Re: laptop screen size

You will do much better, get better service, more competent personnel, and a
wider range of options if you contact Dell's Small Business unit, rather than
the Comsumer schlockmeisters.

Keep in mind when buying a laptop EXACTLY how portable it will be. It gets real
old real fast to carry around a 17" "desktop replacement" every day. For
frequent travel out and about, I like my older IBM Thinkpad X30 with a 12" sharp
LCD screen. Dell makes/made similar models, weighing less than 4 pounds. Even
when packed with the docking station (with CD-RW drive), power supply and
assorted network troubleshooting hardware, the system weighs well under 10
pounds. The big 17" ones often start at 10 pounds for the system unit alone...
Ben Myers

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:29:37 -0400, bullseye <> wrote:

>
>I called Dell yesterday and spoke to a sales rep about this and he swore
> up and down that Dell only carries the rectangular screens. (He
>initially also swore that I couldn't get XP until I pressed the issue
>then he changed his story and said that I had to wait until June 18th
>for that.)
>This sales rep may have been from the consumer side. I will call back
>and make sure I speak to a business sales rep to check if they offer the
>rectangular screens.
>
>
>Kevin wrote:
>>
>> "bullseye" <> wrote in message
>> news:484fd221$0$7064$...
>>>
>>> I am considering purchasing a laptop and noticed that I very much like
>>> the display on a screen that measured 12" wide, 9" high, 15"
>>> diagonally on an HP laptop. (I measured the screen using a measuring
>>> tape.) I tested a Gateway with a screen that was approximately one
>>> inch wider, and one inch lower (more rectangular than the HP). Which
>>> Dell laptops have a square (or less rectangular) dimension? Can I get
>>> them with the minimum 12" wide, 9" high, 15" diagonal dimensions? Can
>>> they get bigger than that (while maintaining the squarish foot print)?
>>
>> Screens come in two configurations. The standard aspect, the "square"
>> type like your standard television, or the widescreen aspect or more
>> "rectangular" like a big screen television or the screen down at your
>> local movie theater. Dell laptops can be ordered, depending on the
>> specific model, in both screen types. Some models are only available in
>> a widescreen version. Generally, the models aimed at consumers are more
>> media and entertainment specific, so are usually only offered in the
>> widescreen version. Business models are usually, but not always, only
>> offered in the standard screen version.
>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

In news:,
Ben Myers typed on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:10:21 -0400:
> You will do much better, get better service, more competent
> personnel, and a wider range of options if you contact Dell's Small
> Business unit, rather than the Comsumer schlockmeisters.
>
> Keep in mind when buying a laptop EXACTLY how portable it will be.
> It gets real old real fast to carry around a 17" "desktop
> replacement" every day. For frequent travel out and about, I like my
> older IBM Thinkpad X30 with a 12" sharp LCD screen. Dell makes/made
> similar models, weighing less than 4 pounds. Even when packed with
> the docking station (with CD-RW drive), power supply and assorted
> network troubleshooting hardware, the system weighs well under 10
> pounds. The big 17" ones often start at 10 pounds for the system
> unit alone... Ben Myers

If you like small and light, seen those Acer Aspire One or those Asus
EEE PC yet?

--
Bill

In news:4856e3b0$0$7730$,
bullseye typed on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:05:54 -0400:
> BillW50 wrote:
>> In news:,
>> Ben Myers typed on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:10:21 -0400:
>>> You will do much better, get better service, more competent
>>> personnel, and a wider range of options if you contact Dell's Small
>>> Business unit, rather than the Comsumer schlockmeisters.
>>>
>>> Keep in mind when buying a laptop EXACTLY how portable it will be.
>>> It gets real old real fast to carry around a 17" "desktop
>>> replacement" every day. For frequent travel out and about, I like
>>> my older IBM Thinkpad X30 with a 12" sharp LCD screen. Dell
>>> makes/made similar models, weighing less than 4 pounds. Even when
>>> packed with the docking station (with CD-RW drive), power supply
>>> and assorted network troubleshooting hardware, the system weighs
>>> well under 10 pounds. The big 17" ones often start at 10 pounds
>>> for the system unit alone... Ben Myers
>>
>> If you like small and light, seen those Acer Aspire One or those Asus
>> EEE PC yet?
>
> I need at least a 15" screen, if not bigger. (I am considering a
> desktop with a good flat screen as an alternative.)

Well I was asking Ben actually... but have you considered a laptop with
an external monitor and perhaps an external keyboard and mouse (like
what I do)?

--
Bill

I have not. The X30 is not too large and not too small. It is just right for
this bear to have with porridge... Ben

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:19:13 -0500, "BillW50" <> wrote:

>In news:,
>Ben Myers typed on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:10:21 -0400:
>> You will do much better, get better service, more competent
>> personnel, and a wider range of options if you contact Dell's Small
>> Business unit, rather than the Comsumer schlockmeisters.
>>
>> Keep in mind when buying a laptop EXACTLY how portable it will be.
>> It gets real old real fast to carry around a 17" "desktop
>> replacement" every day. For frequent travel out and about, I like my
>> older IBM Thinkpad X30 with a 12" sharp LCD screen. Dell makes/made
>> similar models, weighing less than 4 pounds. Even when packed with
>> the docking station (with CD-RW drive), power supply and assorted
>> network troubleshooting hardware, the system weighs well under 10
>> pounds. The big 17" ones often start at 10 pounds for the system
>> unit alone... Ben Myers
>
>If you like small and light, seen those Acer Aspire One or those Asus
>EEE PC yet?