Like the drool left over from that time you got a little too close as you ogled your fancy-pants screen.

Was the screen cleaner of choice when I worked in an Apple Store before they started using damp cloths.

Dampen a soft, lint-free cloth with water only, then use it to clean the computers screen. Apple says you can use 70-percent isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution to get off smudges and hard-to-remove dirt. To clean the screen on your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air, first shut down the computer and unplug the power adapter. To remove dust or smudges from the nano-texture glass screen, use only the polishing cloth that came with your Pro Display XDR or iMac. Don't you dare think of using your T-shirt like an animal! That all sounds great, and Apple throws a special cleaning cloth into the box to give you a handy way to keep fingerprints and whatnot off your fancy new Mac. The result is a screen with beautiful image quality that maintains contrast while scattering light to reduce glare to the barest minimum. The nano-texture on Pro Display XDR is actually etched into the glass at the nanometre level. However, these coatings lower contrast while producing unwanted haze and sparkle. Download Avast One to protect & optimize all your. Typical matt displays have a coating added to their surface that scatters light. Join 435 million others and get our award-winning free antivirus, plus privacy & performance tools. If you're in a particularly variable lighting environment, there's an innovative matt option with nano-texture glass. But sometimes it comes in handy, whether to play the latest games or run some niche piece of software that has. And Apple is very particular about how you do it.Īs you can imagine with something that's been etched at the nanometer level, it needs some special attention when it's being cleaned. We know no self-respecting Mac fan actually wants to run Windows. By all accounts, it works and looks great, but it can be a nightmare to clean. Previously only available on Pro Display XDR, a nano-texture display is etched in such a way to make it appear matte. When Apple announced a refreshed iMac it also added the nano-texture screen as an option.

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