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Laptops: To glare or not to glare? 1

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An anonymous reader writes "This weekend I spent half a day surfing the web looking for a new laptop. I just want (to be able to switch to) 1650x1280, or at least ...x1024, and a *non*-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_display . To my surprise I found out that many vendors leave me not that much choice: ...x800, and glossy, i.e., higher-reflective type screens seem to have become the promoted defaults. Should I give up on my non-glossy wishes, or should I start flaming vendors ? IYHO is TrueLife, whatever-View or -Brite, etc., an acceptable solution during a 1 hour commute by train, for near-the-window office work, etc.? What do you think?"
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  • 3M sells laptop privacy filters that are essentially a film you place over the laptop screen, giving the benefit of old-school anti-glare and privacy screens that you used to see attached to CRT's.

    There is more here [3m.com], although it is somewhat unclear if anti-glare applies to all of their products or not. As others around the web have pointed out this can also limit the function of your laptop in certain circumstances - want to give a preso but don't have a projector? We spent years improving the viewing angle

How many retured bricklayers from FLORIDA are out purchasing PENCIL SHARPENERS right NOW??