[Tfug] Laptop options

Jude Nelson judecn at gmail.com
Fri Nov 18 20:41:41 MST 2011


Having used 4:3 and 16:9 screens to develop code at length, it is my
professional opinion that 4:3 is far, far, far better for coding than
16:9.  I would willingly trade 1080p for 1600x1200 any day, and I'd be
using a T60p instead of a T510 if it weren't for the fact that I need a
modern CPU and copious amounts of RAM for the kinds of research I need to
do as a grad student.  Those extra 200 pixels in the vertical dimension
make a HUGE difference (I have my text on my T510 rendered in 8-pt font
just so I can cram more text on the screen).

-Jude

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Tyler Kilian <vaca at grazeland.com> wrote:

> Not trying to be contrary, but why not just embrace widescreen?   The boat
> has sailed on this one.  4:3 isn't coming back, so why not spend your money
> on a superior machine with widescreen?   I'm also curious, why can't you do
> work on a widescreen?  Millions of people are able to work on widescreen
> just fine.
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