New MacBook Pro screens compared to previous Unibody MacBook Pro's
The new MacBook Pro's that just got released are listed as having 60 percent greater color gamut than previous versions.
I have seen the new MacBook Pro's in person and frankly I could not see any difference, mainly because I didn't have a side-by-side comparison. Does anyone know of any review sites or images that compare the new screen's to the previous Unibody MacBook Pro's? Or is Apple saying that its 60% better than the pre-unibody MacBook Pro's?
Thanks.
I think the general consensus is that the new 15" MacBook Pro has a slightly better display, but it's not a really significant difference (that's from users who have been able to compare both, side-by-side).
However, the new 13" model has a significantly improved display from what was shipped back in October of last year. There are reports that the 13" MacBook got a display upgrade starting a few months ago, so if you have one of the newer (but previous generation) 13" Aluminum MacBooks you may not see that much difference between it and the new 13" MacBook Pro.
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