Well it looks like I'm going back to school. I would like a new laptop. After looking at my options is seem like every manufacturer has stopped offering matte (nonglossy) screens. Does anyone know of any nonglossy options out there?

4/14/2010 4:31:15 PM

i don't mean this to sound like a troll, but there there are plenty of non-gloss options out there. you need to look harder.

4/14/2010 4:37:12 PM

Even Apple offers a matte screen at an additional cost to you.

4/14/2010 5:01:33 PM

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"Apple offers a matte screen at an additional cost to you."

redundant

4/14/2010 5:16:00 PM

^ Really? Are we going to do this again?

4/14/2010 5:17:08 PM

that doesn't even make sense

4/14/2010 5:27:50 PM

nonglossy screen or nonglossy case?

Lenovo is tried and true non-glossy magnesium body. Or a Dell Adamo. Or any of a selection of ASUS laptops all have metal cases.

If it was me (in retrospect) I'd hit up a eeePC (one of the new models) with the 14 hour battery. Lugging my 15" laptop was just a bit much after adding in 3-4 books. The eee keeps up all day and all night without charging and allows me to type papers and screw off in class. If you need horsepower go to a lab or get a fast desktop.

4/14/2010 8:29:59 PM

^

Quote :

"matte (nonglossy) screens"

4/15/2010 1:23:06 AM

^^damn, reading comprehension FAIL

4/15/2010 8:41:18 AM

first 13 seconds

4/15/2010 9:45:22 AM

^^ it wasn't a comprehension problem.

It was I didn't read.

4/15/2010 10:06:31 AM

^

4/15/2010 10:25:24 AM

Thanks for the help guys, guess I need to just look harder. I talked to Dell and they said they only sell glossy screens. Half my problem is many places dont list whether it is glossy or not.

4/15/2010 10:58:16 AM

sandpaper?

4/15/2010 9:20:36 PM

as far as i know, lenovo is still offering non-glossy screens.

i like my matte screen. the brightness is underpowered but I can live with it.

4/15/2010 9:41:34 PM

^ I've never seen a T-Series with a glossy screen.

PM me and I can get you employee discount too - saves around 15% off new and like 22% off the outlet.

4/15/2010 10:05:45 PM

Lenovo. Finest laptop money can buy.

4/15/2010 11:24:21 PM

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"Lenovo. Finest laptop money can buy."

obvious sarcasm?

4/15/2010 11:38:35 PM

Obvious realism, backed by consistent operating experience, both personal and throughout the industry.

MY SON

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4/15/2010 11:48:47 PM

I can't say for certainty what the finest laptop money can buy is but I can say without a doubt that its not a Lenovo, thats for certain.

But glad you are enjoying yours

4/15/2010 11:52:44 PM

it may not be perfect, but their warranty and customer service is great

4/15/2010 11:55:20 PM

AND THE FACT THAT MINE TWO YEAR OLD T61P STILL OUTPERFORMS MY BUDDY'S $3k DEDICATED GAMING BOX


MYSONS


EPIC FANBOYISM ITT




MORE BRANDY MY SONS!!!!!!!!!!!

4/16/2010 12:05:42 AM

My vaio doesn't have a glossy screen

4/16/2010 12:08:03 AM

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"AND THE FACT THAT MINE TWO YEAR OLD T61P STILL OUTPERFORMS MY BUDDY'S $3k DEDICATED GAMING BOX"

lol. How does that have anything to do with it being the finest laptop money can buy?

4/16/2010 12:08:05 AM

<3 Lenovo laptops. Have had nothing but great experiences with them so far. Hard to beat at the price I've gotten mine, thats for darn sure.

4/16/2010 8:19:07 AM

Yeah, you're best (and probably only) option is a ThinkPad. I'm sure you can find a business class laptop from Dell and HP that don't have glossy screens. But, if you're going business class machine, I'd stick with Lenovo.

4/16/2010 10:59:04 AM

yea the thinkpads sound great. I feel like an idiot but maybe yall can help me out, after searching all of lenovo's website I still cant tell which screens are glossy and which are not. I called them up and they said whichever ones say antiglare are non glossy. Problems is I dont see antiglare anywhere. I really want a matte screen so im not trying to pick the wrong one. Are all thinkpads nonglossy?

4/16/2010 3:10:38 PM

like wwwwww said above
all the T-series are non-glossy. Most of the others are too.. I'm not sure about the X-series (or whatever they call the tablets)

I love my T60.. the bookstore fucked up the order and gave me one with a 512mb ATi card in it. no complaints except I had to replace the cooling fan once in 4 years.
and the keyboard when I spilled Dr pepper in it

4/18/2010 8:38:50 PM

lenovo's are going to shit ever since IBM quit being behind them.. but whatever, that always happens

4/18/2010 9:27:22 PM

I dono, I have a Lenovo T60 laptop that is 2 years old that is still going very strong with (knock on wood) no issues besides a bad battery that I replaced with a genuine lenovo 9-cell for 40 bucks.

My wife also has a 1 year old T61 (I believe) Lenovo that has had 0 problems.

Obviously we are just 2 of many but they are doing just as well as the IBMs I have used before them (that I obviously liked enough to make it a point to buy IBM/Lenovo again). I personally like the non-glossy screens and non-glossy cases too. Yea its not necessarily "sleek" looking but it stays "clean" looking no matter what.

4/18/2010 10:27:39 PM