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Re: "performance" vs. "display"



> sitting here with a 21" high-res monitor on my workstation (and a
> similar one on my macintosh) i've become accustomed to both size and
> resolution.  but a previous 17" display with similar resolution on a
> different workstation posed no problem for me at all.  for those
> who've compared in detail the 8.4" vs the 10.4", is there a distinct
> difference in the legibility and comfortable duration of use of these
> two?  other than the new thinkpad 755 models with the improved
> performance/bit-depth screens, it doesn't seem to me that the size
> will be as big a problem as the limited 640x480 resolution that they
> have in all cases.

Kevin,

     I am also used to having large (21") high-resolution monitors.  I tend to
 experience *severe* eye strain when working for long periods of time on my
755C (10.4").  However, I've also used a Toshiba with an 8.5" screen and the
eyestrain is even worse.  BTW, Toshiba makes the LCD panels for the Thinkpads,
so I _am_ comparing apples to apples.

     Although it doesn't sound like a big difference, the 10.4" screen has 22%
more screen area than the 8.5".

Robert