There seem to be several reasonable explanations given in the article:
There seem to be several reasonable explanations given in the article:
So why is that? Only Apple can give a definitive answer, but there are several possibilities:
Not all the panels reach the same maximum brightness. Apple wants to make sure that the customers get comparable products, so the manufacturer limits the brightness to the advertised value (400 nits).
As we have mentioned before, the color accuracy is a bit worse when you use Windows, even after our calibration. It is possible that Apple can only ensure the better results at lower brightness levels.
The panel of the MacBook Air can reach much higher brightness levels than the advertised 400 nits, but Apple wants to keep the distance to the more expensive MacBook Pro 13. A brighter panel is a much better sales argument for many customers than a wider P3 color gamut.
I'm normally a Windows user but I'm tempted to get the new MacBook Air with Parallels to run Windows on it. But I guess I'm out of luck in that case. But really interesting, that it's artificially...
I'm normally a Windows user but I'm tempted to get the new MacBook Air with Parallels to run Windows on it. But I guess I'm out of luck in that case. But really interesting, that it's artificially limited.
The screen is still very bright under macOS. The article includes some possible explanations as to why this is the case. The one I'm betting on is color accuracy, which goes down at the higher...
The screen is still very bright under macOS. The article includes some possible explanations as to why this is the case. The one I'm betting on is color accuracy, which goes down at the higher brightness.
There seem to be several reasonable explanations given in the article:
I'm normally a Windows user but I'm tempted to get the new MacBook Air with Parallels to run Windows on it. But I guess I'm out of luck in that case. But really interesting, that it's artificially limited.
The screen is still very bright under macOS. The article includes some possible explanations as to why this is the case. The one I'm betting on is color accuracy, which goes down at the higher brightness.