[ltp] Buying a New Thinkpad
Robert Tomsick
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 13 May 2011 14:12:43 -0400
On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 19:32 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 4. Mai 2011 schrieb Steven J. Owens:
> > The only 17" screens are on the monster "portable workstation" W
> > series. Besides those, the next biggest screens are the 15.6" 16x9
> > screens on the t520s. These seem to be only available in 1920x1080,
> > not 1920x1200 for some reason. They also seem to be only available in
> > LED.
>
> T520 are for sure available in Full HD, but in 15.4 inch - we ordered one.
> But only LED. What is the disadvantage with LED?
The disadvantage? Why, you miss out on that delicious-tasting mercury
found in CCFL backlights!
(I kid, I kid. AFAIK, there's really no disadvantage to LED-backlit
screens.)
-Rob