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"Your X1 Carbon is equally gorgeous with an equally crappy screen." I believe you have incorrect information. I own a Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Its screen resolution

"Your X1 Carbon is equally gorgeous with an equally crappy screen." I believe you have incorrect information. I own a Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Its screen resolution is 1600x900, which is not only higher than the typical 1366x768 resolution found on most laptops, but it's a nice resolution that doesn't require switching into and out of "retina" mode. I'm quite happy with my X1 Carbon, FWIW. My favorite feature is the rapid charge, which charges your laptop to 80% battery in 30 minutes or less. This is a laptop where it's actually worth hauling out the AC adapter when you have 10 minutes before you board your next flight. Very awesome feature.

drivebyacct2 14y ago
>It's a nice resolution that doesn't require switching into and out of "retina" mode. I use an OS that fortunately isn't encumbered with those problems. I use a 2560x1440 monitor, a 2560x1440 tablet, and a 720p phone, the fact that a 14" screen is inferior to all of those is embarrassing. It does make a difference, especially when I'm considering switching from my MBA (which already has a higher density than the X1 in question) to an XPS 13 that has a full HD (1080p) display. I can assure you, I would love more than anything else to buy the Touchpad X1. I don't like Dell's quality or customer service. The EFI implementation on Macs is piss-poor and their firmware doesn't support USB3 (you have to boot OS X/Ubuntu and have the drivers kick in). My first "real" laptop was a Thinkpad before they stopped making Thinkpads. But frankly, the screen is a deal break. The screen on my T61P was the worst screen I've ever owned, and I'm not buying another until it's competitive with the equivalent competition. I'm sadly well aware that many other laptop manufacturers skimp on displays, but both Acer and ASUS offer full HD laptops that are in the same spec/dimension/price range.
- backprojection 14y ago
  I completely agree with your sentiment. My impression is they're releasing more models, redesigned like this, in the near future; we can only hope they'll have a high-res option. I really don't mind paying $200 extra for a great screen. > 2560x1440 tablet If that's the nexus 10 you're referring to, it's actually 2560×1600 :)
kybernetikos 14y ago
> Its screen resolution is 1600x900, which is not only higher than the typical 1366x768 resolution found on most laptops, but it's a nice resolution... I'm a bit surprised to read this sentiment on this thread. As I keep saying - ten years ago I had a t42p with 1600 x 1200. For software development, vertical resolution is extremely important, and 900 is the bare minimum in my opinion. It's certainly not good.

drivebyacct2 14y ago

>It's a nice resolution that doesn't require switching into and out of "retina" mode. I use an OS that fortunately isn't encumbered with those problems. I use a 2560x1440 monitor, a 2560x1440 tablet, and a 720p phone, the fact that a 14" screen is inferior to all of those is embarrassing. It does make a difference, especially when I'm considering switching from my MBA (which already has a higher density than the X1 in question) to an XPS 13 that has a full HD (1080p) display. I can assure you, I would love more than anything else to buy the Touchpad X1. I don't like Dell's quality or customer service. The EFI implementation on Macs is piss-poor and their firmware doesn't support USB3 (you have to boot OS X/Ubuntu and have the drivers kick in). My first "real" laptop was a Thinkpad before they stopped making Thinkpads. But frankly, the screen is a deal break. The screen on my T61P was the worst screen I've ever owned, and I'm not buying another until it's competitive with the equivalent competition. I'm sadly well aware that many other laptop manufacturers skimp on displays, but both Acer and ASUS offer full HD laptops that are in the same spec/dimension/price range.

backprojection 14y ago
I completely agree with your sentiment. My impression is they're releasing more models, redesigned like this, in the near future; we can only hope they'll have a high-res option. I really don't mind paying $200 extra for a great screen. > 2560x1440 tablet If that's the nexus 10 you're referring to, it's actually 2560×1600 :)

kybernetikos 14y ago

> Its screen resolution is 1600x900, which is not only higher than the typical 1366x768 resolution found on most laptops, but it's a nice resolution... I'm a bit surprised to read this sentiment on this thread. As I keep saying - ten years ago I had a t42p with 1600 x 1200. For software development, vertical resolution is extremely important, and 900 is the bare minimum in my opinion. It's certainly not good.