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    Will the X3 be what Im looking for?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bennyblanco99, Dec 11, 2013.

  1. bennyblanco99

    bennyblanco99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all.. former MacBook Pro Retina user.. current Dell XPS15 user.. HATE it. I love all my previous Lenovo Thinkpads and want back in.. I need a 13-14" unit with high-resolution display. Will the upcoming X3 Carbon be my best bet or will Lenovo start offering high-res displays in the T440 series, etc?

    Thank you.
     
    bennyblanco99, Dec 11, 2013
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Are you talking about higher than the 1080p display on the T440s? tabook usually isn't revealed for awhile.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 11, 2013
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    Yes. I'm talking the 3200x1800, etc type displays
     
    bennyblanco99, Dec 11, 2013
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    The matte IPS non touch display on the T440s is pretty good in my opinion. The Retina MacBook Pro 13" display has better depth, blacks, contrast and color, I prefer the matte screen over the glossy display on the Mac.

    I too am eager to see what is offered on the X3. If it's stellar, I will buy one.
     
    Thors.Hammer, Dec 12, 2013
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    Curious why you hate the xps15. Is it the Haswell version with the QHD display?
     
    pipspeak, Dec 12, 2013
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    bennyblanco99, Dec 13, 2013
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    Sold my XPS 15 the other day.. reading some initial reviews of the new X1.. meh. I'm depressed. Biggest concern for me is the crappy scaling that Windows 7/8 has. This is a serious issue that Microsoft missed the boat on with Windows 8. Did they not realize super high-res screens were on the way? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

    Don't make me buy a MAC!!!

     
    bennyblanco99, Jan 15, 2014
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    The new X1C could be a decent alternative to the X3, with a WQHD screen.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 16, 2014
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    The new X1C is the "X3". I think it was planned/rumored to be called the X3 but ended up just being the second gen X1 Carbon.
     
    urbanglowcam, Jan 16, 2014
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    I was going to say.. did I miss something? :)

     
    bennyblanco99, Jan 16, 2014
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