I'm not sure about the iMacs but on my new Macbook Pro i'm very less than satisfied with the glossy screen. Just before I had my 1st generation intel macbook pro replace, they had replaced the original matte screen with a glossy one. though that one seemed much better than the one that came on my new one. I don't remember noticing any problems with the color and everything looked good.
But on my new MacBook Pro, the color looked off right from the beginning. I spent a long time trying to calibrate it and on the 5th try got it looking ok.
But overall the monitory puts a strain on my eyes and the colors just seem off.
The tint changes dramatically with even a tiny shift in viewing angle. if i simple nod my head up and down the color changes before my eyes as if you're wearing gradient tinted sunglasses. I use my computer mainly for music so it's not critical but if I do some design work. If I was a professional photographer or designer I'd be ****** as ****. Also, the black frame on the screen reduces the actual viewable screen space.
I'm comparing the clarity and readability of the text to my girlfriends old white intel Macbook, and the colors and clarity are actually better on hers.
I find the brightness settings to be to extreme on mine. Full brightness the white is almost painful, drop down to half and everything gets very dark. Fuction was better on older macbook pro and on my g/f's macbook. 😟
Lastly, the new keyboard. Love the feel, but not so happy with the look.
the back lighting of the keys glare through the tiny spaces/cracks from under the keys. I use the computer for DJing and in dimly lit situation that glare is ugly and distracting. I end up turning off the key back light most of the time, but luckily i type well and don't need to see most of the keys.
when i do need to turn it back o, ironically i have to use my flashlight.
silly. But the black keys are much easier to see the letter than the silver ones and i get less typos with this design.
i think one thing nobody seemed to mention is that they purposely make cosmetic changes every couple of years to all of their products not because there is a demand or need, but because it is for marketing purpose. anybody who knows macs can look at what you've got and know about how old it is. everybody gets the "new" fever and wants to have the newest model, even if it's not the best design.
just look how often the ipod's design has changed, it's like every other week.
so in 2 years, no matter what, you're gonna want a new one cause your **** looks dated, even if you don't need all the new bells and whistles.
Last comment. My 1st generation macbook pro, tho it ran hot and the 1st hard drive was defective, never crashed on my (after replacing the hard drive).
My first day using Photoshop (older version under Rosetta) i had about 5 things open and had been working for 30 minutes, had not saved. Photoshop didn't crash, it just disappeared as did all other programs opened. Firefox, Preview, Text.
No crash error message... just gone! All my running programs shut off and disappeared. Of course I lost my work. This only happened once and of course I began saving right away and often. Something that used to be a habit of mine back in the PC days. I'll keep an eye on this to see if it happens again.
OK sorry for the short novel.
