPS/OLED). I get the appeal of gloss but would it kill these manufacturers to spare a few cents on decent AG coating?

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iindigo t1_j2y14c4 wrote

The density difference is still visible, just not as visible, plus as noted in other comments 4K 27”-32” screens require fractional UI scaling which is problematic under some circumstances. 5k 27” or 6k 32” can run usably with integer scaling, e.g 2x instead of 1.5x.

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TooMuchPretzels t1_j2xzw1o wrote

Man I have a 17” MSI and that bastard stays on my desk at home with an HDMI cord permanently attached.

It’s hotter than the surface of the sun, sounds like a poorly-maintained 737 landing at a Moroccan airport, and it’ll get you about an hour and twenty minutes of battery life if you try to do anything but look at spreadsheets on it.

I like everything about it but I wish I had gotten the 15” version.

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