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Re:Framework Laptop Wins Two Design Awards by Arainach on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:18PM (#31253041)
No, 3:2. It's the best ratio for all sorts of scenarios - infinitely better thsn 16:9 and significantly better than 16:10. The Microsoft Surface devices and the Google Pixelbook also feature 3:2 screens.
Re:Framework Laptop Wins Two Design Awards by Andrew_nenakhov on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:59PM (#31253504)
How is 3:2 'significantly better' than 16:10? It's 15:10 vs 16:10!

To continue this line of thought, would 14:10 be even better than 15:10?

Re:Framework Laptop Wins Two Design Awards by MichaelZuo on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @07:47PM (#31255093)
Why do you think 3:2 is better than 4:3?
Re:Framework Laptop Wins Two Design Awards by Arainach on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @09:30PM (#31255788)
4:3 laptops become too bulky and too deep. Don't get me wrong, I loved my ancient 1600x1200 Lenovo T60p, but it was a beast to carry around and required tons of lap/table space. 3:2 fits significantly better in a bag/backpack and significantly better on a desk or airline seat back. 3:2 gives significantly more visible space than 16:9 or 16:10 while still being trivial to move my fingers up and tap on something on the screen (unlike 4:3).

Furthermore, 3:2 screens are available at proper useful screen densities. 1080p is too coarse even at 13" (and unusable at 15") while 4k is so dense as to be a waste at anything below 17". 1440p is quite rare. 3:2 screens, on the other hand, come in at usable sizes like 2256x1504 (Framework), 2496x1664 (Surface Laptop 3 15"), and so on - enough DPI to give you beautiful crisp fonts without requiring you to keep shoveling lumps of coal at your GPU to drive your desktop.

Re:Framework Laptop Wins Two Design Awards by okasaki on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:35PM (#31253247)
Huawei laptops too. Any others?
Re:Framework Laptop Wins Two Design Awards by Spinfusor on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:02PM (#31253550)
Acer has a few 3:2 Windows/Chrome laptops