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The one place things have gone downhill is screens. Thankfully you can still get matte screens rather than ones that double as mirrors. But Lenovo has gone 16
by rogerbinns 14y ago
The one place things have gone downhill is screens. Thankfully you can still get matte screens rather than ones that double as mirrors. But Lenovo has gone 16:9 losing lots of vertical pixels - note how workflow is vertical (coding, documents) so this is a serious productivity killer. They also use large bezels meaning the laptops are larger than they need to be. And they used to be IPS giving excellent visual quality - that is pretty much extinct too.
- JimmyL 14y agoYou can still get IPS panels, you've just got to pay the extra $50 to get the "enhanced" screen (and they're not available on all models). I'm with you about being less than thrilled with the transition to 16:9 displays, though.
- jseliger 14y ago>I'm with you about being less than thrilled with the transition to 16:9 displays, though. Interestingly enough, Lenovo is aware of the problem; I remember reading a blog post a while ago in which someone from Lenovo said the problem is with volume: since the vast majority of uses for displays are now 16:9, it's more expensive to get square-er displays. The person speculated that, if they had 10,000 paid pre-orders or something like that, then Lenovo could seriously consider offering a different size. But it's just not feasible right now given the market for displays. (If anyone remembers the post and can find it, post it!)
- gmt2027 14y agoHere you go http://blog.lenovo.com/perspectives/display-ratio-change-again http://blog.lenovo.com/perspectives/display-ratio-change-aga...
- rogerbinns 14y agoThe IPS screens are not available on most models and definitely not on the mainstream Thinkpad models (T430, T430s, T530).