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Sorry, but this reads like a paid review (which you disclosed in the last sentence). One of the most important things for a developer is a screen with as much

Sorry, but this reads like a paid review (which you disclosed in the last sentence). One of the most important things for a developer is a screen with as much vertical resolution as possible. Why didn't they put the 1440x900 in it? The Macbook Air still seems to be the best (developer) Ultrabook when I consider all specs. And it is by far not the most expensive.

bitbckt 14y ago
The X1 Carbon is 1600 x 900 IPS, and works great with Linux (typing this on one running wheezy, now).
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sigkill 14y ago
I wonder why no one speaks much about the Asus Zenbook prime with it's 1920x1080 display. All reviews rave about it. Is there something bad about that notebook that I should know?
- fatbat 14y ago
  I got a brand new UX31A recently and the keyboard does not even work... As in, the "backspace", "d", and few other keys will not even register. Tried updating and rebooting too. I returned it for another unit so let's hope it is just a few odd batches that has this mfg defect. Googling this problem should give you more details.
  - 3825 14y ago
    Thank you very much for this. At least one other person has mentioned it on Amazon[1] which I found after reading your concern. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/review/R26SUGNEEZ4UDK/ http://www.amazon.com/review/R26SUGNEEZ4UDK/
- glogla 14y ago
  I'm curious about this too. Could someone please compare the screens?
pyre 14y ago
I can do development on a 1024x600 monitor. I think it's a "different strokes for different folks" sort of thing. Maybe moreso than you think...
chimeracoder 14y ago
> Sorry, but this reads like a paid review (which you disclosed in the last sentence). If that's what stands out the most to you, there's probably nothing I can say to change your mind. > Why didn't they put the 1440x900 in it? No idea. I have no connection to Dell; I just filled out the form when they had public signups for the beta over the summer. > One of the most important things for a developer is a screen with as much vertical resolution as possible. Maybe if you do front-end/design work - I don't. I actually prefer the resolution on this compared to the Macbook Air - less eye strain when staring at a terminal all day.
- psionski 14y ago
  Huh? Vertical resolution is needed so you see more code at once, not for design work. For badly designed code, horizontal resolution also becomes important ;)
  - chimeracoder 14y ago
    > Vertical resolution is needed so you see more code at once, not for design work. Maybe, but I've never noticed the difference with the Sputnik resolution, so I guess it's large enough.
- micampe 14y ago
  > Maybe if you do front-end/design work - I don't. I actually prefer the resolution on this compared to the Macbook Air - less eye strain when staring at a terminal all day. Well, just increase the font size. Having a larger resolution allows you to see the same amount of content with better font rendering (only because of the larger point size on a larger resolution, I'm not going to discuss Linux vs OS X font rendering again).
  - chimeracoder 14y ago
    > Well, just increase the font size. No way to do that globally on OS X, and it's not just font size that's the problem. > I'm not going to discuss Linux vs OS X font rendering again If that's what important to you, then yes, you're probably not going to be happy with anything but a Mac. This computer isn't really meant for people who are happy with OS X on Apple's hardware, if you ask me. For me, I care about the display only to the extent that I get eye strain - beyond that, the other advantages of Linux (esp. on officially supported hardware) win out by far.
llimllib 14y ago
I find the monitor to be the killer failure of this dell, it's not only smaller, but it's less bright with a more finicky viewing angle requirement.

bitbckt 14y ago

The X1 Carbon is 1600 x 900 IPS, and works great with Linux (typing this on one running wheezy, now).

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sigkill 14y ago

I wonder why no one speaks much about the Asus Zenbook prime with it's 1920x1080 display. All reviews rave about it. Is there something bad about that notebook that I should know?

fatbat 14y ago
I got a brand new UX31A recently and the keyboard does not even work... As in, the "backspace", "d", and few other keys will not even register. Tried updating and rebooting too. I returned it for another unit so let's hope it is just a few odd batches that has this mfg defect. Googling this problem should give you more details.
- 3825 14y ago
  Thank you very much for this. At least one other person has mentioned it on Amazon[1] which I found after reading your concern. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/review/R26SUGNEEZ4UDK/ http://www.amazon.com/review/R26SUGNEEZ4UDK/
glogla 14y ago
I'm curious about this too. Could someone please compare the screens?

pyre 14y ago

I can do development on a 1024x600 monitor. I think it's a "different strokes for different folks" sort of thing. Maybe moreso than you think...

chimeracoder 14y ago

> Sorry, but this reads like a paid review (which you disclosed in the last sentence). If that's what stands out the most to you, there's probably nothing I can say to change your mind. > Why didn't they put the 1440x900 in it? No idea. I have no connection to Dell; I just filled out the form when they had public signups for the beta over the summer. > One of the most important things for a developer is a screen with as much vertical resolution as possible. Maybe if you do front-end/design work - I don't. I actually prefer the resolution on this compared to the Macbook Air - less eye strain when staring at a terminal all day.

psionski 14y ago
Huh? Vertical resolution is needed so you see more code at once, not for design work. For badly designed code, horizontal resolution also becomes important ;)
- chimeracoder 14y ago
  > Vertical resolution is needed so you see more code at once, not for design work. Maybe, but I've never noticed the difference with the Sputnik resolution, so I guess it's large enough.
micampe 14y ago
> Maybe if you do front-end/design work - I don't. I actually prefer the resolution on this compared to the Macbook Air - less eye strain when staring at a terminal all day. Well, just increase the font size. Having a larger resolution allows you to see the same amount of content with better font rendering (only because of the larger point size on a larger resolution, I'm not going to discuss Linux vs OS X font rendering again).
- chimeracoder 14y ago
  > Well, just increase the font size. No way to do that globally on OS X, and it's not just font size that's the problem. > I'm not going to discuss Linux vs OS X font rendering again If that's what important to you, then yes, you're probably not going to be happy with anything but a Mac. This computer isn't really meant for people who are happy with OS X on Apple's hardware, if you ask me. For me, I care about the display only to the extent that I get eye strain - beyond that, the other advantages of Linux (esp. on officially supported hardware) win out by far.

llimllib 14y ago

I find the monitor to be the killer failure of this dell, it's not only smaller, but it's less bright with a more finicky viewing angle requirement.