inspiron 1520 no longer offering the matte screens

just wanted to let those know that were waiting to configure one they pulled this option off the web site..

 

edit nevermind.

wth why would they do that =o

 

they told me they do not sell well. at least the person who handled my escalation told me that... not sure if it was bs but thats what he said

 

oh and the matte 1500 vostros will delay your purchase, as well as the xga+ screen they are both on delays no matter the color you pick

 

why go for matte when you can have a crystal clear picture on a glossy screen...

 

There's 3 characteristics of laptop screens that I've noticed:

16:10 widescreen While this does allow for wider keyboards, it gives you less screen when you compare "widescreen inches" to "non-widescreen inches." The argument about fitting two windows side by side is nullified by Window's "maximise" button. I wish 16:9 screens were the norm, then we'd just have 720p and 1080p.

Very High Pixel Densities Windows does not scale very well. Sure, you can change the assumed DPI value, but it just makes text too big for the windows they're in. I assume laptops are meant to be used right in your face then.

Glossy Screens I assume this arose out of profit margin increasing tactics like widescreen. There's no anti-glare finish to be made and used. While they may make colors more vibrant, I can do that in my GPU control panel app. (For NVIDIA, it's called Digital Vibrance). Glossy screens attract smudges and fingerprints, and they're difficult to use unless you find a suitable angle without glare and stay there (thus using a laptop like a desktop).

For those curious, I ordered an Inspiron 1520 with a matte 1280x800 screen. My desktop has a f1703 4:3 17" monitor with a resolution of 1280x1024.