You guys see this?

pHaestus · 09-24-2003, 11:36 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/0...eut/index.html

iroc409 · 09-24-2003, 11:41 PM

nice. now if they can just make a good lcd that displays 1600 or better good enough for design work under $2000, i'd be happy

pHaestus · 09-24-2003, 11:43 PM

I think notebook mfgrs get all the good LCDs

Boli · 09-25-2003, 01:55 AM

Yeah but the best/worst thing about laptops is they are so damn small!

~ Boli

Zhentar · 09-25-2003, 09:43 AM

Small? yeah. I'm using my IBM T30 right now (my main righ is down to add some waterblocks) and Its got a 14" veiwable screen with 1400x1050 pixels. My 19" CRT right here can't even display that much clearly.

Boli · 09-25-2003, 01:37 PM

I have lazy eyes... better for me to have a slightly blurry 19" than a crystal clear 14" one. Beside my main gripe about laptops is having to type on those keyboards/ touch pads.

~ Boli

pHaestus · 09-25-2003, 01:44 PM

The fact remains that 17" 1600x1200 notebook screens are fairly common on higher end notebooks now. Can't get anything like that in desktop lcds. Too bad

Zhentar · 09-25-2003, 01:50 PM

yeah, I don't like that little touchpad much either.

The 'legacy free' is annoying me too; no PS/2 ports which is a problem when I want to use a KVM switch with PS/2 ports; so I have to order a PS/2 to USB adapter if I want to hook it up, but with my lame college budget I can't afford that kind of stuff.

The keyboard on the other hand, aside from keys left out for compactness, I like more than my regular keyboard. The keys don't make as much noise and I like their level of feedback.

09-24-2003, 11:36 PM	#1
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	You guys see this? http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/0...eut/index.html

09-24-2003, 11:41 PM	#2
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	nice. now if they can just make a good lcd that displays 1600 or better good enough for design work under $2000, i'd be happy __________________ :shrug:

09-25-2003, 01:55 AM	#4
Boli Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackburn / Dundee Posts: 451	Yeah but the best/worst thing about laptops is they are so damn small! ~ Boli __________________ 1800+ @ 2247 (214x10.5) - STABLE, 512MB PC3700 TwinX Cosair RAM, NF7-S v2.0, GeForce3 Ti200 Parallel BIM, 120.1 Thermochill, Eheim 1048, Maze 3, Maze4 GPU, "Z" chipset, 1/2" tubing, PC-70: 5x120mm & 9x80mm fans. Internet Server & second machine (folding 24/7): 512MB DDR RAM, XP2000+

09-25-2003, 01:37 PM	#6
Boli Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackburn / Dundee Posts: 451	I have lazy eyes... better for me to have a slightly blurry 19" than a crystal clear 14" one. Beside my main gripe about laptops is having to type on those keyboards/ touch pads. ~ Boli __________________ 1800+ @ 2247 (214x10.5) - STABLE, 512MB PC3700 TwinX Cosair RAM, NF7-S v2.0, GeForce3 Ti200 Parallel BIM, 120.1 Thermochill, Eheim 1048, Maze 3, Maze4 GPU, "Z" chipset, 1/2" tubing, PC-70: 5x120mm & 9x80mm fans. Internet Server & second machine (folding 24/7): 512MB DDR RAM, XP2000+

09-24-2003, 11:43 PM	#3
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I think notebook mfgrs get all the good LCDs

09-25-2003, 09:43 AM	#5
Zhentar Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 225	Small? yeah. I'm using my IBM T30 right now (my main righ is down to add some waterblocks) and Its got a 14" veiwable screen with 1400x1050 pixels. My 19" CRT right here can't even display that much clearly.

09-25-2003, 01:44 PM	#7
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	The fact remains that 17" 1600x1200 notebook screens are fairly common on higher end notebooks now. Can't get anything like that in desktop lcds. Too bad

09-25-2003, 01:50 PM	#8
Zhentar Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 225	yeah, I don't like that little touchpad much either. The 'legacy free' is annoying me too; no PS/2 ports which is a problem when I want to use a KVM switch with PS/2 ports; so I have to order a PS/2 to USB adapter if I want to hook it up, but with my lame college budget I can't afford that kind of stuff. The keyboard on the other hand, aside from keys left out for compactness, I like more than my regular keyboard. The keys don't make as much noise and I like their level of feedback.

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