Apple :: 13" MBP Screen 9CC2 - Backlight Was Not Strong Enough To Overpower The Reflections

Got my MBP yesterday. It came with a 9CC2 screen, which is supposedly AUOptronics.

Contrast is very high, I reckon above 800:1. Colors and viewing angles are very good too. It has one problem: brightness.

I used it outside with sunlight but the backlight was not strong enough to overpower the reflections. My MBA was much brighter, and also the 9C89 screen on my first uMB was brighter.

When I'm working inside the house during the day I'm usually on 1 or 2 stripes from the max.

It's a not a huge problem for me because I did not really plan on keeping it for long but if I buy again I'll probably try to get another screen. Expecially the MB April 2009 screens interest me. I've never seen them in real life though.

Here are some pics of it next to an Asus 1101HA which was measured at 129 nits max by Notebookjournal.

The first three are on full brightness, than half brightness. Keep in mind that photographs can not really give an accurate impression of brightness levels.