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oh of course, yeah. ive been looking at quite a few laptops and most of the 17 inchers have 1920x1200 as an extra rather than a standard feature.

I would recommend the hi-res screens without a doubt BUT only if you specify a good graphics board to run it at such a high resolution. If you're only going to go for a more modest graphics setup e.g. 7600 / 7700 or 8600 / 8700 then I would perhaps err on the side of caution and go for the lower res screens e.g. one of the 1440 ones.
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well tbh gaming is a secondary feature anyway. my main priorities for the screen is desktop space. how does the 1920x1200 look on that 17" screen anyway?
 
james.miller said:
oh of course, yeah. ive been looking at quite a few laptops and most of the 17 inchers have 1920x1200 as an extra rather than a standard feature.



well tbh gaming is a secondary feature anyway. my main priorities for the screen is desktop space. how does the 1920x1200 look on that 17" screen anyway?
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At first all the icons and text look very small as running such a high resolution on a 17" screen is going to do. 1920x1200 is usually reserved for screens of 24" and higher so obviously running the same resolution on a screen 7" smaller is going to look tiny.

Having said that, the trade off in screen size is more than made up for in clarity and desktop 'real estate' - I wouldn't want to go back to a screen using a lower resolution. After a short time you become accustomed to the resolution anyway and you'll really appreciate it in everyday use.
 
I would agree with the above. Everything seemed really small to me initially, but now everything seems normal. (Indeed, icons seem really big on my Dell 2405fpw now!) One consideration if you're planning to use it for work is that the true-life screens are said to be rather reflective, which can be distracting, but they have exceptional brightness. I'm using a Dell M90, with a matte WUXGA screen. I find it really good for office apps and such like, but sometimes - particularly on sunny days - the screen seems to lack some brightness, which I doubt would be a problem with a true-life screen.

Ginga
 
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