Re: New laptop ideas, answers, and recommendations

[daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> With my previous laptop (Inspiron 800m, which was almost identical to
> the 8600 except for the screen) the aspect ratio was square.  It worked
> really well when I was using an external monitor.  Things tended to stay
> in the same place.
>
> With this laptop I haven't really used the external monitor much.  I'll
> have to drag it from the basement to see how it works out.


My D620 has a wide screen.  The majority of the time I've got it hooked up 
to a square monitor on my desk at work.  It adjusts the aspect ratio for 
whichever monitor is in use.  If I open it up so that I can view both 
monitors at the same time it keeps both screens functioning as you would 
expect simultaneously.


Dave Parnin