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    How to determine if the laptop is 1600x900 or 1920x1080

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by etcetera, Jun 9, 2017.

  1. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't have the luxury of test driving it so can only look at the pics. Is there a sign that tells which graphics/display it uses? It came in both flavors. I prefer the HD of course.

    Can you look at a L702x and immediately determine from the body or configuration specs it's a lower spec'ed model?

    I asked the seller to look it up and thus far has been unresponsive.
     
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    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    Easiest way - Right-click on the desktop, go to resolution and see what the max is

    You can't really tell from the outside appearance unless you have some insanely high-res pictures of the screen.
     
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    dg1261 Notebook Geek

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    If you can get the service tag no. from the seller, you can lookup the Original Configuration at support.dell.com. (This assumes the seller has not swapped out the original display.)

    It will probably describe the display as HDF, HDF+, or FHD, which correspond to 1366x768, 1600x900, and 1920x1080, respectively.
     
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    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    etcetera, Sep 15, 2017
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    dg1261 Notebook Geek

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    Yes it does. I followed your link and looked under "Original configuration", "Components", and it says, "17.3 in HD+ WLED TL (1600x900) with 2.0MP HD webcam".
     
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    I asked the owner, he doesn't know.
     
    etcetera, Sep 15, 2017
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