3M GPF15.4W Gold Privacy Filter for 15.4 Inch Widescreen Laptop

• Fits screen sizes of 15 7/16" diagonally measured (Width 13 1/16",Height 8 3/16")
• Screen data is visible only to persons directly in front of the monitor.3M privacy technology darkens on-screen data when viewed from the side. Keeps your electronic information confidential, making it excellent for use in high traffic areas.
• 3M(TM) Gold Privacy filters provide nearly twice the level of effective privacy protection and 14% higher clarity than standard black out privacy filters.
• User sees more clearly than ever while on-lookers see nothing but a vibrant golden screen.
• Filter is reversible. Choose gold or black side.
• Helps protect notebook display from damage

3M supplies 8 plastic "tabs" to mount the privacy screen on your laptop's screen. The idea is that the tabs stick flush with the outer front-facing frame of your laptop's screen, and then the privacy screen slips behind the tabs, covering your laptop's screen. This method is predicated on your laptop's screen being recessed a little relative to the outer frame of your laptop's screen.

This assumption doesn't hold, however, with recent Mac laptops: the "unibody" MacBook Pros, MacBooks, and MacBook Airs. Why? Because there's a single sheet of glass that covers the laptop's LCD screen AND the front-facing outer frame.

So, to work around this limitation, I use Scotch® Transparent Tape 600K6, 3/4-inch x 1000 Inches, 6-Pack to affix the privacy screen onto my MacBook Pro. Note that this tape is NOT the standard office Magic tape. The "Transparent Tape" is much clearer than the matte-finished Magic tape. And that's pretty critical since the tape must adhere to both the body of the Mac laptop as well as to the privacy screen.

This method seems to be working fine, so I'm happy with it.

One downside of having to use tape rather than the intended tabs is that removing and re-inserting the privacy screen wouldn't be nearly as easy when you have to tape the privacy screen on. I'm planning to leave the privacy screen on all the time and thus avoid that problem.

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I am a health insurance broker who has to be protective of his clients personal data. While viewing this information at times I am in a public setting that does not give me the necessary privacy I require. I purchased this screen as another way to protect the privacy of my clients' personal information and to demonstrate to them that this is a important factor in my relationship with them. Because I can remove the screen as necessary I can use the laptop in normal situations as well as those requiring HIPPA privacy for private information. I would recommend this privacy screen as a first rate way to show your clients that you care and protect their information in a way that affords them the best piece of mind.

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3M really hit a home-run with this Gold version of the screen. Great product.

The 15.4W size is a PERFECT fit on my 15" 2010 MacBook Pro (which actually has a 15.4" screen.) Yeah, the plastic tabs to keep it in place are a bit of a pain. But, I'm not taking off any points for it. That said, they're easy to install and they work just fine. In addition, the tab fastening system makes it very easy to remove the screen if you want to when you're back home, in a hotel room or want to have the screen viable to others.

This new Gold version is VASTLY superior to the less expensive, grayer version. Much better privacy protection AND visibility for the user. I had the older version on my older MacBook Pro. I used to have to turn the brightness up very high in order to see the screen which ate battery life. Not so with the Gold. It's worth paying the extra money for this.

To be honest, this is a must-have for anybody working on confidential material (actually, who in business, etc. isn't) or just wanting some privacy from prying eyes when reading email or watching a movie! 3M ought to write me a nice check for all of these I've "sold" to people who ask me about it when I'm in airport lounges and on my flights.

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I got this for the new Macbook Pro (MBP) 15". I upgraded the screen to Antiglare Widescreen Display. When I put this privacy filter on top of the display, it created many dark lines. This made my eyes tired after working for 10 minutes. I tested this with my old MBP with the standard glossy display, I didn't see the same dark lines. I recommend people who has an Antiglare display to stay away from this product.

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This privacy screen does exactly as it says. Even the slightest off axis viewing is rejected by the gold. I do have to comment on the fact that my screen has darkened a bit with a yellowish tint and picture quality has been filtered but is fully expected when adding another layer over the screen.