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M4 MacBook Pros use a quantum dot (QD) film rather than a red KSF phosphor film

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151 points zdw | 2 comments | 16 Nov 24 00:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.403s | source
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xattt ◴[16 Nov 24 00:41 UTC] No.42153046[source]▶
I’ve noticed similar “mini” news stories trickle out after Apple’s announcements. Does this happen organically, or does PR drop tidbits like this to select sources?

It seems like a very specific thing for a reporter to ask and find out about.

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1. kolinko ◴[16 Nov 24 05:43 UTC] No.42154606[source]▶
I think Apple doesn’t communicate it because it makes some of the laptops with „the same” spec better and some worse.

I remember that was the case with ssds some time ago - some of the macbooks had a better one, some had a slightly worse one.

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2. bzzzt ◴[16 Nov 24 08:26 UTC] No.42155251[source]▶
The M3 line with 256Gb storage had a single SSD NAND chip which made it measurably slower than the M2 series with the same amount. Although irrelevant for most daily work it was a regression which seems to be fixed in the M4 line. Even then, I presume such a bit of bad news would trigger people looking for 'the best spec' to buy the storage upgrade.