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Re:System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns by StillBored on Thursday January 12, 2023 @02:35PM (#34359137)
Yah I don't get why these laptop manufactures keep shipping garbage screens. I got a 3:2 2160 x 1440, IPS screen on a $200 tablet a few months ago. My laptop has a 16:9 that looks worse, and has lower resolution despite the machine costing 6x as much.

So, please, its hard to call your product "premium" if its screen is worse than a bottom of the barrel tablet.

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Re:System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns by okasaki on Thursday January 12, 2023 @03:17PM (#34359693)
That sounds nice. What tablet is that? It's pretty sad that tablets seem to be elongating like phones did. Most of them are 16:10 these days.
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Re:System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns by StillBored on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:35PM (#34374210)
I think it was this one: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-11-tablet-intel-pentium-4gb-...

it was on sale for $199, or $299 with the keyboard.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-11-tablet-intel-pentium-4gb-...

But only that second link is still in stock.

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Re:System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns by midoridensha on Thursday January 12, 2023 @11:03PM (#34363802)
>Yah I don't get why these laptop manufactures keep shipping garbage screens.

Because they're cheaper.

>My laptop has a 16:9 that looks worse, and has lower resolution despite the machine costing 6x as much.

Right, so your laptop mfgr spent less money on the screen, charged more money, and got a higher profit margin -> win! This lets their execs get bigger bonuses so they can buy better yachts. What's not to like here?

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