Apple advertises its MacBook portable computers as displaying millions of colours and it boasts about the quality of the displays. For example (from Apple's web site): "17-inch (diagonal) TFT display, support for millions of colours" and "Enjoy a nuanced view simply unavailable on other portables."
In reality, the screens are only six-bit resolution, incapable of such performance, leading two people to start a class action suit. Details:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/21/di...ysuit/index.phpThe screen on my 15" MacBook Pro is by Samsung and the specs are easily found on the internet. It is capable of 262,000 colours, making it a six-bit panel.
Shame on Apple. It is discouraging when the company that tells us it is the leader and innovator in the industry resorts to false claims. But, after the option back-dating scandal, I guess we know a bit about ethics at Apple.
In fairness to Apple, the screen on my MacBook gives pleasing colour, I don't use it for colour-critical work, and it is a very good portable computer.
However, if you are planning to do colour-critical work on a MacBook, you might reconsider.