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    So why'd u get the classic 4:3 T61?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by stringbeans85, Sep 2, 2007.

  1. stringbeans85

    stringbeans85 Notebook Guru

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    Price?
    Style?
    Etc...

    I'd like to hear you thoughts why'd u get the classic 4:3 in this wide screen filled world of today?
     
    stringbeans85, Sep 2, 2007
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    freefisheater Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Perhaps the ones who got it couldn't resist the special (ridiculously low) pricing that was out earlier this week. :D
     
    freefisheater, Sep 2, 2007
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    ....or perhaps it's as simple as a preference for standard screen.
     
    Gianni7, Sep 2, 2007
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  4. ocellaris

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    Widescreen really does not have any inherent benefits other than for movie watching. I do not get why anyone thinks widescreen is better than standard format instead of just different. OEMs push wide because its cheaper to (less glass) to make a widescreen LCD compared to a standard format LCD of the same measurement.
     
    ocellaris, Sep 2, 2007
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    because the SXGA+ has more pixel resolution than the WSXGA,
    web sites are viewed vertically, not horizontally
    these pics , http://bbs.nbuser.com/discuz/thread-177720-1-1.html
    its uncommon
    larger battery (9-cell)
    i dislike widescreen

    and.... it just looks more "normal" to me.
     
    paOol, Sep 2, 2007
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    cwerdna Notebook Consultant

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    For me, it was because the WXGA+ 14.1" widescreen wasn't readily available. You had to go a weird looking web page to order it and then the ESD was sometime in October!

    The WXGA resolution was too low for me on a 14.1" widescreen and XGA on a 14.1" non-WS was definitely way too low. I kinda wish there were 14.1" in 1280x1024 or 1280x960 or 1344x1008.
     
    cwerdna, Sep 2, 2007
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  7. braddd

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    because wide screen offers me nothing, and I have no problems with a standard size screen.
     
    braddd, Sep 2, 2007
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    174,000 pixel difference ((SXGA+) > (WXGA+))
     
    illmatic, Sep 2, 2007
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    i wanted a high resolution screen and wxga+ wasn't available. plus the price was cheaper than the t61 wide (wxga only) that i had originally ordered.
     
    acoustikrage, Sep 2, 2007
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    With wide screen you have to read a document/article online/offline moving your eyeballs from FAR left to FAR right.
     
    iqcar, Sep 2, 2007
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    I only have a couple of "normal" screens now. After I got a PowerMac with a 15 inch cinema screen, I was hooked. They are cheaper to produce and in higher demand, so the price should be lower. Right now I have my browser in the center of the screen, in normal proportions, and I can see some desktop icons on the left (to launch more programs) and my Vista sidebar on the right (with my news feeds, clock (telling me I am late), Weather, etc.) It's a personal preference, and it does take some getting used to.

    FWIW, and I mentioned this in another post, my 14inch 4x3 T60p and my 15.4inch T61p side by side are exactly the same height. There was no way I was going to consider a 14inch widescreen and lose the vertical screen height. I'm very happy with my choice on this machine, the T61p 15.4 WUXGA rocks!
     
    LaptopGuru, Sep 2, 2007
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    Because I'll be using the web, reading documents, writing papers, and writing code with it. The vertical screen height is definitely a plus when doing those tasks. Also, SXGA+ on a 14.1" screen looks great, and WXGA+ wasn't available.
     
    johan851, Sep 2, 2007
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