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WPWoodJr · #31 Post by **WPWoodJr** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:51 am

kjjb0204 wrote:hmmm, not sure on the WUXGA. on the wsxga+, there will be some ips panels in the fray.

Cool! I wonder who these 1680x1050 IPS panels are made by.

Also, will be interesting to see how big/heavy the widescreen T60's are compared to the Z series.

3nigma · #32 Post by **3nigma** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:33 pm

My sales rep told me that they would havea 14", and you can look at the widescreen options on the Z series as a model for what would be available on the widescreen T series.

-3nigma

abnorm · #33 Post by **abnorm** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:37 am

My Z61P was recently stolen and I was about to purchase a T60P taking advantage of the holiday sale, but I now I see these rumors... Is it a popular opinion that widescreen is more preferable?

RUSH2112 · #34 Post by **RUSH2112** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:59 am

Heres a question for anyone who may know through Lenovo:

Will all models be available with both widescreen and normal aspect ratio? Basically, if I go to order a T, will I wind up not being able to get the one I want because its only available in a widescreen?

fbrdphreak · #35 Post by **fbrdphreak** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:25 pm

abnorm wrote:My Z61P was recently stolen and I was about to purchase a T60P taking advantage of the holiday sale, but I now I see these rumors... Is it a popular opinion that widescreen is more preferable?

It is entirely based on preference. Personally I must have high resolution; 1600x1200 15" is nice, but IMO 1680x1050 15.4" is better and 1900x1200 15.4" is best

abnorm · #36 Post by **abnorm** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:57 pm

fbrdphreak wrote:
abnorm wrote:My Z61P was recently stolen and I was about to purchase a T60P taking advantage of the holiday sale, but I now I see these rumors... Is it a popular opinion that widescreen is more preferable?
It is entirely based on preference. Personally I must have high resolution; 1600x1200 15" is nice, but IMO 1680x1050 15.4" is better and 1900x1200 15.4" is best

My Z61p had 1900x1200, and I thought it was a little too high. 1680x1050 would be nice, but this means a bigger footprint then the current T60. I guess I can wait a few days untill the rumored date to see what comes out. I just hope the sale won't end.

okay · #37 Post by **okay** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:09 am

The higher the resolution the better! The small default size of the text and icons can be corrected, both in Windows and in Linux: just increase the DPI settings and you're done!

abnorm · #38 Post by **abnorm** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:16 pm

Any idea if the new T series models will have s-video or firewire?

creed_mty · #39 Post by **creed_mty** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:17 am

abnorm wrote:Any idea if the new T series models will have s-video or firewire?

I don't think so!

seeplus · #40 Post by **seeplus** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:31 pm

Any idea if the new T series models will have s-video or firewire?

Thus the Z series, I think, though firewire should be standard on EVERY two thousand dollar laptop.

pianowizard · #41 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:34 am

Just found this:

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.a ... Widescreen

It looks very ugly if you ask me!

atct86 · #42 Post by **atct86** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:56 am

Ugly? I think It looks pretty good.

I'm still confused about the quality of the the shell, and components versus the Z?

allen · #43 Post by **allen** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:10 am

is the general public's attraction to widescreen in part due to the golden ratio and golden rectangle theory? similar to a frame of 35mm film, or a vertical magazine page? i personally dont think it's ugly, but it does look big.

why are the photo comparisons with a 15.4" widescreen and a 14" T series only, not with 15" T series? slackers!

why wouldnt they put speakers on the sides of the keyboard like on macbook pros and Z series? u think they'd actually plan to include a bigger keyboard at one point?

14" widescreen may come in time if the 15" one is a success? boo!

i heard there's a movement to make the widescreen aspect ratio the universal standard of... everything involving screens like tv and everything. to replace the 4:3... sounds right when you start considering all the widescreen films, HD formats, etc. etc.

seeplus · #44 Post by **seeplus** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:55 am

Thanks for the heads up! Looks ... exactly the same

The side-by-side pic with a 14.1" t60 is startling; I didn't realize that 15.4" wides were the same height as 14-inchers.

dracore · #45 Post by **dracore** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:02 pm

I wonder if lenovo would even consider having 14" wide. Considering that currently a 15.4" wide is equivalent to a 14" normal (but wider), then if they were to release a 14" wide, that would be equivalent to a 13" normal. There have been no 13" T-series ever released before right? It would be getting closer to the X-series instead.

pianowizard · #46 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:11 pm

dracore wrote:I wonder if lenovo would even consider having 14" wide. Considering that currently a 15.4" wide is equivalent to a 14" normal (but wider).

I hope so. 15.4" laptops are very wide and hard to transport. It certainly won't fit into my backpack.

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