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0 pointsLoganDark3y ago0 comments

> However, the issue is that as soon as you leave high-end laptops, you actually rarely have "microscopic pixels".

What? I have had the complete opposite experience. High-end laptops (like, the ones that have multiple GPUs, or portable workstations, or gaming laptops, or etc.) tend to have utterly terrible displays, whereas cheap ultrabooks and chromebooks are the ones that get the 4K treatment. Maybe different allocation of cost?

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vladvasiliu3y ago· 1 in thread

It's indeed probably a question of definitions. I admit I wasn't thinking about "gaming" laptops nor models with dedicated GPUs, since I don't have a use for those and tend to prefer models without.

I was thinking about macbooks and the likes of Dell XPS and Lenovo X1. I was referring to them as "high-end" since models with 4k screens tend to cost more than your "regular" enterprise-issue laptops, which usually have atrocious screens. The only laptops with HIDPI screens under 2000 € I can think of are the base Mx macbook airs. Since there are many "workable" (from a performance standpoint) models under 2000 € [0], I consider anything above "high end".

I was even eyeing some Dell Latitude and Lenovo P a year or so ago (can't remember the exact model), which I would qualify as "portable workstations", since they had 4 DIMM slots, 3 or 4 NVMe slots and at least one of them actually had some kind of Xeon CPU with ECC RAM. They all had options for a 4K screen. They all cost more than 4000 €. Whereas the laptops we typically get at work (HP Pro and Elite books) top out at FHD, and usually are quite dim and sometimes don't even have 8 bit panels.

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[0] My current laptop is an EliteBook 845 G8. The laptop itself was around 1500 €, and upgraded to 64 GB of RAM and a Samsung 980 Pro, came in around 1800-1900 €. Aside from the absurdly bad screen, it's a laptop that is powerful enough for my needs.

LoganDarkOP3y ago

> nor models with dedicated GPUs

Yeah, those are not high-end laptops; they are premium laptops. Important distinction—premium means price, while high-end means performance.

> The only laptops with HIDPI screens under 2000 € I can think of are the base Mx macbook airs

my own laptop (ROG Zephyrus M15) was around $1300. I regret buying it though, because it sucks terribly, but at least it has a 4K screen.

4K Chromebooks can be had for under $1000 and even as low as $750 in some cases. The ultrabooks (non-ChromeOS) can get even cheaper, but tend to hover around that price range.

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