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Re:The Serval WS from System76: A Linux Workstation Running ... by Scarbutt on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @04:38PM (#25921380)
Is there much difference when looking at text on an 13" screen between 1080p and 2160p ? assuming both are high quality screens.
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Re:The Serval WS from System76: A Linux Workstation Running ... by sscarduzio on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @05:00PM (#25921565)
Yes there is! Because in the MBP 13" at 2160p I could keep 2x scaling, which is much better than this 1.3x/1.5x fractional scaling I have to keep in the Dell XPS 13".
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Re:The Serval WS from System76: A Linux Workstation Running ... by derefr on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @08:36PM (#25923222)
Assuming you have good eyes, twice the DPI means you can have your text almost-but-not-quite twice as small without losing readability. Which is effectively the same as giving you almost-but-not-quite twice the screen real-estate.
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Re:The Serval WS from System76: A Linux Workstation Running ... by mixmastamyk on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:10PM (#25922134)
Do you like smooth or blocky text?
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