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> 1920×1080 FHD Not even a 4:3 display! 1080 vertical is almost useless for coding. Seems much of their target market of Linux enthusiasts would have a lot of

> 1920×1080 FHD Not even a 4:3 display! 1080 vertical is almost useless for coding. Seems much of their target market of Linux enthusiasts would have a lot of coders wanting better than that.

nikki93 6y ago
Works pretty fine / well with a tiling window manager.
- elcritch 6y ago
  Sure it can work, but it’s certainly not for me since I believe it’s a poor choice of default screen size for anything but primarily watching movies, as the aspect ratio limits the vertical viewing area significantly. I like the way one blogger describes a 1440p vs a 1080p: “A 1440p monitor will give you 3x code windows side by side and 76 lines of code. This is a pretty big deal. You might not realize it until you’ve tried it for a while but being able to comfortably have 3 editor files open and being able to view about 50% more vertical lines of code at a glance is huge.” ( https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/how-to-pick-a-good-monitor-for-software-development https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/how-to-pick-a-good-monitor-fo... ) Though someone else mentioned they have 4K version, not just a 1080 version! That can work better with the right scaling. The rest of the laptop looks nice.
  - nikki93 6y ago
    I also use a mac pretty regularly and a 1440p desktop. I was getting at the aspect ratio issue, which it seems like you were talking about first, before now talking about resolution (?). Yes, a higher resolution can fit more pixels. The absolute actual size in inches also matters though for how big the text ends up appearing.
sbierwagen 6y ago
The cow has long, long left the pen on that one. I haven't seen a 4:3 laptop in years.
- ezequiel-garzon 6y ago
  I love that expression! I only knew about the ship that had already sailed...
  - npongratz 6y ago
    Other fun related idioms: "The genie is out of its bottle." "The horse has left the barn." "You can't unring a bell."
    - ezequiel-garzon 6y ago
      Thanks! I saw this over a week later.
- elcritch 6y ago
  Too true, for 4:3 at least. Though the Microsoft Surface is 3:2. Macbooks are 16:10, which gives 10% more vertical.
- heelix 6y ago
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRPL763/?coliid=I3UN9SRZOFDBAD&colid=3QBET9Q14YZFW&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRPL763/?coliid=I3UN9SRZOFDBAD&... There you go. 3000x2000 on a 13.9" screen with a reasonably current processor. They have a few updated variants out there. (Was shopping for a 3:2 laptop when Dell finally got around to shipping a 16:10 7" display)
lultimouomo 6y ago
Pretty much every IDE now assumes wide screen and default to a layout with a central editor and navigation/tools sidebars on the sides. And it actually works out great! I don't think a majority of linux enthusiasts codes mainly in vim or emacs anymore.
- adamc 6y ago
  No idea. I still use emacs because it's still the most programmable editor. I had some hopes for Atom, but after Microsoft bought GitHub... seems dead-ish.
- bradwood 6y ago
  I'm not convinced on this. Both Vim & Emacs have hardcore followings and buoyant communities. Neovim + coc.nvim is massive these days... I know a lot of people who've moved from VSCode (or other big IDEs) over to terminal-based editors...
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> 1920×1080 FHD Not even a 4:3 display! 1080 vertical is almost useless for coding. Seems much of their target market of Linux enthusiasts would have a lot of coders wanting better than that.

nikki93 6y ago

Works pretty fine / well with a tiling window manager.

elcritch 6y ago
Sure it can work, but it’s certainly not for me since I believe it’s a poor choice of default screen size for anything but primarily watching movies, as the aspect ratio limits the vertical viewing area significantly. I like the way one blogger describes a 1440p vs a 1080p: “A 1440p monitor will give you 3x code windows side by side and 76 lines of code. This is a pretty big deal. You might not realize it until you’ve tried it for a while but being able to comfortably have 3 editor files open and being able to view about 50% more vertical lines of code at a glance is huge.” ( https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/how-to-pick-a-good-monitor-for-software-development https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/how-to-pick-a-good-monitor-fo... ) Though someone else mentioned they have 4K version, not just a 1080 version! That can work better with the right scaling. The rest of the laptop looks nice.
- nikki93 6y ago
  I also use a mac pretty regularly and a 1440p desktop. I was getting at the aspect ratio issue, which it seems like you were talking about first, before now talking about resolution (?). Yes, a higher resolution can fit more pixels. The absolute actual size in inches also matters though for how big the text ends up appearing.

sbierwagen 6y ago

The cow has long, long left the pen on that one. I haven't seen a 4:3 laptop in years.

ezequiel-garzon 6y ago
I love that expression! I only knew about the ship that had already sailed...
- npongratz 6y ago
  Other fun related idioms: "The genie is out of its bottle." "The horse has left the barn." "You can't unring a bell."
  - ezequiel-garzon 6y ago
    Thanks! I saw this over a week later.
elcritch 6y ago
Too true, for 4:3 at least. Though the Microsoft Surface is 3:2. Macbooks are 16:10, which gives 10% more vertical.
heelix 6y ago
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRPL763/?coliid=I3UN9SRZOFDBAD&colid=3QBET9Q14YZFW&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRPL763/?coliid=I3UN9SRZOFDBAD&... There you go. 3000x2000 on a 13.9" screen with a reasonably current processor. They have a few updated variants out there. (Was shopping for a 3:2 laptop when Dell finally got around to shipping a 16:10 7" display)

lultimouomo 6y ago

Pretty much every IDE now assumes wide screen and default to a layout with a central editor and navigation/tools sidebars on the sides. And it actually works out great! I don't think a majority of linux enthusiasts codes mainly in vim or emacs anymore.

adamc 6y ago
No idea. I still use emacs because it's still the most programmable editor. I had some hopes for Atom, but after Microsoft bought GitHub... seems dead-ish.
bradwood 6y ago
I'm not convinced on this. Both Vim & Emacs have hardcore followings and buoyant communities. Neovim + coc.nvim is massive these days... I know a lot of people who've moved from VSCode (or other big IDEs) over to terminal-based editors...

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