This option was made available on the previous version as well. I've always hated the glossy screens, so I opted for the matte finish and am very pleased. It seems to be the exact same finish as previous MBPs and PowerBooks. One interesting note... the matte finish screens also lose the black border, instead going back to the silver frame from previous models as well. Chris On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 11:07AM, "Crandon David" <tabdave at ca.rr.com> wrote: >Well, I looked a little bit further into it, and it appears its not a >real antireflection coating. It's the previous matte screen. I think >this because, while they don't really describe it well, the word >"matte" is used in the description, and it's only a $150 option, >which is less than I would expect to actually coat a glass screen >with AR. Oh well, better than nothing... > >