WhyEssEff [she/her] to technology • edit-23 years agowhat the fuck. apple is gonna be selling a $3500 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽. 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬.NSFWimagemessage-square96 fedilinkarrow-up187file-text
arrow-up187imagewhat the fuck. apple is gonna be selling a $3500 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽. 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬.NSFWWhyEssEff [she/her] to technology • edit-23 years agomessage-square96 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefurryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]hexbear6·3 years ago16:10 is actually standard for laptops and professional displays. So you are losing space to the notch. link
minus-squareCanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]hexbear3·3 years agoah I thought laptops were still mostly 16:9 link
minus-squarefurryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]hexbear3·3 years agoNope. Only the bottom of the barrel, absolutely cheapest crappiest ones are 16:9. 16:9 displays aren't actually wider than the same size 16:10 because of rounding. They are just shorter. link
minus-squareCanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]hexbear2·3 years agomy Acer Helios 300 from a few years ago is 16:9 but maybe that is because it is focused on gaming link
minus-squareEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]Mhexbear6·3 years ago Acer Helios 300 focused on gaming Yeah, that's exactly right. There aren't a lot of high refresh rate displays other than 16:9 and ultrawides. link
16:10 is actually standard for laptops and professional displays. So you are losing space to the notch.
ah I thought laptops were still mostly 16:9
Nope. Only the bottom of the barrel, absolutely cheapest crappiest ones are 16:9. 16:9 displays aren't actually wider than the same size 16:10 because of rounding. They are just shorter.
my Acer Helios 300 from a few years ago is 16:9 but maybe that is because it is focused on gaming
Yeah, that's exactly right. There aren't a lot of high refresh rate displays other than 16:9 and ultrawides.