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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / May 2008Why the LED display on 17" MacBook Pro?
Are LED displays the cats meow, or just a marketing gimmick? They are offered as an option on the 17" MacBook Pro. Gadd that is an expensive Mac, could easily go above $3,500 While I am at it, what are the most popular Mac models? My guess is the iMac, even though that can easily get above $2,000 Mark- > Are LED displays the cats meow, or just a marketing gimmick? > > They are offered as an option on the 17" MacBook Pro. Huh, answered my own question after a bit of Googling. Seems Apple is pushing LEDs because they use less battery power, and are also mercury-free. MacBooks have not been updated for a while, rumors have it that the 15" MacBook Pros will have LED displays around June. LEDs are expensive, expect a price increase. Mark- > > Are LED displays the cats meow, or just a marketing gimmick? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Seems Apple is pushing LEDs because they use less battery power, > and are also mercury-free. I have LED backlighting on my MacBook Pro (bought in June 2007), which I got after upgrading from a Titanium PowerBook G4. It is a huge improvement: much brighter screen (potentially too bright - I often have it turned down from the brightest setting). The screen gets to full brightness immediately, rather than having to warm up for a little while, and it doesn't deteriorate with age. > MacBooks have not been updated for a while, rumors have it that > the 15" MacBook Pros will have LED displays around June. What rumours would these be? The 15" MacBook Pros had LED backlit displays starting with the previous generation, released in June 2007 (which is one of the reasons I bought that model). You're a year out. The 17" model only got it in the latest model (February 2008) and then only if you pay for the higher resolution screen. The MacBook Air (13") also has backlighting, but it hasn't turned up on the basic MacBook yet (too expensive), nor on the iMac or Cinema displays (way too expensive). > LEDs are expensive, expect a price increase. You should do some better research. The 15" MacBook Pro price didn't change when LED backlighting was introduced.  SignatureDavid Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz > > MacBooks have not been updated for a while, rumors have it that > > the 15" MacBook Pros will have LED displays around June. > > What rumours would these be? Some guys blog I stumbled across, serves me right for not getting my rumors from the official rumor sites.<g> > The 15" MacBook Pros had LED backlit displays starting with > the previous generation, released in June 2007 > (which is one of the reasons I bought > that model). You're a year out) Oh goody, maybe my "Santa Rosa" 15-inch MacBook Pro has the LED backlighting then, I bought it after June 2007. Any way to determine if it has LED backlighting for the screen? Mark- > > The 15" MacBook Pros had LED backlit displays starting with > > the previous generation, released in June 2007 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Any way to determine if it has LED backlighting for the screen? Compare it visually to any other Mac laptop of similar age, with both turned up to maximum brightness, in a relatively dark room. The LED backlight is substantially brighter. Look at the specifications in MacTracker and confirm your laptop is a "MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid/Late 2007)". In particular, the Model ID in System Profiler should be "MacBookPro3,1". According to MacTracker, that model (and the early 2008 15" one) have LED backlighting. (Sidebar: the 17" mid/late 2007 model has the same Model ID, but doesn't have LED backlighting. The 17" early 2008 model only has LED backlighting if the resolution of the built-in display is 1920x1200). I'm not aware of anything in System Profiler (for example) which directly indicates the type of backlight. SignatureDavid Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz > Look at the specifications in MacTracker and confirm your laptop is a > "MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid/Late 2007)". In particular, the Model ID in > System Profiler should be "MacBookPro3,1". According to MacTracker, that > model (and the early 2008 15" one) have LED backlighting. Ahh, there it is in my 15-inchers System Profiler, in this line - Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1 Odd that Apple does not make a point of advertising that feature. Mark- > The screen gets > to full brightness immediately, rather than having to warm up for a > little while, and it doesn't deteriorate with age I think that the fact that the brightness doesn't diminish with age is the biggest advantage: on 2-3 year old fluorescent-backlit displays, the brightness diminishes by a substantial amount. --MB |
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