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Exactly for most of the world. They just raised the min config a little. The Z12 is just a higher spec Z11 config. The one big difference is the 1920x1080p screen in the US. It was only available on the high end, $4500, spec machine before. Now it's just good o' fashion CTO. I personally probably wouldn't get it even given the option. The 1600x900 resoluion makes everything look plenty tiny on a 13" LCD.
you are supposed to use windows' dpi scaling, which normalizes everything for all resolutions to an optimal size determined by windows, meaning that everything on the 1920x1080 will be the same size as on a 1600x900, which will be the same size as on a 480x270 resolution, except the higher resolutions will be sharper
when you get the laptop, windows does not know the dpi (dots per inch) of the monitor/screen that you are using, so it gives the scaling an arbitrary default setting of 96dpi (dots per inch), which is meant for monitors with 96dpi, most monitors/screens do not have 96dpi, so you have to change it so that it matches your monitor's specification. the 1600x900 screen has 140dpi, and the 1920x1080 screen is even higher
^Not entirely true. When I select larger fonts in windows it doesn't work 100% and some older applications I use end up unable to display all the text correctly. If you've played with large fonts in windows you know it doesn't work entirely correctly.
Also, for gaming PQ is MUCH better at native resolution and the Z has an easier time with framerates with 1600x900 vs 1920x1080.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
