da9000 wrote:
tone007 wrote:
I think it's funny Apple just started using these. My 3-year old Sony has one. (Runs OS X pretty well, too.)
Apple has been using them for about a year now AFAIK. They are now a standard part, unlike other manufacturers. I'd be interested to know which exact model is your Sony so I could look up the info (are you sure you're not referring to X-brite or this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_display ?). My bet is that it wasn't Sony's low to mid end model, but more of a high end model (was it in the $2000-3000 range?).
BTW, how much 3rd party software did you have to remove to get some of the HDD space back and have the computer running properly again? :-)
True, it wasn't a low end Sony. SZ series, which also has 2 GPUs as well (Intel and NVIDIA selectable by a switch,) and it's definitely LED backlit. (A MBP owning fanboy friend of mine drooled over it when I brought it over, I could tell I'd just made him terribly unhappy with his screen.)
System has always run properly for me, though I swapped out the original 100GB drive for a 250GB a couple months ago. Next up is a processor upgrade, though I think 2.33ghz C2D is as high as this system will go. I intend to see how many more years this system lasts me. If I get 5-6 years out of this ~$2000 machine, I think that was a pretty decent investment.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-Apple or anything, own(ed) a few myself, most recent however being a G4 Powerbook (primary computer for a year, even though the thing was a slug compared to everything else on the market.) I'm just more of a hardware guy and don't really care what OS I run, and Apple's hardware is just not interesting enough to me, though the new laptops are a step in the right direction. (those sticky matte black/white MacBooks put me way off, metal surfaces are the only way to go.. This 3 year old Sony still looks brand new, no cheesy worn-in spots or anything.)
