Comments for Serious Laptops http://seriouslaptops.com because we mean business Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:42:15 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Google chromebook pixel by Charles Darke /google-chrome-pixel/#comment-104 Charles Darke Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:42:15 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=185#comment-104 Unfortunately, I think the resolution is pixel doubled, so you have a 1280x850 resolution... Unfortunately, I think the resolution is pixel doubled, so you have a 1280×850 resolution…

]]> Comment on Google chromebook pixel by Guest /google-chrome-pixel/#comment-53 Guest Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:47:48 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=185#comment-53 Yes this is good news. I really love the screen, but the other specs are lacking. I hope it can be hacked with better hardware. Anyways, I've had an idea for a longtime which I think you can pull off, since you have this website. I've been periodically emailing websites like asus, lenovo, hp, and razer. Maybe a couple of emails a year, asking them if they have laptops that offer 16:10 (or 3:2), and if they can consider such laptops in the future. I give my reasons and I'm polite about it. But, what I'd like is a bunch of us doing this. If we can get all the people who want WUXGA (or taller) laptops, and focus on a few laptops manufacturers. Perhaps we can get their attention? What do you think? Email me, and I can discuss the details further. Anwyays, keep up the good work! Yes this is good news. I really love the screen, but the other specs are lacking. I hope it can be hacked with better hardware.

Anyways, I’ve had an idea for a longtime which I think you can pull off, since you have this website.

I’ve been periodically emailing websites like asus, lenovo, hp, and razer. Maybe a couple of emails a year, asking them if they have laptops that offer 16:10 (or 3:2), and if they can consider such laptops in the future. I give my reasons and I’m polite about it.

But, what I’d like is a bunch of us doing this. If we can get all the people who want WUXGA (or taller) laptops, and focus on a few laptops manufacturers. Perhaps we can get their attention?

What do you think? Email me, and I can discuss the details further.

Anwyays, keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on Choosing a laptop by alan /choosing-a-laptop/#comment-45 alan Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:09:00 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=104#comment-45 My old Dell has a 1920x1200 WUXGA screen. Now all I need is new motherboard to go underneath it. Oh wait... nobody does that, either. My old Dell has a 1920×1200 WUXGA screen. Now all I need is new motherboard to go underneath it. Oh wait… nobody does that, either.

]]> Comment on Intel: Retina laptop displays coming in 2013 by Ian /intel-retina-laptop-desktop-displays-coming-in-2013/#comment-40 Ian Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:57:09 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=122#comment-40 Well I sure hope Intel are right about that. Fact: I won't be upgrading my 10 year old laptop until it is actually an upgrade. Well I sure hope Intel are right about that. Fact: I won’t be upgrading my 10 year old laptop until it is actually an upgrade.

]]> Comment on Damnit, now they even build tablets with WUXGA screens by admin /damnit-now-they-even-build-tablets-wuxga-screens/#comment-36 admin Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:10:45 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=26#comment-36 Yes and no, biggest problem is that there are not many panel manufacturers, and 16:9 is the de facto standard for television, secondly, lots of people don't spend much on a lappy, the just want the internet and some word work done. And yes, windows does not scale well, but i'm not asking to scale. Scaling does only give sharper images, i want characters on the screen. I read 9pt characters on a 1920x1200 display 15"4. A retina macbook will not give me more lines to read, unfortunatly. Yes and no, biggest problem is that there are not many panel manufacturers, and 16:9 is the de facto standard for television, secondly, lots of people don’t spend much on a lappy, the just want the internet and some word work done.
And yes, windows does not scale well, but i’m not asking to scale. Scaling does only give sharper images, i want characters on the screen. I read 9pt characters on a 1920×1200 display 15″4. A retina macbook will not give me more lines to read, unfortunatly.

]]> Comment on Damnit, now they even build tablets with WUXGA screens by Phil /damnit-now-they-even-build-tablets-wuxga-screens/#comment-35 Phil Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:04:49 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=26#comment-35 The reason laptops have fallen behind is one thing, I believe, BAD GUI SOFTWARE!!! Windows still doesn't support icons that adapt to screen resolution so you end up with really tiny icons if you go high resolution. I suspect Apple has solved this no-brainer problem and therefore you get the Retina screen on a laptop and ipads. Thanks Apple for kicking other laptop makers in the butt! The reason laptops have fallen behind is one thing, I believe, BAD GUI SOFTWARE!!!
Windows still doesn’t support icons that adapt to screen resolution so you end up with really tiny icons if you go high resolution.
I suspect Apple has solved this no-brainer problem and therefore you get the Retina screen on a laptop and ipads.
Thanks Apple for kicking other laptop makers in the butt!

]]> Comment on Why aren’t we there yet? by Roland /why-arent-we-there/#comment-34 Roland Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:45:18 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=68#comment-34 I have found the SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) in both the 15-inch (Compaq Armada E500) and 14.1 (IBM Thinkpad T60) form factors particularly useful (although I did prefer the slightly larger E500 screen), as they are not only easily carried in the backpack but will also fit on aircraft and train trays, so can be used whilst on the move. In this size I get a usable vertical resolution ~(even with the Office 'ribbon') with extra space at the sides for toolbars etc. Another aspect I've found useful has been the very good viewing angles making it easy to share a screen when collaborating on some task. Unfortunately my 2007 T60 is starting to fail so it does currently look as if I'm going to be forced into using a laptop with less than ideal screen real estate ... I have found the SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) in both the 15-inch (Compaq Armada E500) and 14.1 (IBM Thinkpad T60) form factors particularly useful (although I did prefer the slightly larger E500 screen), as they are not only easily carried in the backpack but will also fit on aircraft and train trays, so can be used whilst on the move.

In this size I get a usable vertical resolution ~(even with the Office ‘ribbon’) with extra space at the sides for toolbars etc. Another aspect I’ve found useful has been the very good viewing angles making it easy to share a screen when collaborating on some task.

Unfortunately my 2007 T60 is starting to fail so it does currently look as if I’m going to be forced into using a laptop with less than ideal screen real estate …

]]> Comment on Why aren’t we there yet? by Russ /why-arent-we-there/#comment-30 Russ Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:26:57 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=68#comment-30 I have a Dell XPS m1530 laptop I bought about 4 years ago, with a true WUXGA 1920x1200 15.4" display. I am so scared that something will happen to it. I can't replace it, even though it is getting long-in-the-tooth processor and memory-wise. What I'd really like to do is gut it, and replace everything but the screen and case with updated parts... Too bad you can't do that with a laptop. I have a Dell XPS m1530 laptop I bought about 4 years ago, with a true WUXGA 1920×1200 15.4″ display. I am so scared that something will happen to it. I can’t replace it, even though it is getting long-in-the-tooth processor and memory-wise. What I’d really like to do is gut it, and replace everything but the screen and case with updated parts… Too bad you can’t do that with a laptop.

]]> Comment on Damnit, now they even build tablets with WUXGA screens by Dmitry /damnit-now-they-even-build-tablets-wuxga-screens/#comment-29 Dmitry Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:25:17 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=26#comment-29 Squinting at tiny screen and trying to hit miniscule navigation keys with half requiring an Fn key and all wide apart. I had to work with a similar one at work and they all seem to be designed by an imbecile with no brain. Amazing components though... Squinting at tiny screen and trying to hit miniscule navigation keys with half requiring an Fn key and all wide apart. I had to work with a similar one at work and they all seem to be designed by an imbecile with no brain. Amazing components though…

]]> Comment on Damnit, now they even build tablets with WUXGA screens by Guest /damnit-now-they-even-build-tablets-wuxga-screens/#comment-26 Guest Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:27:55 +0000 http://seriouslaptops.com/?p=26#comment-26 Maybe the hardware is hackable so that this the tablet becomes merely a screen and you can attach to it the base of a laptop. It might be the only way to get a WUXGA laptop on a PC. Maybe the hardware is hackable so that this the tablet becomes merely a screen and you can attach to it the base of a laptop. It might be the only way to get a WUXGA laptop on a PC.

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