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0 pointspastrami_panda5y ago0 comments

I can't really stay productive on anything less than 15". Right now I'm currently enjoying this years lineup of 17" laptops whose body is basically what a 15" was some years ago. I do graphics and sound production aside from programming so I'm really enjoying the extreme screen-to-body ratios. Vapor chamber cooling is also a nice addition.

But the thing that really gets me is the 16:10 resolution, I could personally never go back after using it, it just feels correct (to me).

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Eldandan5y ago

>I can't really stay productive on anything less than 15".

Agreed. Without a dock/external monitor 13" and 14" are really not the sizes one should focus on for productivity, except in short bursts. 16:10 really makes an impact on displays smaller than 17". It took serious justification for me to give up the XPS 13" 16:10 display in favor of a 16:9 14" laptop. I absolutely would not have chosen a 13" 16:9 display because of how big of a net loss it is.

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Eldandan5y ago

>I can't really stay productive on anything less than 15".

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