On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Craig Falconer <[email protected]> wrote: > Nick Rout wrote, On 13/01/10 11:11: >> >> On this topic, one thing I noticed most netbooks in the current market >> offer 1024x576 (or 600) screen resolution. However some of the newer >> ones offer 1366x768. Whether text is readable at that resolution is a >> moot (and subjective) point, but it does point the way to what the >> next generation of netbooks are offering. Like all tech purchases you >> might be annoyed if you buy the current generation only to find >> something better available at the same price in N months time. > > If you take that stance, you'll never ever upgrade because there's always > something new coming.
yes its the perennial question isn't it. My self obvious observation is that stuff gets cheap as it approaches end of line and you always look enviously at the (more expensive) model that followed the one you bought cheaply a mmonth ago. > > Personally I've avoided bleeding edge stuff, and waited till that tech has > hit mainstream. bleeding edge clearly isn't the best price/performance/feature point. > > And screen res doesn't mean smaller fonts - it means more and smaller pixels > available for smoother display. > true. > -- > Craig Falconer > >
