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I'm getting ready to sell my 16:9 thinkpad carbon x1 for the 16:10 nano or x1 2021. I'm OK with my 16:9 43" monitor because it's so big I get the vertical real-estate but my thinkpad feels as though it's really only useful for watching 16:9 videos which I don't do.

If 2021 is the year of 16:10 for Thinkpad, then I'm hoping 2025 is the year of 3:2 and maybe hopefully sometime in 2030 we'll be full circle back to 4:3!

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Still don't understand why there is no love for LG:

https://www.lg.com/us/laptops/lg-17u70n-r.aas8u1-ultra-slim-...

  - 16gb ram (max 40gb)
  - 2 x nvme ssd
  - 17" 16:10 2560x1600 display
  - nvidia gpu
  - aluminium body 4.3 lbs
  - sd / usb / usbc / hdmi / ethernet ports
  - $1,699.99 (!)

Or you could go for the intel gpu version which weighs 2.9lbs.

I convinced an accountant I know to get the 2020 version (wider 0 key) and they love it.

Personally, I refuse to use anything other than a ThinkPad if I can help it because:

1) Linux support

2) trackpoint

Hoping they bring taller displays to AMD thinkpads in the near future.

I suspect it's due to competing with the Dell XPS 17 2020. I prefer Thinkpad due to their keyboards and I am a trackpoint user, but if I really needed 16:10 then I would get something from Dell's XPS line. With the LG I'd be taking a risk with ergonomics such as the keyboard and trackpad, whereas I know what the XPS feels like.

I picked up a 17" Dell XPS with the updated monitor. It is absolutely glorious. Was able to add a M2 drive and upgrade the memory. Had to do a bit of work to get the killer nic to work with Linux, but it is a solid machine. It is remarkably small for such a large screen.

The keyboard/trackpad on the LG is imho better and having pixel less screen @ 17" with the added vertical height is a no contest for productivity.

I took a risk on it as well and it's served really well as a daily worker. The XPS otoh is a (badly executed, no retina) macbook clone.

LG brought out the first light 17" laptop two years ago when everyone was still on 15", but frankly if they don't get support then I'm afraid they'll stop releasing these machines.

LG makes laptops?

I'm curious if they actually design/build them or if they are just rebranded Clevos.

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