2024 Nano Texture Macbook Pro on the left; 2021 Glossy Macbook Pro on the right
TLDR: the Nano Texture performs wonderfully anywhere where light used to be a factor and used to force me to shade my screen or avoid the place entirely.
Iām less concerned with where I sit indoors. Coffee shops / offices with skylights or intense lighting are much more comfortable
Coding and working outside is now feasible: browsing the internet, writing in Obsidian; all delightful
The screen needs more effort to keep clean than a normal screen and comes with a special wipe that needs to be used instead of microfiber
Black text on white background (light mode) is considerably more readable than white text on black background (dark mode)
Overall a massive step forward for outdoor computing
Big thanks to Julie Kruger for the comparison photos and CJ for draft feedback.
sitting outside at North Boulder Park
A few months after I got the Daylight Computer (read my thoughts here), two friends sent me this post comparing the old Macbook Pro displays to the new Nano Texture glass ones. That post convinced me to upgrade my computer in short order, to the dismay of my wallet.
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