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I have a MacBook Pro from around 2012. Is this product do able for Vals rating my MacBook ? Not trying to spend tons of money as my budget doesn't allow but want to know if any of you fine people can say it's good


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I am not sure I understand the question.
I actually had to to a google search for "vals rating" which was not particularly illuminating for the context.
Perhaps you should rephrase...

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I assume he meant 'calibrating'. Maybe autocorrect?
 
I just prefer not to make the assumption - been caught out too many times!

Tony Jay
 
We'll leave it for him to explain, but I believe he simply meant to ask if ColorMunki Smile can be used to calibrate his MacBook Pro 2012.

That would be correct. Was at work and trying to type it out very fast


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Any monitor can be calibrated but it does not necessarily follow that the monitor is any good for image editing.
I do not know of any pro photographers who will use a MBP for mission critical final editing.

I understand that you are on a budget and may well have to settle for your MBP for now but I would look to getting an Eizo or NEC monitor before too long.
Eizo or NEC monitors, those that are designed and specced for image and video editing, retain their colour accuracy at low luminance (most monitors struggle to do this), can be set to luminances far lower than most consumer-level monitors can even reach (this is a crucial consideration for image editing, softproofing and printing) and exhibit an edge-to-edge and corner-to-corner consistency just not found in consumer level monitors.

Dell also have some monitors that that compete for the big boys.

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