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LED Displays coming to MacBooks ??

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I Heard that LED Display were coming to the MacBooks.. and i was wondering what your thoughts on this were?:|
 
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yukon0013 said:
I Heard that LED Display were coming to the MacBooks.. and i was wondering what your thoughts on this were?:|
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I would imagine this is true, although it might be a little while before the product is refreshed again considering that it was just refreshed a couple of months ago. Only Apple knows for sure, the rest is just rumors and speculation.
 
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cwa107 said:
I would imagine this is true, although it might be a little while before the product is refreshed again considering that it was just refreshed a couple of months ago. Only Apple knows for sure, the rest is just rumors and speculation.
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That's basically it. Jobs said their goal was to have all of their displays converted to LED backlighting within a year or two, but the MacBooks just got refreshed so I don't think it will be anytime soon. Apple would have a lot of angry customers if they released LED backlighting after just releasing an update a month ago!
 
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elbolao23 said:
yup....whats the differece b/w the one they have now and LED
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Most notebooks use a CCFL tube (think of it like a really, really tiny flourescent light bulb). They use significantly more power than an LED backlight, which are just starting to hit the market in modern laptops. I believe (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) they also have a longer lifespan - not that most people will ever see a CCFL backlight go bad though (they're usually rated for 10,000+ hours).
 
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Aren't LED displays more environmentally friendly too?
 
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Yes, they are more friendly to the environment. Don't expect Macbook's to have LED backlights until Apple can accommodate it's professional notebooks first. 17inch MBP's are still awaiting the LED update.
 
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So do you think that the macbooks would get the update before or after leopard?
 
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What makes everyone think Apple will update the macbook just becuase of Leopard. Its way to soon to update the macbook, LED is not a good enough reason. LED would have to come packaged along with other internal upgrades. I would just expect them to start packaging Leopard with new machines.
 
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idave said:
What makes everyone think Apple will update the macbook just becuase of Leopard. Its way to soon to update the macbook, LED is not a good enough reason. LED would have to come packaged along with other internal upgrades. I would just expect them to start packaging Leopard with new machines.
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It's all conjecture, no one knows but Apple. You might be absolutely correct.
 
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I don't see the benefit of having an LED screen...It wouldn't make me mad about them updating it. I really wouldn't care.
 
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guys they already did put LED screens in the MacBooks...they just didn't tell us...it's all part of their masterplan for world domination...you'll find out soon...
 
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smurfy said:
guys they already did put LED screens in the MacBooks...they just didn't tell us...it's all part of their masterplan for world domination...you'll find out soon...
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See, an Apple representative could have come up to me and said that and I would have been like "So? It's just a different type of light bulb!"
 
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I don't see the benefit of having an LED screen...It wouldn't make me mad about them updating it. I really wouldn't care.
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The major benefit is in energy savings. The LED backlight expends about 1/4 the energy of a traditional CCFL tube. Also, the life of an LED is far longer than a CCFL tube. LED lifespans are measured in hundreds of thousands of hours, where CCFL is usually a max of about 20,000 hours.
 
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SoundsGood said:
Don't the LED screens look better, too? (brighter, sharper, etc.)
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I haven't seen one yet, but to be honest, it shouldn't be a big difference. They just changed the backlight, not the screen itself. Hopefully the lighting will be a little more even. I find my MBP's screen to be a little less evenly lit than others I've owned.
 

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