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Nano–texture glass

When Apple unveiled the Pro Display XDR, it also introduced a new kind of screen technology. But it wasn’t a new kind of LED lighting or a new image processor. It was glass. Very, very expensive glass: an extra $1,000 on top of the $4,999 price tag.

Apple calls it nano–texture glass and it’s also available in the latest 27–inch iMac, where it’s a $500 extra. So what does it do, and why would you want it?

GLASS! AH–AHHHHH!

For many years, Mac laptops had matt screens, but the popularity of the iPhone and of PC laptops with glossy screens helped persuade Apple

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