i love my glossy screen.
a lot brighter than my previous laptop and color saturation is definitely augmented, but not enough to ruin things when gauging for print, at least that's my opinion.

i love this computer.

matte. over long periods, glare and reflections will give you a headache.
graphics professionals apparently prefer matte screens because they give better colour fidelity.

matte is prefered. better color, less glare. mac screens tend to render brighter than pcs to start with. i wouldn't necessarily think you would need the additional brightness that addictionbomb alludes to since they are pretty bright to start with.

i've been reading up on this and macbook pros and macbooks have a bit of variation in screen quality so I wouldn't group them all together. I think it's worth driving to the apple store no matter how far away you live. that's quite a chunk of money you'll be spending anyway. it's worth a look for yourself.

yeah, i'd check it out for yourself. don't matter what we all think. you'll be the one using it day in and out.

i have a macbook pro matte finish and love it. my studio is fille with macbook pros with half matte and half glossy. the glossy does look very nice with images and videos as the colors tend to pop out more. but when trying to use colors that will eventually be printed, i have always heard that you will be more successful at matching colors through a matte screen rather than glossy. and that eye strain is reduced by using a matte finish as well. but is all comes down to personal preference.

"Taking a page from many PC notebook makers, MacBook features a reflective TFT screen, which makes colors pop like never before." (p. 84, Wired September 2006)

Hmmm... not sure if this is hype. Or if the matte screens are hyped by the retro-lovers...

Also:
"TIRED
"Glossy screen shows every smudge and smear..." (same)

after printing a big plot today i say go matte.
my screen does over saturate things.