I don't get why the "widescreen" display is welcome. It's not any wider, they just made it shorter thus giving you less screen to touch. What is good about this?
PS - the read link doesn't take us to any pictures.
Widescreen is nice for movies. They are also nice for tablets when they are in slate mode, less scrolling up and down.
I went with a HP 2710p which was lighter and has better battery life than the x61. Between the x61 and the XT, I'd go with the x61. It's pretty easy to find nicely configured x61's for far less than $2000. Someone at Dell has lost their mind thinking $2500 is reasonable.
Your eyes are deceiving you - 15.4" at 16:10 *is* wider than 15" at 4:3, and you can easily see it in the photo above. Do the math yourself (remember A squared plus B squared equals C squared?) - you'll see that a 15.4" screen is about an inch wider than a 15" screen.
Widescreen displays are better for more than just movies. Anybody who runs Photoshop, Illustrator, video editing software of any kind or even Excel would be much happier with a wide screen.
The real advantage of a wide screen is that it has less area for a given diagonal measurement. Why is that an advantage? It's an advantage for manufacturers who can advertise a larger diagonal measurement for the same amount (price) of silicon.
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JTM @ Dec 31st 2007 7:56PM
I don't get why the "widescreen" display is welcome. It's not any wider, they just made it shorter thus giving you less screen to touch. What is good about this?
PS - the read link doesn't take us to any pictures.
ericthebikeman @ Dec 31st 2007 8:08PM
Widescreen is nice for movies. They are also nice for tablets when they are in slate mode, less scrolling up and down.
I went with a HP 2710p which was lighter and has better battery life than the x61. Between the x61 and the XT, I'd go with the x61. It's pretty easy to find nicely configured x61's for far less than $2000. Someone at Dell has lost their mind thinking $2500 is reasonable.
Jeff @ Dec 31st 2007 8:14PM
Your eyes are deceiving you - 15.4" at 16:10 *is* wider than 15" at 4:3, and you can easily see it in the photo above. Do the math yourself (remember A squared plus B squared equals C squared?) - you'll see that a 15.4" screen is about an inch wider than a 15" screen.
Widescreen displays are better for more than just movies. Anybody who runs Photoshop, Illustrator, video editing software of any kind or even Excel would be much happier with a wide screen.
Che @ Jan 8th 2008 11:47AM
The real advantage of a wide screen is that it has less area for a given diagonal measurement. Why is that an advantage? It's an advantage for manufacturers who can advertise a larger diagonal measurement for the same amount (price) of silicon.