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2K usually means 1440p
Apparently some manufacturers have adopted that confusing naming. 2K is 1080p though in any reasonable naming scheme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution
Gamers decided to call 1920 x 1080 as 1080P and 1440 as 2K.
It makes absolutely no sense. But this mis-information got so widespread it sort of became a norm.
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Stop romanticising the past. :) You are certainly having more characters vertically on screen on current environments plus having more horizontally.
Stop romanticising the present. Wider (and, crucially: shorter) displays were foisted on us by the majority of computer users being heavy media consumers the desire to consolidate supply chains. The efficacy of a 16:10 (or 5:2) screen is undeniable. I’ve been looking for a good 16:10 screen to replace my aging Dell U2412M’s for over 5 years at this point.
Hopefully by 2K they mean 2.5K (2560x1600) and not actual 2K with a 1920x1200 screen.
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Also, I would venture a guess - a lot of us are not laptop-gamers and as such, do not look forward to those '>=120Hz' display-panel technologies companies are dedicating so much resources into. A significant part of the reason I'm about to buy an external monitor is the 16:9 ratio vertically challenged little screen on my laptop. This new trend ought to catch on.
>= 120Hz is great for everything, not just games. Moving your mouse (or scrolling) on a 60Hz monitor after you've used something higher is like looking at a slide show. For example, on a 60Hz monitoring, try panning around a Google Map and reading the labels. They just become a mushy blur. On a higher refresh-rate display, you can read the labels as they move. (I always found this to be an interesting demo: https://t…
It's not great for battery life.
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Stop romanticising the present. Wider (and, crucially: shorter) displays were foisted on us by the majority of computer users being heavy media consumers the desire to consolidate supply chains. The efficacy of a 16:10 (or 5:2) screen is undeniable. I’ve been looking for a good 16:10 screen to replace my aging Dell U2412M’s for over 5 years at this point.
The 3840x2400 16:10 on the new XPS 17" is very nice. It was a substantial increase from the older 15" i9 mac I use for work. Well worth the extra $400 for it over the 1900x1200 version for me.
I have a new MacBook coming soon, so 16:10 dreams come true there.
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It's not my use case but I know developers commuting with 13" laptops (weight and size) and connecting them to a large monitor in their office and working with VMs and containers. 16 GB is the minimum, 32 GB is the best option.
I just got an xps 13 and decided to go to with 32 gb I may not desperately need it now but figured to future proof it for the nominal upgrade price. this laptop is going to last quite a while for me so might as well make it worth it.
Nearly ordered the 32GB RAM model with 1TB SSD and the 4k touch screen. Here in the UK that meant a special order and a three week lead time.
Then Dell had a flash sale on the non-touch 16GB model, with 14% off, an extra 5% via a cashback site's affiliate link, and next day delivery.
So all in all, I got a machine that is nearly as good nearly all the time, for 60% of the top spec price.
I figured by the time I really do need 32GB, I can sell it and buy a top of the range AMD-based Dell or Lenovo.
When Apple first eliminated all but two (or four) USB-C ports, there was a ton of vitriol towards Apple on HN. In the years since Apple’s move, both Dell and IBM have adopted Apple’s playbook and are in the process of eliminating ports, and there are no comments on how everyone will need dongles to connect peripherals or get their work done. - What has changed in our use of laptops over the last 12-months that dongle…
Then in the lockdown, it has been months since I've found myself in that frustrating situation where I travel to someone else's office or a conference, they only have an HDMI input, I forgot my adapter, and nobody can seem to find someone who has the right adapter. I'm likely in the market for a laptop over the next 6-12 months, and 6 months ago I would have said for sure that my next laptop would have to have HDMI or bust, but now those pain points are definitely not top of mind.
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I was doing some work on an old 4:3 IBM X41 last weekend. Reminded me what we've lost.
What have we lost? I have _always_ preferred a wider screen to a taller one because it means I can fit more xterms side-by-side.
They literally just lopped off 150 vertical pixels. There wasn’t some corresponding gain in horizontal space. You could fit the same number of xterms side-by-side on either laptop.