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I'll say the same thing I always say when System76 hardware is posted here. A 1080p screen should be a non-starter in 2023. How they are still selling these with low DPI screens doesn't make sense to me.

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I am quite happy with the 1080p resolution on 13/14". Fonts are crisp, colors are great. Black is black. I don't see any pixels.

Also, battery life is great. I don't need to do any xrandr/crazy ENV configs for high DPI guis/etc.

If it reduces costs I'm all for a 1080p screen. I usually pick them when I have the option.

1080 @ 14" is above 96 so it's high DPI, but it's not "High DPI / HiDPI", terms that imply comfortable 2x scaling.

I spent $150 on my last 1080 14", and the panel is phenomenal.

What's the advantage of more than 1080p on a 13-14" screen? Genuine question.

I have 4k for my desktop but that's a 27" monitor.

Wouldn't pushing 4k on a laptop reduce the battery life even more?

The advantage is crisper text. My eyes aren’t the best but I can see the difference on my 3.5K 13-inch display.

I love 1080p panel on 13-14" laptop and plan to choose do so if given choice. Until 2160p panel become common at least, so I don't have to rely on non-integer scaling.

> A 1080p screen should be a non-starter in 2023

I'm at a point where the screen and battery are essentially the only parts of the laptop that matter. Everyone offers a selection of ram, storages, CPU, etc. But a good screen and battery are hard to find without going to the bigger brands.

does the window manager support a high dpi screen? I don't mind spending money on a high dpi screen; but each time I've been disappointed by the poor scaling support. Not sure what the point it.

Not only that, but I couldn't even find that info either in the article or the order page it linked to. I agree completely that 1080p is just not good even for a laptop-size screen anymore.

> The 1080p matte screen (it's a 1920 x 1080 FHD panel) is also quite nice. I was able to work in relatively bright sunlight without issue.

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