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September 17th, 2014 22:00
Two rants: configuration and display resolution
I am in the market for a new laptop after a couple of years and getting quite annoyed by these two new features.
1. Why is it so hard to configure a laptop with the desired specs?
2. Who decides the minimum resolution for displays?
How can the minimum for a 15.6" screen be 1366 x 768 with next available one 1920 x 1080? Why is 1366 x 768 even an option for a 17.3" screen?
Here are some sensible minimum resolutions for various resolutions. At a minimum, these resolutions should be an available option.
13" to 14": 1366 x 768
15" to 15.6": 1400 x 900
17" to 18": 1400 x 900, preferably 1920 x 1080
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theflash1932
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September 17th, 2014 23:00
1. Money. 1) It requires less "assembly" man hours to assemble various configurations - they are all pretty pre-configured, and 2) it costs $600 for a full HD display or for 8GB of RAM - since they aren't configurable, if you want a single item upgrade, it costs you the price of the next pre-configured model.
2. I don't understand why 1366x768 is an acceptable resolution even on 13-14" systems. Again, it's about the money. Those who will accept that resolution either doesn't care or won't pay more than $500 for a laptop. Those who won't accept that resolution now has no choice but to "upgrade".
Unfortunately this is an industry trend and not just limited to Dell. Believe me, may of us Rockstars have been fighting this, but it's unlikely to make much of a difference if it is really such a cost-saver for the OEM. Go to IdeaStorm and look for "ideas" to vote on - there are several suggestions to Dell regarding configuration options of systems.
http://www.ideastorm.com/
Also, if you call Dell, there is a good chance you can get it configured to your liking AND pay less for it.
cgukhal
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September 18th, 2014 04:00
The resolutions I mentioned are minimums not maximums. They work well for normal use.
In terms of dpi, 1366 x 768 for 13.3" is the same as 1600 x 900 for 15.6"