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what are shortcomings of this laptop for a wfh multitasking (non gaming) laptop
Hook it to a decent external monitor and you're good-as-gold. Otherwise, the crap screen they throw in their lower end models isn't great. Even has TB4 in case you wanted to connect a decent dock with multiple monitors.
Hook it to a decent external monitor and you're good-as-gold. Otherwise, the crap screen they throw in their lower end models isn't great. Even has TB4 in case you wanted to connect a decent dock with multiple monitors.
thx . repped. is the screen that bad ? is 300 nits brightness enough for indoor use only. also is wqxga res too much to run native on a 16 " display for reading text. how much scaling do you end up doing typically
thx . repped. is the screen that bad ? is 300 nits brightness enough for indoor use only. also is wqxga res too much to run native on a 16 " display for reading text. how much scaling do you end up doing typically
300 nits is enough for indoor. I have not seen this screen, personally, but most other laptop makers use at least a 350- or maybe a 400-nit panel. I'm buying laptops with beautiful 3K 120hz OLED screens in this price range, so to me this is just Dell being cheap.
The screen is 2560x1600 which is perfect for a 16" screen without needing much display scaling adjustments in Windows. It definitely depends on your eyes, and for me, despite being "up there in years", my close vision has staying pretty good so I tend to scale down just a bit to make things smaller and give myself more screen real estate.
Similar specs, but eye-candy for a screen! I'd choose the Acer over the this Dell bottom-line model. (I actually have had this Acer and I liked it).
Good review on Acer: https://youtu.be/SlXYkamYdxY?si=NQT1IavciRl0IHel
300 nits is enough for indoor. I have not seen this screen, personally, but most other laptop makers use at least a 350- or maybe a 400-nit panel. I'm buying laptops with beautiful 3K 120hz OLED screens in this price range, so to me this is just Dell being cheap.
The screen is 2560x1600 which is perfect for a 16" screen without needing much display scaling adjustments in Windows. It definitely depends on your eyes, and for me, despite being "up there in years", my close vision has staying pretty good so I tend to scale down just a bit to make things smaller and give myself more screen real estate.
Similar specs, but eye-candy for a screen! I'd choose the Acer over the this Dell bottom-line model. (I actually have had this Acer and I liked it).
Good review on Acer: https://youtu.be/SlXYkamYdxY?si=NQT1IavciRl0IHel
thx again ! i looked at the ACER but it has16 GB memry option only and dell has the 32GB option and i tend to have too many things running at the same time.
Also in terms of res i figure 2.5K is as much as my eyes can handle on a16" and the acer is slightly more at 3k so would have to scale it up. i am amazed you scale down. i dont have exactly that screen res but it seems to me at 2.5 K on 16" it would already be almost unreadable.
anyway would have preferred the acer screen quality but mainly for text will the difference be noticeably bad for dell... if not i think i will go with the 32 GB dell.
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thx again ! i looked at the ACER but it has16 GB memry option only and dell has the 32GB option and i tend to have too many things running at the same time.Also in terms of res i figure 2.5K is as much as my eyes can handle on a16" and the acer is slightly more at 3k so would have to scale it up. i am amazed you scale down. i dont have exactly that screen res but it seems to me at 2.5 K on 16" it would already be almost unreadable.anyway would have preferred the acer screen quality but mainly for text will the difference be noticeably bad for dell... if not i think i will go with the 32 GB dell.
Fair enough -- with 10% off coupon, the 32GB model is only $765 which is a pretty good deal for a 32GB Lunar Lake laptop. Hard-pressed to find another 258V in new condition at that price.
on the Dell website where does it list the Hz refresh rate and other specs of the display panel ? it just says16", Non-Touch, 2.5K, IPS, WVA, Anti-Glare, 300 nits, ComfortView Plus
If it doesn't explicitly say, it's 60Hz. Some YT reviews on the 16 Plus say 60Hz also.
thx . repped. is the screen that bad ? is 300 nits brightness enough for indoor use only. also is wqxga res too much to run native on a 16 " display for reading text. how much scaling do you end up doing typically
I have the Dell 16 Plus 16 inch 2560x1600 non touch. Refresh is 120Hz. sRGB is 100%. No glossy/IPS. Very nice and colorful display. 300 nits is plenty for my brightly lit office next to a window. I actually have to turn down the brightness because I use a lot of office documents (black text on white background). I have a 400 nit 2880x1800 OLED laptop also, and I prefer the Dell 16 Plus because the OLED is glossy/reflective.
I have the Dell 16 Plus 16 inch 2560x1600 non touch. Refresh is 120Hz. sRGB is 100%. No glossy/IPS. Very nice and colorful display. 300 nits is plenty for my brightly lit office next to a window. I actually have to turn down the brightness because I use a lot of office documents (black text on white background). I have a 400 nit 2880x1800 OLED laptop also, and I prefer the Dell 16 Plus because the OLED is glossy/reflective.
do you know if yours came with an AOU or BOE lcd panel ? those are some brands dell had been using for inspiron . you can check under the system config with your service tag on dell website.
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The screen is 2560x1600 which is perfect for a 16" screen without needing much display scaling adjustments in Windows. It definitely depends on your eyes, and for me, despite being "up there in years", my close vision has staying pretty good so I tend to scale down just a bit to make things smaller and give myself more screen real estate.
Another option to look at is the Acer Swift 16 AI with 16" 3K 120Hz 400-nit Touch OLED (500+ nit HDR) display for $100 more at BestBuy (currently on sale):
https://slickdeals.net/f/18429724-acer-swift-16-ai-16-3k-oled-120hz-touch-intel-ultra-7-256v-16gb-lpddr5-1tb-ssd-799-99?src=SDSearch
Similar specs, but eye-candy for a screen! I'd choose the Acer over the this Dell bottom-line model. (I actually have had this Acer and I liked it).
Good review on Acer: https://youtu.be/SlXYkamYdxY?si=
The screen is 2560x1600 which is perfect for a 16" screen without needing much display scaling adjustments in Windows. It definitely depends on your eyes, and for me, despite being "up there in years", my close vision has staying pretty good so I tend to scale down just a bit to make things smaller and give myself more screen real estate.
Another option to look at is the Acer Swift 16 AI with 16" 3K 120Hz 400-nit Touch OLED (500+ nit HDR) display for $100 more at BestBuy (currently on sale):
https://slickdeals.net/f/18429724-acer-swift-16-ai-16-3k-oled-120hz-touch-intel-ultra-7-256v-16gb-lpddr5-1tb-ssd-799-99?src=SDSearch
Similar specs, but eye-candy for a screen! I'd choose the Acer over the this Dell bottom-line model. (I actually have had this Acer and I liked it).
Good review on Acer: https://youtu.be/SlXYkamYdxY?si=
thx again ! i looked at the ACER but it has16 GB memry option only and dell has the 32GB option and i tend to have too many things running at the same time.
Also in terms of res i figure 2.5K is as much as my eyes can handle on a16" and the acer is slightly more at 3k so would have to scale it up. i am amazed you scale down. i dont have exactly that screen res but it seems to me at 2.5 K on 16" it would already be almost unreadable.
anyway would have preferred the acer screen quality but mainly for text will the difference be noticeably bad for dell... if not i think i will go with the 32 GB dell.
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16", Non-Touch, 2.5K, IPS, WVA, Anti-Glare, 300 nits, ComfortView Plus
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2x $250/ $50 AMEX promo for $100 off
1x AMEX PLAT BIZ $150 off.
(surprise) You will earn up to $101.91 reward.
Total $835 (tax) - $250 - $101 Dell reward = $534 shipped for 32GB one. Not bad
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