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Swap a Macbook’s glossy display for matte
October 12th, 2009
Swap a Macbook’s glossy display for matte
Filed under: Hardware, Portables, MacBook
Users have a love/hate relationship with Apple’s glossy displays. Namely, they either love them or they hate them. I haven’t used one myself, as I’ll be hanging on to my original MacBook Pro until it ceases to work.
Until now, shoppers could get either a glossy or matte display with the 15″ MacBook Pro, but not the 13″ model. TechRestore has stepped in to do the “repair.” For $200, they’ll remove your 13″ MacBook or MacBook Pro’s glossy display and slap a matte screen in its place. The work comes with a 1-year warranty and TechRestore says they’ll have your precious back to you within 24 hours of receipt. Note that this requires a trade-in of your existing screen; you won’t get it back.
If you have this service done, please let us know how it goes. Enjoy your glare-free computing!
For comparison, RadTech sells an anti-glare film that can be applied over a glossy display. They’re available for the 13in MacBook/Pro (unibody), the 15in MacBook Pro (unibody), the 17in MacBook Pro (unibody) and various iMacs. You can get the full list here. The films start at $19.95US each.
[Via Cult Of Mac]
TUAWSwap a Macbook’s glossy display for matte originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Palm Pre sales go live at Amazon
August 2nd, 2009
Palm Pre sales go live at Amazon
If you love the Pre, but hate Best Buy or Sprint, now you’ve got the option of nabbing one through an online reseller you can live with: Amazon. The device has just popped up on the super-retailer’s site, and like the aforementioned blue and yellow reseller, you don’t have to worry about any pesky mail-in rebates — the phone is $199.99 out the virtual door. Also of note, you can nab the non-contract version for $499.99, which is a $50 savings over the Sprint pricing, and certainly a value compared to Best Buy’s $749.99 price tag. Only bummer note? Amazon says these babies won’t ship for 4 to 6 weeks… which basically sucks.
[Via PhoneNews]
Filed under: Cellphones
Palm Pre sales go live at Amazon originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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