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Too bad they didn't bring the 4:3 aspect ratio of the T60/61 back.
by italophil 9y ago
Too bad they didn't bring the 4:3 aspect ratio of the T60/61 back.
- lmilcin 9y agoI have been using ThinPads exclusively for almost two decades. I just took a look at my old TPs, everything is better in the new laptops except for DEL/INS/PGUP/PGDN/HOME/END key placement and the 4:3 aspect ratio. I remember how attached I was to my ThinkPad keyboard and how worried I was when they changed to the new one. Comparing the new with the old the new seems to be much more responsive and rock solid -- the old flexed a bit and is not that crispy. I guess that is just memory trick that makes us think that the old was better -- especially when we were so attached to the old keyboard -- this was and still is the most important selling point for me and many other people. I did not have high hopes for the screen -- probably nobody produces 4:3 laptop displays and they will certainly not adapt entire process and start production just for one, niche laptop.
- italophil 9y agoThere have been several Chromebooks (Pixel, Samsung Pro / Plus) with great 4:3 displays.
- dogma1138 9y agoAren't those 3:2 ARs just like the iPads and surface tablets? 4:3 screens aren't really made anymore at least not in the quality people expect. You still can find 5:4 screens and 1:1 screens which are made for medical usecases but those are expensive as frack.
- zzalpha 9y agoI dunno... As a frequent air traveller, I appreciate the less tall screen in the cramped space of an airline seat, and greater stability. And I say that as a previous 4:3 adherent. It really is a tradeoff and I'm not convinced either is objectively better. It all depends on your use cases.