[MLUG] netbooks / laptops

[hendrik at topoi.pooq.com]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:34:35AM -0400, Alex Bedard wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM, David Montminy
> <david.montminy at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > Alex Bedard wrote:
> > > I tried one, but what I find annoying is that unless you use the
> > > default limited linux distro, if you use a regular distro like Debian
> > > or Ubuntu, the resolution is so low that it cuts off the bottom of
> > > some unresizeable windows, like say you go in Evolution under
> > > tools->options, you can't see the bottom of the window to go click OK
> > > or Cancel. Of course you can grab the window by doing ctrl-alt-click
> > > and moving it up, but it's pretty annoying.
> > That is only true in the 7inches models because they have 800x480
> > resolutions, while the larger (or newer) models have 1024x600
> > resolutions... I can't understand why they choose these particular
> > resolutions but it seems every netbook is made why these screens.
> >
> > That is also the reason why I changed from a 7inches to a 10inches
> > netbook. The size was not perfect but the resolution was starting to be
> > a problem.
> >
> > David Montminy
> >
> 
> I agree, the 1000HE is really nice from a hardware point of view and the
> keyboard feels quite natural, and the keyboard doesn't really take any time
> to get used to it.  I just wish that netbooks in general had screens with a
> higher pixel depth to allow better resolutions, as some manufacturers offer
> 13-14" laptops, with 1440x900 or even 1680x1050 resolution.

Higher pixel depth?  Doesn't that determine the number of colours a 
pixel can be painted?  Doesn't it have nothing at all to so with 
resolution?

What *is* the available pixel depth on the 1000HE, anyway?

-- hendrik