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>Why does a "developer edition" notebook come with a glossy screen?

Because developers like sharp text (as opposed to smudged due to the diffusion filter) and better color and saturation too.

Not all of us work under back lights we cannot avoid...

I mean, it might be a personal preference, but it's not like some objective law that developer === matte screen (like eg. 3D artist === discreet GPU).




Well, this is an ultra-portable, not a workstation screen in a darkened studio. Color saturation might matter for developers at a vfx house, the vast majority are looking at text.

A matte screen should be default for this one.




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