[ltp] Re: Best replacement for X61s

[Jeffrey L. Taylor]

Quoting Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>:
[snip]
> I have an X201s and am sticking to it because it's AFAIK the last
> compact (12") Thinkpad with a tall-enough screen.  All the newer ones
> have the braindead 16/9 aspect ratio, as if watching movies was the main
> use of those machines.
> 
After the screen ratio switch was made, a manufacturer's person explained that
it was a matter of cost.  TV production vastly outweighs laptops.  16/9 is
standard and cheap.  Any other ratio is custom and expensive.

HTH,
  Jeffrey