LED Screens in All MacBooks by 2009?
Economic Daily News reports (via Engadget) that Apple will start using LED backlit screens in all of their MacBooks in 2009.
Steve Jobs had previously announced the intended transition to the environmentally friendly LED screens, but left no exact time-table for the switch. LED displays were first introduced into the Mac line with the 15" MacBook Pro in June 2007. Advantages of the first Macbook Pro LED screens included:
- extended battery life
- instantly at full brightness, no warm up necessary
- same brightness and color range as previous screens.
The LED screen has since made its way into the 17" MacBook Pro as a $100 upgrade and the MacBook Air as a standard part. In fact, the MacBook Air's LED display has been noted to be particularly bright compared to the rest of Apple's laptops. Meanwhile, even though the next MacBook revision is expected in the 3rd quarter of this year, MacBook customers may have to wait until 2009 for LED screens.
Steve Jobs had previously announced the intended transition to the environmentally friendly LED screens, but left no exact time-table for the switch. LED displays were first introduced into the Mac line with the 15" MacBook Pro in June 2007. Advantages of the first Macbook Pro LED screens included:
- extended battery life
- instantly at full brightness, no warm up necessary
- same brightness and color range as previous screens.
The LED screen has since made its way into the 17" MacBook Pro as a $100 upgrade and the MacBook Air as a standard part. In fact, the MacBook Air's LED display has been noted to be particularly bright compared to the rest of Apple's laptops. Meanwhile, even though the next MacBook revision is expected in the 3rd quarter of this year, MacBook customers may have to wait until 2009 for LED screens.
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49 months ago
Wow, this is going to be great. I love the LED on my 17 incher.
Go Mac Book!
btw... 1st! I am awesome!
So AWESOME!
Go Mac Book!
btw... 1st! I am awesome!
So AWESOME!
49 months ago
I at least hope that the MacBook sees a better screen in general even if it's not LED yet.
49 months ago
It's a no-brainer from a consumer point of view but presumably the switch happens when the price is right.
49 months ago
I'm still waiting for Apple to update their Cinema Displays! :(
… would be nice with a 24" LED though! ;)
… would be nice with a 24" LED though! ;)
49 months ago
Where's the iPhone content!? You mean there are NON-iPhone rumors too!? :confused:
49 months ago
I say bring it on. I really like these screens. Them seem to work very well. I believe that the LEDs are less likely to burn out as well.
49 months ago
LED screens, possibly a redesign... nice. Makes you want to wait till next year to purchase one :rolleyes:
49 months ago
Weird... IIRC, the financial chief said in a conference last year that all computers would get LEDs in 2008...
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