Originally Posted by
nmenaker
Advice. Go to a store, and try to look at the native display on a screen size and with the resolution you are going to buy.
Good luck with that... all the retailers I know only carry low end laptops == low res screens.
Unfortunately, it's rather a personal preference thing. As far as I'm concerned, it's
obvious you'd want as many pixels as possible. Not for DVD's or for "clarity" or whatever... that's BS--You want as many as possible so you can DO as much as possible. It's rare than I've got fewer than 3-4 applications open at a time (sometimes more like 8-10), and the less switching between them, the better.
The opposite side of that coin is, as mentioned, eyesight... some people just can't stand the high DPI screens.
FWIW, I love my WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) 15.4" ThinkPad and would never personally buy anything less. The office is buying me a new Macbook pro (1440 x 900, 15.4") and I'm worried that will feel cramped. I'm a spoiled brat about computers though
