Is this possible to do... and easy? (or hard?)

I bought a Lenovo T400 (1280x800 LED). I want to upgrade the screen to 1440x900 LED. Is it easy or even possible to upgrade it and is it easy or hard?

 

Give the WXGA LED a chance. Very nice bright screen.....matte is a big plus.

I think a lot of the bad comments you hear about them is overblown. I think a lot of people want the matte screen to look as "wow" as a glossy. It does not.

 

I'm sure it is possible, but I'm also sure it will probably cost more to do a swap than to just have bought a T400 with the WXGA+ screen in the first place. You sound as if the T400 is a very recent purchase - is it possible for you to return it and get one with the screen you really want?

 

drake437, I never knew the 1440x900 was glossy. I just want more real estate.

Wilse, it's an ebay purchase that i got for $760 and later i get 10% cashback.
I cancelled my lenovo order becuase i ordered it Jan 31st and its coming march 10th.

 

1440x900 is not glossy. And the bad screen quality Lenovo has has nothing to do with matte vs glossy. My matte NEC LCD (granted, it's H-IPS) is 1000x better than any glossy screen. Thinkpads just have crap screens.

 

I have a LG brand LED 1440x900 matte screen on my new T400, this laptop was built late Dec 09 and the screen is actually not bad, on par with our HP 6930 elitebooks.
Not to the same standard as the mid 09 MBP, this is the latestest best Apple 15" screen, Yet the T400 is nice nonetheless

 

Desktop NEC IPS screen versus TN screen on laptops...... obviously it would be better..... There is a reason why NEC IPS LCD commands a premium even over a Apple Display......

 

Also note that even if a replacement were possible, you would be voiding any warranty on the machine.

 

Upside: Bragging rights to a bunch of nerds.
Downside: Void warranty. Botch the swap, damage casing, etc.

Recommendation: Sell old buy new if the upside matters that much to you.

Analysis: Low NPV transaction driven by emotion and "I want it, I need it" irrational consumer behavior when in fact there is low utility to the marginal change you are proposing.

 

lol... Upside is actually I get couple more lines of php and mysql to work with, which is actually pretty convenient. I'm not gonna upgrade since the downsides (I forgot about voiding warranty lol, since mine comes with a 3 year depot warranty).

Your recommendation is stupid, because I didn't even get the notebook yet, and you don't know why I bought this configuration under what circumstances.

I'm used to 2x 1920x1080 monitors, I'm used to big real estate, even little more will help a lot.
I canceled an order that had a 1440x900 option, then I ordered a premade one with 1280x800. Your analysis is stupid, ignorant and flawed.

 

Does it bother you to have slightly less screen estate? Your current res should be easier on your eyes as well.