Reply to: new laptops

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

What spec and where did you buy it from? MS are saying Jan 3rd with express delivery.

qh

i7, 512 SSD and 16 GB RAM. Discounted from £1799 to £1499 on MS site, delivered next business day.

[quackhandle]

Brand new Surface Laptop 4 just landed. Black Friday deal meant it was discounted to £1500. Loving it so far.

What spec and where did you buy it from? MS are saying Jan 3rd with express delivery.

qh

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Brand new Surface Laptop 4 just landed. Black Friday deal meant it was discounted to £1500. Loving it so far.

[NotAllThere]

Have you tried to use Visual Studio or other MS products with that kind of resolution on a 15" screen? Not fun.

I use the laptop for development. No problem at all. However, I do have to wear reading glasses (regardless of the resolution). I find laptops with 17" screens somewhat unwieldy.

[d000hg]

Have you tried using the laptops when they are not on the "optimal resolution"?

So DPI then.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Surely if your laptop is too high-res, you can either increase the DPI or change the resolution?

Have you tried using the laptops when they are not on the "optimal resolution"?

[d000hg]

Surely if your laptop is too high-res, you can either increase the DPI or change the resolution?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Does that mean you are using the wrong tools then? A laptop is just not the right product for the job. The trade off is clarity vs portability. I get you've got to lug it around and can't always have an external screen set up but if you are based from home then trying to make do on a laptop when it's not the right tool maybe needs a rethink? Surely a higher res screen is just a sticking plaster and the solution is external screens where possible?

Just putting out there.

So the Surface Laptop has a good resolution for dev work with or without an external screen.... For me that ticks the boxes as I travel a lot as well as use it at home about 80% of the time. Was wondering if there are any other options.

[WTFH]

I quite like my iMac 5k...

Likewise.

[d000hg]

+1 ideal resolution would be QHD - which is what my desktop screens are. Thankfully QHD laptop screens are starting to appear now

I quite like my iMac 5k...

[eek]

Do you have any recommendations?

Personally I like the Razer Blade's but all the new Ryzen 5000 series laptops seem to offer them as does a few intel laptops.

[northernladuk]

Have you tried to use Visual Studio or other MS products with that kind of resolution on a 15" screen? Not fun.

Does that mean you are using the wrong tools then? A laptop is just not the right product for the job. The trade off is clarity vs portability. I get you've got to lug it around and can't always have an external screen set up but if you are based from home then trying to make do on a laptop when it's not the right tool maybe needs a rethink? Surely a higher res screen is just a sticking plaster and the solution is external screens where possible?

Just putting out there.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

+1 ideal resolution would be QHD - which is what my desktop screens are. Thankfully QHD laptop screens are starting to appear now

Do you have any recommendations?

[eek]

Have you tried to use Visual Studio or other MS products with that kind of resolution on a 15" screen? Not fun.

+1 ideal resolution would be QHD - which is what my desktop screens are. Thankfully QHD laptop screens are starting to appear now

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

My XPS 9500 has 3840x2000 resolution. Is that not good enough? (Sharp as a pin as well).

Have you tried to use Visual Studio or other MS products with that kind of resolution on a 15" screen? Not fun.