And some laptops used to have MXM slots allowing video card upgrades but nothing of the sort exists now.
Perhaps not internally, but "nothing of the sort?" I'll have to disagree.
EVGA Nvidia 620ti, adapter cable and power supply all ran me about $310. Instructions can be found at 'http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/2109-diy-egpu-experiences-[version-2-0].html#post27126' (sorry, the brackets in the middle screw up urls).
This works best with an external display, but can be made to work internally as well--though obviously, you won't be carrying it anywhere.
]]>(4/3)^2 = 16/9
(4*3)^2 = 16*9
4+3 = 16-9Surely there is some conspiracy afoot.
EDIT: (4^2-3^2+16^2-9^2)*3+3*4*9+9+3 = 666
AHH!
Dear God....
For our souls, someone design a Holy Resolution.
(4/3)^2 = 16/9
(4*3)^2 = 16*9
4+3 = 16-9Surely there is some conspiracy afoot.
EDIT: (4^2-3^2+16^2-9^2)*3+3*4*9+9+3 = 666
AHH!
Good God…
All the best,
-HG
]]>Surely there is some conspiracy afoot.
EDIT: (4^2-3^2+16^2-9^2)*3+3*4*9+9+3 = 666
AHH!
Now that's specific, litemotiv. A single window, fullscreen on a relatively small screen.
I like to think of it as the most Platonic abstraction of computer interaction: reading and writing text on a screen. So perhaps actually the opposite of specific? Most OS'es now seem to move back to that paradigm though, single tasks fullscreen...
Unless something new comes up, I will place this final statement: Displays should be available not only in different sizes, but also in different ratios. I want widescreen for some things and something more compact for other things. I will from now on support the widescreen-sucks movement, as I feel like I should oppose the one-size-fits-all mentality of the industry.
A rotating laptop screen sounds like a great idea!
But in my mind, when it comes to looking at a screen, pixel count == space. Since I have a higher vertical pixel count on my widescreen than you do on your 4:3, I still have more space in my mind. I can fit maybe another line of code in those extra pixels more than what you have (depending on dpi settings blah blah blah), and I have a hell of a lot more horizontal space (pixels), even if the physical dimensions are not as advantageous. I couldn't care less about the physical dimensions (unless we're getting down to something really small like in the 10" range), as long as I have such pixel counts.
[subjective]All I know is that, for my workflow, going from a 1024x768 15" laptop to a 1920x1068 17" laptop has been a great boon (like Trillby, I like to have windows open side-by-side). I could never find an efficient window layout before. Now it's no problem. [/subjective]
Yes 17" laptops are definitely different, they are comparable to desktop monitors and large enough to fit two large windows side by side. I used a 16.4" laptop for a while and i found the screen just a tad too small for that (at least for longer periods of work).
]]>You have about the same vertical pixels, not space, unless you have a 17" inch laptop. Since screen sizes are measured diagonally, when the screen gets wider the height decreases progressively. The fuss is here:
But in my mind, when it comes to looking at a screen, pixel count == space. Since I have a higher vertical pixel count on my widescreen than you do on your 4:3, I still have more space in my mind. I can fit maybe another line of code in those extra pixels more than what you have (depending on dpi settings blah blah blah), and I have a hell of a lot more horizontal space (pixels), even if the physical dimensions are not as advantageous. I couldn't care less about the physical dimensions (unless we're getting down to something really small like in the 10" range), as long as I have such pixel counts.
[subjective]All I know is that, for my workflow, going from a 1024x768 15" laptop to a 1920x1068 17" laptop has been a great boon (like Trillby, I like to have windows open side-by-side). I could never find an efficient window layout before. Now it's no problem. [/subjective]
]]>Unless something new comes up, I will place this final statement: Displays should be available not only in different sizes, but also in different ratios. I want widescreen for some things and something more compact for other things. I will from now on support the widescreen-sucks movement, as I feel like I should oppose the one-size-fits-all mentality of the industry.
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