4k on laptops is sort of an anti-feature for me, personally. It doesn't really improve my experience much, and often costs a lot of battery life.
So this is good news from amd because I like them much more than Intel
I have a xps 13 and I specifically chose the 1080p version. Even at that res I still have to zoom / scale.
If you're aware of folks testing this, it'd be great to share that. The fact remains that 4k displays have been available for non-AMD laptops for a very long time (at least a few years) so they keep making them and people keep buying them, so I'd like that arrangement to be offered at least for AMD laptops as well, because it's definitely something lots of people, as this thread clearly demonstrates.
(And to be clear, I’m not asking to be mean — I have multiple friends who were skeptical about retina displays, got an updated eye exam, and became huge fans)
Either way I think 1440p is the sweet spot. Wish more laptops would go that route.
4K is a little overkill for a 14" screen, but I understand why the jump instead of making custom resolutions.
(all comparisons took place on XPS 13s)
A 4k, 15 inch screen is "retina" at 12 inches away and has a ppi of 293.72.
There may be something to be said about subpixels; but, it may be a placebo effect over a 1440p screen, honestly.
I can view ~6 open files at once (more depending), and this can be very helpful when trying to remember context: instead of remembering, I just split the screen and open the same file again.
When I got a 4K monitor, it replaced my previous dual monitor setup. I now prefer just one high-res monitor. Only disadvantage is that I spend time tweaking font sizes, but that's mostly front-loaded and once it's set up (Linux) I don't even think about it.
But then I'm one of those people who run with really small fonts, apparently.
It looks like there are some 1440p and 1800p standardish resolutions that probably make sense as a middle ground.
4K is came from 3840 or 4096px. 4K/2=2K, so 2K should refer near 1920 to 2048px, so naturally the standard FHD 1920. 2560px must not be called as 2K. It's even near 3K if rounded. Sadly some smartphone manufacturers call 2560px 2K.
I hope we get to see more of those.
I'm not so sure about 2k/3k screens @ 14" though. 1080p is about right for 1:1 scaling, but isn't sharp with smaller fonts. If one is going to scale the screen 2k definitely isn't enough to get that "smooth" look.
I tend to run fedora/kde these days though, and the scaling there is pretty bulletproof @ 4k/14". Once in a while something will fail to scale properly, but its rare.
And scaling PDFs on the screen to be next to code is really, really better with HiDPI.
Maybe if I bought a 17" laptop I could consider 4k.
However, when used to it, it's hard to go back.