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    Espen Harlinn
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    I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

    Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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      I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

      Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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      ledtech3
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      I found some listed on USA sites but they were like 1200 + USD And you are right they are hard to find, most are lower grade system for email, light games and facebook viewing. I guess that is all people do with them any more.

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        I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

        Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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        BillWoodruff
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        Hi Espen, I was just "window-shopping" today, looking at reviews of large-screen note-books on EnGadget: [^]. I am definitely not to going to buy a laptop, but if somebody else paid for it !, I'd like something like this: [^].

        “The best hope is that one of these days the Ground will get disgusted enough just to walk away ~ leaving people with nothing more to stand ON than what they have so bloody well stood FOR up to now.” Kenneth Patchen, Poet

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          I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

          Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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          RaviBee
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          Espen Harlinn wrote:

          17"+ laptop ... better resolution than 1920x1080

          I think that's going to be difficult requirement to meet, Espen.  IIRC, Dell is one of the few vendors that still sell 1920x1200 laptops. /ravi

          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            Hi Espen, I was just "window-shopping" today, looking at reviews of large-screen note-books on EnGadget: [^]. I am definitely not to going to buy a laptop, but if somebody else paid for it !, I'd like something like this: [^].

            “The best hope is that one of these days the Ground will get disgusted enough just to walk away ~ leaving people with nothing more to stand ON than what they have so bloody well stood FOR up to now.” Kenneth Patchen, Poet

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            I've got one :) Twin Solid-state drives, 32GB ram. Awesome :)

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            • E Espen Harlinn

              I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

              Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              You haven't described the missus; if I'm going to trade a laptop for her, I'll need more information. :cool:

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                I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

                Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                Jorgen Andersson
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                If you would consider going down to 15.6" you could have a look at Dell Precision M3800[^]. It has a resolution of 3200x1800. Oddly enough, their 17" computers are limited to 1920x1080. :doh:

                Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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                  You haven't described the missus; if I'm going to trade a laptop for her, I'll need more information. :cool:

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                  I think his last sentence "Weight is not an issue ..." says it all. :)

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                    I've got one :) Twin Solid-state drives, 32GB ram. Awesome :)

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                    pt1401 wrote:

                    Twin Solid-state drives, 32GB ram.

                    ... mmmmm ... drool ... mmmmm

                    “The best hope is that one of these days the Ground will get disgusted enough just to walk away ~ leaving people with nothing more to stand ON than what they have so bloody well stood FOR up to now.” Kenneth Patchen, Poet

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                      I found some listed on USA sites but they were like 1200 + USD And you are right they are hard to find, most are lower grade system for email, light games and facebook viewing. I guess that is all people do with them any more.

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                      Espen Harlinn
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                      ledtech3 wrote:

                      And you are right they are hard to find

                      I may have to go for an external screen, but I have trouble convincing the missus that this is a good idea ...

                      Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                        Hi Espen, I was just "window-shopping" today, looking at reviews of large-screen note-books on EnGadget: [^]. I am definitely not to going to buy a laptop, but if somebody else paid for it !, I'd like something like this: [^].

                        “The best hope is that one of these days the Ground will get disgusted enough just to walk away ~ leaving people with nothing more to stand ON than what they have so bloody well stood FOR up to now.” Kenneth Patchen, Poet

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                        Espen Harlinn
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                        BillWoodruff wrote:

                        I'd like something like this: [^].

                        Looks nice, apart from the screen resolution - 1920x1080 :doh:

                        Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                          Espen Harlinn wrote:

                          17"+ laptop ... better resolution than 1920x1080

                          I think that's going to be difficult requirement to meet, Espen.  IIRC, Dell is one of the few vendors that still sell 1920x1200 laptops. /ravi

                          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                          Espen Harlinn
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                          Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                          I think that's going to be difficult requirement to meet,

                          Which is why I was hoping somebody here on the forum could find something I'm strugling to locate ...

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                            I think his last sentence "Weight is not an issue ..." says it all. :)

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                            Espen Harlinn
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                            Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                            Weight is not an issue

                            I obviously meant that I wouldn't mind if the laptop weighs > 4kg. And, no, I will not try to post a description of the missus - it would only come across as shameless bragging :-O

                            Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                              If you would consider going down to 15.6" you could have a look at Dell Precision M3800[^]. It has a resolution of 3200x1800. Oddly enough, their 17" computers are limited to 1920x1080. :doh:

                              Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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                              Espen Harlinn
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                              Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                              you could have a look at Dell Precision M3800[^].

                              Looks promising - I think I'll have another go at convincing the missus that an external screen isn't such a bad idea ...

                              Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                              Oddly enough, their 17" computers are limited to 1920x1080

                              Right, it looks like I'm going to have some real problems the next time I need a new laptop ...

                              Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                                ledtech3 wrote:

                                And you are right they are hard to find

                                I may have to go for an external screen, but I have trouble convincing the missus that this is a good idea ...

                                Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                                if you use an external screen then you may as well go for a desktop and save allot of money and get more in the system.

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                                  Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                                  Weight is not an issue

                                  I obviously meant that I wouldn't mind if the laptop weighs > 4kg. And, no, I will not try to post a description of the missus - it would only come across as shameless bragging :-O

                                  Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                                  Jorgen Andersson
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                                  :)

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                                    I'm looking for a high resolution 17"+ laptop for the missus, and finding something that has a touch display with better resolution than 1920x1080 and a 4th generation i7 is surprisingly hard. Weight is not an issue ... Any ideas?

                                    Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                                    Erudite_Eric
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                                    Espen Harlinn wrote:

                                    Weight is not an issue ...

                                    Bit butch is she, the misses?

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                                      I think his last sentence "Weight is not an issue ..." says it all. :)

                                      Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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                                      PIEBALDconsult
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                                      I read that as "Weight is not the issue ..." , i.e. not reason he wants to part with her. :~ It could be the small floppies though.

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