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Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays

Posted by kdawson on from the pin-stripes-are-vertical dept.

adamengst writes "Numerous users have been complaining about grey lines that muddy the crispness of the displays of the recently updated MacBook Air. Doug McLean explains the problem in TidBITS, along with what Apple appears to be doing about it."

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  1. Re:It's all how you look at it by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You, sir, are obviously not a Mac user.

    "Snappier" is a term which is reserved for talking about Safari, after an update (no matter if it's faster or not).

    ex: Wow, Safari 4.0 is snappier!

  2. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by theaveng · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually it's more like a church revival meeting.

    "WE know the truth. WE have the answer. While 'they' wander in darkness, WE have found the light! Can I get an Amen brothers?" "Amen!"
    "We don't have to worry about viruses. We don't have to worry about drivers. We have the crispest displays in the industry. We have the best-built computers in the world. Am I right brothers?"
    "Yes sir!"
    "Praise be to Apple!"
    "And the Macintosh!"

    Actually this kinda reminds me circa 1990 with my Commodore Amiga. Fortunately I went off to college and now I'm a bleeding-heart liberal just like all the other students. The answer lies not in cold steel and plastic, but in the ever-loving arms of Brother Government. Mmmm-hmmm.

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  3. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Really? A salesperson who works on commission recommended you buy the much more expensive product rather than the cheap one? Gadzooks! That sounds almost *gasp* unethical! And from a salesman! They are usually the bastion of ethics and morals.

    I like how at Best Buy the salespeople will tell you "We don't get commission." But I can guarantee you they get a bonus for selling the bogus "product protection service" crap. I have never seen more aggressive techniques to get you to buy the coverage. One time I was buying a $20 product, and was asked if I wanted to buy "protection" for it. Just for laughs I asked how much it would be. "$19.99 for 2 years" was the answer. I laughed in his face and told him if it broke anytime in the next 2 years, i would just come back and buy a brand new one for the same price, without the hassle of having to return the item and wait for them to decide to send me a new one. Or if in broke in 3-4 years, I would have already spent $40 on it and would have to spend another $20 to replace it. Now which plan sounds better?

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