Screen size vs price

Arch-Angel · 26th June 2007, 9:37 AM

What is the "basic" screen size for laptops?

Is it 15.4", and then you pay a premium for small or larger?

(thought that 14.1 might have been the standard, but they seem more expensive than the 15's)

thrillhouse · 26th June 2007, 9:42 AM

When I poked around some laptops I generally found the 15.4" models with a res of 1280*800 to be most common and cheaper.

sanjay · 26th June 2007, 9:44 AM

yeah 99% of the under $1000 models are 15.4" widescreen unfortunately, uncommon to find a 14 incher cheap (although of course, possible).

Arch-Angel · 26th June 2007, 10:08 AM

Would battery life usually be significantly longer with a 14.1"?
Or does the smaller size mean a smaller battery and less life also?

Chewtoy · 26th June 2007, 10:27 AM

From my experience, unless the screen is significantly smaller (or larger), it doesn't affect battery life much overall.

So a 15.4" vs a 14.1" with identical specs otherwise will have roughly the same battery life. A 13.3" and a 17", however... the 17" will run out of juice quicker. Hard to get those at the same spec though...

[EDIT:]
And yes, for the original question, 15.4" is the "standard' laptop LCD size. Anything else, you pay for, and if you don't pay for it directly, you lose out elsewhere (ie lower spec CPU, RAM, etc)

Spiderman · 26th June 2007, 10:53 AM

I've definitely noticed that 15.4" is the most common as well.

Matt P · 26th June 2007, 2:19 PM

yep, 15.4 is common although i found a few bargain basement celeron mobiles slapped into 14" notebooks for $700

sanjay · 26th June 2007, 2:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt P

yep, 15.4 is common although i found a few bargain basement celeron mobiles slapped into 14" notebooks for $700

care to share?

gonemad · 26th June 2007, 2:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanjayschrapel

care to share?

I think he was refering to the lenovo range, they were like $800 or somewhere around there.

links

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...ct/View/XC3974

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...ct/View/XC3952

both are under a grand and have 14.1" screens but the lenovo are even cheaper, I think BigW still have em. You just need to shop around a little first.

Matt P · 26th June 2007, 3:55 PM

my mistake sorry, ive just looked it up, its a 15.4 for 699, front page of the officeworks catalogues (www.cataloguecentral.com.au to look)

26th June 2007, 9:37 AM	#1
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26th June 2007, 9:42 AM	#2
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26th June 2007, 10:08 AM	#4
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26th June 2007, 10:27 AM	#5
Chewtoy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 58	From my experience, unless the screen is significantly smaller (or larger), it doesn't affect battery life much overall. So a 15.4" vs a 14.1" with identical specs otherwise will have roughly the same battery life. A 13.3" and a 17", however... the 17" will run out of juice quicker. Hard to get those at the same spec though... [EDIT:] And yes, for the original question, 15.4" is the "standard' laptop LCD size. Anything else, you pay for, and if you don't pay for it directly, you lose out elsewhere (ie lower spec CPU, RAM, etc) Last edited by Chewtoy; 26th June 2007 at 10:29 AM. Reason: I'll answer the first question too...

26th June 2007, 10:53 AM	#6
Spiderman Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Web City Posts: 2,363	I've definitely noticed that 15.4" is the most common as well.