15.6"-16" with small bezels are OK to me.
Resolution 1080p or higher, even though I feel that 4k for that screen size is a bit overkill.
Resolution 1080p or higher, even though I feel that 4k for that screen size is a bit overkill.
Recently there is a flurry of golden ratio 16" laptops by most of manufacturers, and I think this display size is the Goldilocks of laptop screen size. Hopefully they can get them lightweight around 1 kg. No need for built-in discrete GPU as you can always use external GPU or eGPU as popularized recently by Asus [1].
[1] ROG XG Mobile External Graphic Dock:
https://rog.asus.com/external-graphic-docks/2021-rog-xg-mobi...
1440p at 27" = 100 DPI
I'd expect better text clarity on the 1080p laptop screen, whether you keep the same pixel size or adjust for similar physical size. The real tradeoff you're making is how much you can fit on screen.
It seems to my eyes that even with 10" devices with 1080p display, my six years old 27" display with 1440p is much better to work with than 1080p of the much smaller devices. I guess we need a more objective definition of Quality of Experience (QoE) for display quality to avoid being duped by the manufacturers.
I've seen several 16" laptops lately. I'm actually looking to buy an Inspiron 16 for my niece. 3k screen with or without dedicated GPU.