Screen real estate is a big deal. 1920x1200 at ~15".

May 8, 2012

Posted By:  neurogami

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There are two things I look for first in a laptop: Does it have a ~15" WUXGA screen, and does it have a trackpoint.  After that  look for CPU, battery life, etc.

I used to be quite happy with the D8** Latitudes, but when Dell stopped offering WUXGA I had to look elsewhere and opted for a Thinkpad W500 from a Lenovo outlet.  

Screen resolutions meant for the average movie-watching consumer are not quite suitable for software developers.   16:10, 1920x1200  is  needed for a ~15" screen.

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    Posted By: AMurderOfCrows

    Your customers who actually do work want 16:10, dell.  bring it back.  Dell sells WAY too many systems to not be a leader and an innovator in the industry.  So what if the screen manufacturers went the other direction?  If you build it and it sells well, the industry will follow you. 

    And so will my $$$$.