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I recently bought thinkpad SL-300 and I have 1280 x 800 resolution. But Lenovo says

Graphics Subsystem
Video RAM std/max: -- / --
Graphics chipset: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
Graphics type: --
Video RAM type: DVMT
Max resolution (with max video RAM): 2048x1536 16777216 colors
Max colors (with max video RAM): 16777216
Graphics bus interface: PCI Express

What actually is maximum resolution? I could not get more than 1280 x 800 resolution in my computer. I was using 1440 x 1024 resolution in my old T40 so would love to get a bit more resolution than 1280 x 800. Can anyone suggest me how do I get maximum resolution?

raku05 wrote:Max resolution (with max video RAM): 2048x1536 16777216 colors

That refers to the maximal resolution the graphics chip can handle. That's one of the limiting factors. The other is the screen. Your laptop's screen can display a max. of 1280x800. Theoretically screen can be replaced but I don't know much about doing this in a SL and it would void your warranty so you probably don't want to go this route.

raku05 wrote:I was using 1440 x 1024 resolution in my old T40...

What kind of resolution is that? You probably meant 1400x1050 here, right?

raku05 wrote:I was using 1440 x 1024 resolution in my old T40...

yak wrote:What kind of resolution is that? You probably meant 1400x1050 here, right?

Thanks for the correction. I mean to say that I used to have maximum resolution of 1400 x 1050 in my old T40. however, now I have SL-300 and the maximum resolution I can get is 1280 x 800

I think I got the answer. I think the maximum resolution might be the resolution of any external monitor I add. The only problem with the current resolution (of 1280 x 800) is that I was habituated using the higher resolution in my old computer and now icons look very large in my new computer