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Looking for 15" WUXGA Core-i7 notebook

post #1 of 16
1/5/10 at 5:08pm
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Anybody know of any 15" notebook models currently out or coming out in the next month or so (maybe at CES?) that have WUXGA (1920x1200) and support the Core-i7 processors (like the i7-820QM)?

All the ones I've seen so far are all 16:9 (1920x1080) instead of 16:10.

Thanks in advance!

Wayne
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post #2 of 16
1/5/10 at 5:31pm
15" at 1920x1200? That is gonna hurt your eyes HP and Dell do have some 15.4" with that resolution, not sure about packing in a core-i7 core in them.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 16
1/5/10 at 5:36pm
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I currently have a 15.4" Dell Lattitude D820 that is at 1920x1200. I'm used to it and would rather not lose the 200 pixels of real estate when I upgrade my laptop.
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post #4 of 16
1/5/10 at 6:00pm
We just have to hope that HP and Dell would update these 15.4" - 1920x1200 machines with a core-i7. I have not yet seen any others that offer this resolution with less than a 17" system.

cheers ...
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post #5 of 16
1/5/10 at 7:11pm
I too have been looking for a 15.4 inch laptop with WUXGA and Core i7, but I don't think they exist and I haven't heard any news about them. It seems like everyone has those 1920x1080 screens now.

Even without Core i7, the 15.4" WUXGA laptops currently available are very few. The only ones I know of are the ThinkPad W500, EliteBook 8530w, Precision M4400, and Latitude E6500.

The only laptop that has Core i7 and a 15.4" screen is the MSI GT640 (MSI 1656), but it doesn't have WUXGA as an option. Maybe it would be possible to upgrade its screen to WUXGA yourself?
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post #6 of 16
1/5/10 at 7:14pm
That would be a good alternative to try, if one can find the screen that fits and works. It can be expensive and most of the times the screen seller will not accept responsibility

cheers ...
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post #7 of 16
1/6/10 at 1:15am
15.4" tells you 16:10, 15.6" tells you 16:9. Concerns me as 15.6 with less vertical and more horizontal are there going to be physical mis-match? I am not a fan of 16:9 but I think we all are going to have to accept it someday.
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post #8 of 16
1/6/10 at 8:10pm
I have the Asus G51J but its a 15.6 1080p (1920x1080). Has the i7 720 and so far has been a great all around computer. Not as powerful as my desktop gaming rig but good enough given the limitations of portability. The 260GTX video card is a good compromise between speed and heat / cooling considerations for most games currently out as well.
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post #9 of 16
1/6/10 at 8:11pm
Oh, alternatively, when I was shopping around I did also look at the Dell XPS Studio 16 - which oddly comes with a 15.6" screen (16" is an option), so you may want to check that out. Especially since Dell has so many promotions / coupons going on all the time.
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post #10 of 16
1/7/10 at 4:46pm
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There are lots of options if I can live with 16:9 (1920x1080). I was hoping one of the new CES workstation laptops would have everything I want (Thinkpad W510 or HP Elitebook 8540w), but so far, everything I have read indicates they are all 15.6" 16:9 screens (which, to me, is stupid for a workstation laptop where you want more pixels).
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post #11 of 16
1/8/10 at 7:22pm
16:10 is history, the notebook manufacturer's greed has put paid to that, they will try and explain themselves away by saying, its about standards, and they had no choice because the panel manufacturers will only make 16:9 format....which is utter BS, it's because the panel makers will manufacture 16:9 cheaper because there is less wastage from a blank.

If you like wuxga you not only lose 120 vertical pixels, but your also lose physical screen area and height.

If you like wsxga, as I do, that res just happened to have disappeared a year before this mobile dvd player push in favour of 1440x900, which doesn't look soo bad when it's changed to 1600x900 for 16:9....pity a 15.6" 16:9 is still smaller in physical area than a 15.4" 16:10 and is something they can't hide the mathematics on with their fancy marketing words.

Consumer's are thick as pigshit, and will swallow anything if the manufacturer's put enough fancy sounding buzzwords in their specs like "full HD" and "HD++++" etc.

16:10 was a loss in area as well, 16:9 just carries a bad trend further.
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post #12 of 16
1/8/10 at 9:01pm
Thank god, I thought I was rather alone in the 16:9 hating...
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post #13 of 16
1/9/10 at 2:56am
I think Gerry is a 4:3 fan? I am also for real work you know not movies.
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post #14 of 16
1/9/10 at 1:34pm
You are not alone, I watch sadly seeing 16:9 take over and want really none of it. Movies were perfectly watchable on 16:10, but the lost pixels in 16:9 can never be remade...

/sigh
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post #15 of 16
1/10/10 at 2:21am
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Originally Posted by Amorget View Post
Thank god, I thought I was rather alone in the 16:9 hating...
Your not alone, I am president of the 16:9 haters club

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Originally Posted by powerpack View Post
I think Gerry is a 4:3 fan? I am also for real work you know not movies.
Your right powerpack, 4:3 was a great loss for me, I did get used to 16:10 after a year or so though, but would still prefer that aspect, I still have a 4:3 television lol.
16:9.....yeah, I'm really struggling to see a way I'm going to bring myself to ever buy one honestly, I would normally have bought a couple more notebooks since buying my current one, but yeah
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post #16 of 16
1/10/10 at 4:13am
I originally didn't like 16;10. Started with an HP 4:3 about 7 years ago as my first laptop. Next was a 16:10 emachines. Had another 4:3 HP that I sent back before the 30 day period - POS for almost 3K. Got a Dell 9300 now have my Dell m1710 xps. Very used to the wider aspect on not only my laptops, but my hitachi 60 widescreen. But it took a bit to like the widescreen over the 4:3. I too, find it odd that 16:10 is now rare to find. In looking for a new rig lately, it seems that 16:9 is about the only option.
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