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SamWorthington13-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
January 16, 2019
Question

4k Laptop

  • January 16, 2019
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I'm looking to get a new laptop/notebook and the Lenovo P72 is looking pretty good. I currently use a 6-year old HP Elitebook 8770w.

 

The P72 has the option of a 4k 17" screen for an extra £400 ($515). Is the extra resolution worth the investment and increased GPU demand for Creo work? I don't really do much rendering so my graphics demands aren't too severe, but I'm often away from my desk so am very dependant on the screen on the laptop itself.

 

Does the extra resolution mean I can fit more on the screen, and will spend less time zooming about the model, or are the benefits small?

 

Cheers,

 

Sam

4 replies

Patriot_1776
Patriot_177622-Sapphire II
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January 16, 2019

The higher resolution is only that.  On SOME occasions things might be a little clearer and prevent a zoom, but, mostly, no.

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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
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January 16, 2019

The human eye can only distinguish up to so many pixels (DPI) which is like 300. Higher resolutions will help prevent jagged lines at an angle or a circle be crisper. 

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SamWorthington13-AquamarineAuthor
13-Aquamarine
January 17, 2019

Thanks for the comments.

 

There is an interesting article suggesting that people with good visual acuity will be able to clearly tell the difference, but I real experience is worth a lot. Does anyone on here use a 4k laptop?

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SamWorthington13-AquamarineAuthor
13-Aquamarine
January 20, 2019

Thanks for the comments.

 

I'm starting to think that 4k is a bit of overkill. My eyes are pretty good, so while I might be able to make use of the extra detail, I think I would probably still end up zooming in just as much to make it easier on my eyes over long periods.

 

Nevertheless, if anyone does have a 4k laptop, I'd be very interested to hear what they think.

Patriot_1776
Patriot_177622-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
January 22, 2019

Oh, and I probably should mention that when I finally get a home CAD system I'm not going to bother with a monitor at all, I'll simply run it thru my home theater system with the 4K big screen and sit on the couch.  At the last job before this one I took the work laptop home for some work and did that and man, that was a great way to work vs a monitor!

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