[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