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    Just Ordered Dell XPS 15 From Costco.com...Worried A Bit About Tiny Font Size... Your Thoughts/Experiences?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by aclockworkorangutan, Mar 28, 2014.

  1. aclockworkorangutan

    aclockworkorangutan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello All!

    Just wanted to let you guys know that I ordered my new laptop yesterday. I ordered the Dell XPS 15 from Costco.com (the one with the 1TB HD/32 GB SSD). Here is the URL to Costco's website:

    Dell XPS 15 Touchscreen Laptop | Intel Core i7 | 2GB Graphics | Quad HD+ | Backlit Keyboard

    I have been trying to read reviews for that specific model but for some reason Costco doesn't list a model number so the best I could do is search for Dell XPS 15. So far the reviews seem good.

    One thing I am worried about, however, is the text size since the display is Truelife QHD+ (3200 x 1800). Believe it or not I like lower resolution displays when it comes to reading text because the text is bigger. I am afraid the 3200x1800 resolution will result in very tiny text.

    Does anyone know if using Windows to increase the size of the text (Right-click->Screen Resolution->Make text and other items larger or smaller) addresses the issue of having tiny text?

    More generally, has anyone ordered this laptop from Costco and care to share you thoughts/experiences?

    Thank you! :D
     
    aclockworkorangutan, Mar 28, 2014
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  2. deadsmiley

    deadsmiley Notebook Deity

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    My wife has a QHD+ 13.3" display on her Yoga 2 Pro (see my sig). The text is really sharp so it's not a problem to read.
     
    deadsmiley, Mar 28, 2014
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  3. aclockworkorangutan

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    Nice to know thanks!
     
    aclockworkorangutan, Mar 28, 2014
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    And... win8 scales things rather nicely.

    Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
     
    deadsmiley, Mar 28, 2014
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    If you use Chrome, it doesn't scale well at all. It's blurry when Windows scales it, and if you run at native resolution, everything is microscopic.

    You basically have to use IE due to Windows 8.1 not being very adept at scaling (or Chrome is at fault, not sure).

    I returned a QHD laptop (Yoga 2 Pro) for this exact reason. Went with a 14" 1080p T440s. Native resolution is great. I dislike the inconsistencies scaling causes across programs that don't properly scale.
     
    hotsauce, Mar 30, 2014
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    windows 8.1 update 1 does a great job with scaling. Only a couple older programs I use have small text or buttons... most are perfect.



    using chrome now with none of this... it scales fine. I don't even need to use the chromes "zoom" function.
    I am using the latest Beta, not sure about the latest stable build.
     
    Adidas4275, Apr 25, 2014
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