x201 screen mod, can I put an x61 1400x1050 screen on it

[jedisurfer1]

will it physically fit in the frame? I can cut the bezel if need be.

[rkawakami]

The X201 is a wide screen; 1280x800 or a 16:10 aspect ratio screen. The X61 screen you are talking about is a "normal" 4:3 ratio screen. Both are 12.1" diagonally measured panels, however with the aspect ratio difference, this means that the X201 LCD is shorter (i.e., less tall in the vertical dimension) than the X61's.

In short, the answer is "no", the X61 panel will not fit inside the X201 lid. At least not without some major cutting of the lid. The X61 screen will stick out. I'm guessing about an inch (too lazy to do the geometry right now). Of course this all assumes that the electrical connections are compatible, something I highly doubt.

edit: Here's a screen aspect ratio and dimension calculator: http://www.silisoftware.com/tools/screen.php

Height of 12.1" 16:10 screen is 6.41 inches. 12.1" 4:3 panel is 7.26 inches. 0.85" is the difference so I was off by 0.15" .

[Cunha]

The height of the X200 lid is exactly the same as the X61 lid.

But nothing about an X200 is compatible with a 12 inch 4:3 screen except the raw physical dimensions of the machine.

[EOMtp]

A 1440x900 screen from an X200s would make a far better transplant ...