[Tfug] Lenovo Laptops

[christopher floess]

> On a related note, I was recently looking at the price list for a new
> thinkpad and I was disappointed to see only widescreen models. That
> frustrates me because the 4:3 is more pixels (and area) for the same
> diagonal. I feel like the move to widescreen was largely a ploy by the
> laptop manufacturers to sell cheaper screens with the same 14" spec
> when in fact they have less area and fewer pixels (at the same dpi).
> I knew 4:3 was getting scarce at HP and Dell, but now it looks like
> lenovo has also given up on them. Bummer.
>

I have to say, I like wide screen better. It does something for my
work flow that I like better. Maybe I just like my work to spread out
horizontally more than vertically. So even if I lose some space, a
bigger horizontal spread makes it worthwhile.