Subject: OT: why are 12" diagonal 1280x1024 laptops so hard to find?
To: George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net>
From: Gerald C. Simmons <simmons@darykon.cet.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/19/2003 07:45:23
My 15" Apple PowerBook G4 supports 1280x854 resolution.

Great machine, BTW. It runs Windows 2000 better than most of my PC H/W!

-Gerry


On Thu, 19 Jun 2003  George Michaelson wrote: 
> 
> I'm canvassing choices for a replacement for my Dell L400. Its a 12" screen
> 1024x768 TFT laptop, which I believe Dell bought in from a source which also
> sold to Gateway. Very 'square corner' simple design. 
> 
> I am finding it ludicrously hard to find mainstream vendors who are selling in
> this form factor with a 12" screen that can do 1280x1024 native. They all seem
> to have 14 or 15" diagonal which does 1400x1200 which very strongly suggests a
> 12" should be available for 1280x1024. But at 12" its 1024x768. Sony, IBM, Dell.
> 
> (and the new Dells, like the D400 and the D600 are about an inch larger all
> round, heavier, and frankly not as good value for money)
> 
> Is there something about TFT production runs which is driving this size off the
> market? Any advice?
> 
> cheers
> 	-george
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