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[houltmac]

Regards notabadname's comment: Indeed the option is only available for the MBP. The MB, MBA and iMac all have glossy screens which is the only option.

I personally don't see this issue however. Perhaps it's because I am one of those people who doesn't see the rain on the windshield because I am too busy looking at the road. Still, in my experience this kind of complaint is over-the-top compared to the experience. Like I said, I think that might be me.

[baseballboy828]

In addition to notabadname: Don't pick the glossy screen if you need accurate colors. People who are serious about color will want to pick the matte screen, which has much more realistic colors.

[notabadname]

As with any of these suggestions/considerations, they are all very personal. If you aren't doing more than checking e-mails on the road and watching DVD's, then Hard Drive speeds and a stand-alone graphics card are "over the top", as would be RAM. I guess as a person who travels a lot, and sits outside the Starbucks enjoying my daily java stimulant, this can be as big an issue to my daily enjoyment of my computer as any other aspect. Very similar to your (@houltmac) fan issues with the MBA:

"don't watch movies on your MacBook Air (or video of any kind) anyway; it's the only thing that makes the fan come on and it's either silent or a jet engine - totally ruins the whole experience.

We just want to be sure that people have the best experience possible with their Macs, and don't find themselves saying . . ."If only I had thought of that"

For the record, I don't currently have a laptop. But I did have an HP (I'm sorry - don't kick me off the TAB - I returned it. I thought the glossy screen looked sharp in the store, I was very disappointed when I started using it the way I personally use a laptop. Fortunately it was purchased at Sam's - no open box return fee. It went back and I decided to get (soon) a Mac, since they can now run the PC software I need to use for work on occasion. As you felt about fan noise, so I felt about glare and reflections every time I used it other than indoors.

[Yuiichi]

Thanks for the suggestions you guys! I added both Notabadname's and BBB's to the list. I did make an addendum to your own tipe notabadname, hope you don't mind!

Keep them coming!

Also, I would like to organize this list better in the future, as I can see it just getting unmanageable. Does anyone have any suggestions for this (maybe some kind of guide at the top with links to the topics/better topic organization/etc)?