14.1" or 15"??

[xtrem]

Which one should I go for?

2.0Ghz 14.1" SXGA or
1.86Ghz 15" SXGA
The price is the same.

My main concern is battery time. Does it differ much between 14" and 15"??


Is SXGA so much better than XGA? Is it noticeable?
If not I'll go for
1.86Ghz 14.1" XGA (300USD less, but no DVD-R)

[dr_st]

My main concern is battery time. Does it differ much between 14" and 15"??

Yes. The 15" SXGA+ will eat it much faster. The LCD is brighter and uses a different technology, which looks nicer, but consumes more power.

Is SXGA so much better than XGA? Is it noticeable?
If not I'll go for
1.86Ghz 14.1" XGA (300USD less, but no DVD-R)

Some people swear by SXGA+. To others it's less important. I feel that IBM's SXGA+ screens are a bit better than ther XGA screens, in sheer terms of how the image looks, resolution aside. I also feel that SXGA+ on 14.1" will be too small for comfortable reading on the default font sizes (it was too small even on my 15"), but you can adjust it and it will be just fine, and very crisp.

[dreamYu]

I would take a look at your usage scenarios of your future notebook. Do you need high portability and/or are you working mainly on the notebook screen?

I mainly use my 14.1" attached to a docking station, together with a high-quality TFT, in order to get the best of those two worlds. I don't see much comfort in using the small screen *all day* long, but for a couple of hours here and there its perfect due to the high resolution.

[rcrooks]

I would rather have a 14" screen than a 15 every day of the week...

Then again, Id rather have a 10" than a 14" ... Im all about size and portability, but to each their own

[xtrem]

I'm mostly for portability.
So it's leaning towards a 14.1" SXGA if it's that much difference in battery life.
I saw a picture with both SXGA and XGA and SXGA looked much more clear.

I think its worth the extra bucks to buy the SXGA for the picture quality.

Does it differ in power consumption between SXGA and XGA?

[christopher_wolf]

There is more power consumption with the 14.1" SXGA+ screen; but it is well worth it and it isn't as big of an increase in power consumption.