1400x1050 screen for 14.1" size

How reasonable is such huge resolution on 14.1" screen ?
I'm contemplating acquiring T43 14.1" featured by 1400x1050 screen, but this sounds to be scary when comes to text reading, surfing, Office work and similar math and text-related stuff.
I run my desktop 19" monitor (I guess roughly 18" viewable size) at 1280x1024 which I find comfortable text-wise, so trting to imagine 1400x1050 on just 14.1" one sounds scary...
Am I wrong ? How do you, owners of 1400x1050 screens on 14.1" machines deal with text and similar stuff ? Is it manageable without putting to much strain on average eyes ? (albeit I'm in glasses)

Thanks.

 

I was wondering the same thing and couldn't find any 14.1" laptops with that high a screen resolution in any stores. So, I did a little mockup in Photoshop where I took a screenshot with my monitor set at 1400x1050 and then resized it to the dimenions of a 14.1" screen.

The result...? It looked really small. For example, the text on the left side of NotebookReview (where it lists the topics under "Latest Laptop Discussion") was so small that I got a little cross-eyed trying to read it.

However, keep in mind that Windows can be set up with different font scaling system-wide. Also, many applications like web browsers can be set up with their own font scaling. So, if the text was too small, you could always adjust it. Still, I'd prefer to see this in person before making a purchase...

 

I had the same dilemma. Even ordered a 1400x1050/14.1" Lenovo, just to come to my senses 2 days later and cancel it.

I"m too tired now to explain why, but my suggestion is to stick to the (W)XGA screens, if you are used to 1280x1024/18".

 

It is really a personal preference. You shoud check some out if you can. The new 14" Z series will offer a WXGA+ screen which is 1440x990. Sort of inbetween XGA and SXGA.

 

Yeah, it's definitely a preference issue, unless you have vision problems. UXGA on my old 15" laptop was definitely too much, but the SXGA on my 14" is perfect for me. Things on my gf's XGA are just too large, and you can't fit much on there at a time. Windows does have a number of ways to increase the fonts, which makes a big difference. The only way to really tell is to see one for yourself, though most laptops I've seen in stores are XGA.

 

Thanks.
The dilema actually lies between acquiring such T43 (14.1" 1400x1050) - new off Ebay (reputable dealer) with full 3 years warranty which apparently works in my country or just a local purchase of Z60m featured by regular 1280x900 screen (not the higher 1680x1050 model) - also new, with 3 years warranty.
Both are priced similarily (T43 would came up to about the similar ballpark to Z60m due to overseas shipment and our local VAT).
So far cannot decide...

 

The Macbook Pro 15 is 1400x900 (something like that) I thought it was fine. And most operating systems will let you increase the font and icon sizes so it's kind of a moot point anymore.

 

My Fujitsu E7010 had a SXGA 1400x1050 res on a 14" screen and I really loved it. Granted it was a bit small in the beginning, but I got used to it quickly and now I'm just plain irritated by any resolution less than that. There's plenty of screen space and the text doesn't get too small to be illegible. It was a pleasure working in Flash and Photoshop at these resolutions as there's more than enough workspace to have all the panels you want open and yet have the full canvas/stage display. The high quality Fujitsu screen on the E7010 did help ofcourse; I'm hoping the 14" screen on the T60 comes at least close to that as I'm considering it as one of my options.

 

The Fujitsu screens are among the best in the industry. I think the T60 won't even come close to that (150 nits says it all).

 

I hope the 15" T60 IPS screen can at least compare with the Fujitsu screen as it is next on my list.

 

It's possible (the 15" FlexView is 200 nits) but, if not, you can always return the laptop in the first 30 days (if bought from Lenovo/IBM).

If the screen is that important, you might come out cheaper by buying another Fujitsu (E8210 comes in mind).

 

The E8210 would be my first choice but the high-res (WSXGA+) isn't going to be available where I am, and I'm not all that keen on buying from overseas. My next choice would be T60 with the 15" IPS screen, followed by the T60 with the 14" screen.

 

I normally work on a 17" or 19" LCD set at 1280X1024, and my old eyes no longer qualify as average. So I was definitely concerned that that the combination of a small screen with a high screen resolution would cause problems for me.

Anyhow, to keep this story short... After shopping around, I ended up with a T60 with the 14" display (1400X1050) . I absolutely love it. Admittedly, the text is small, but it's crisp and I have absolutely no problems reading it. It took a little getting use to, but now I prefer the screen on the notebook to any of the desktop LCDs I work on. It's hard to describe, but check one out if you get the chance....

Todd

 

As some have noted, font sizes can be adjusted in Windows and in Mozilla Firefox you can also set font sizes and zoom in and out as you wish.

There is no comparing the crispness and clarity of sxga with xga. I will never buy a notebook with just xga. On the wide screen notebooks the wxga resolution of 1280 x 800 is not bad - certaily better than plain xga. at all. Still the pixelation bugs me, With sxga no sign of pixelation at all. Just my opinion and experience.

 

Regarding pixelation: Has any of you activated ClearType on those XGA screens?

 

I did and still wasn't satisfied with the results

 

OK I'm think of whiching to the same thing but my desktop has a NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 @ 1600x1024 on a 19" CRT moniter. I have almost perfect eye sight and was wondering how much of a change it would be for me to go to a 14" 1400x1050. I Can't do any thing with resizing to 1400x1050 because that resolution is not supported (but 1600x1024 is?).

 

Get a 15" SXGA and be happy with it, why bother with just 1/3 of an inch difference in diameter overall size.