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    screen resolution/memory card slot

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Komenius, Apr 29, 2004.

  1. Komenius

    Komenius Newbie

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    I'm buying a laptop for the first time and am looking at the 9100. But I don't know which screen resolution to get. Does getting the highest resolution screen mean more detail and clarity for the images on screen? It seems that all it does is shrink everything and increase the desktop size.

    Does the higher resolution make a difference when watching a DVD or gaming?

    I have read that the high res screens are also brighter which would be nice. I don't mind paying more money for a better screen but don't want to end up with something that's a waste of money, or something that's worse than the regular WXGA.

    Also, the PC Magazine review of the 9100 says "We were disappointed, however, by the omission of a memory card slot, which should be standard in a multimedia system."

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1572368,00.asp

    Would someone tell me what a memory card slot is? Is this different from the PCMCIA slot? I don't think it's referring to a slot to plug in a Dell memory stick as I thought those go into USB slots.

    Any help is appreciated. I guess I've been out of computers too long.
     
    Komenius, Apr 29, 2004
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    A few things...

    Resolution refers to how many pixels are displayed on the screen. The higher the resolution, the more pixels. More pixels will generally lead to more crisp looking images. Some people don't like high res displays because it does make everything smaller. I love them though and couldn't do without.

    The memory card slot refers to things like Secure Digital, CompactFlash, Memory Stick and others. Have card readers built in is a becoming a baseline for high-end notebooks.

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  3. Sequoia225

    Sequoia225 Notebook Deity

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    I got the SxGA and it was a step up for me and I love it. I think the UXGA would be too small for me. But I may change my mind in the future. The UXGA is not as much a step up though. Its like if WXGA and is a 1 and USGA is a 10, then SXGA is about a 7 or 8.

    Im still getting used to the smaller text as I set the DPI to regular because of text clarity issues on the web. (you can set the DPI higher and text is all larger)
    Someone on here had a solution that fixes just the web text clarity issue and allows you to have text in everything else still large by a reg edit.
    I will try it soon.
    Im very happy with this though. I can open 2 web pages side by side easier.

    For me it was a good inbetween.

    A good gateway to future UXGA use.

    Ya know kind of like pot eases you progressing from alcohol to heroin.

    Im joking of course.

    S
     
    Sequoia225, Apr 30, 2004
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