1440p 17" Laptop

[THraShArD]

So I got a Dell D630 that is about 15 years old and looking around and shocked 1440p laptops pretty much do not exist.

 

I saw some mention of some 14" size screens and also a few 17".   I definitely want 17"  , but where are they ?

[Jumballi]

You're better off asking santa what color dragon you want for your birthday.

Or more realistically running a 4k laptop in 1440p mode.

[THraShArD]

It definitely exists for 17" but there is mention of a QHD Screen required and includes 120hz

 

Seems there is 1 listed on Amazon, but I don't like idea of buying a laptop off Amazon.  Dell has a refurbished eBay seller account, but they usually sell bulk of old laptops that companies got rid of any they fixed them up to sell as refurbished. 

[Eigenvektor]

I've had notebooks in the past and my experience has always been that the "dream laptop" I want never seemed to exist. It was always a compromise somewhere. These days most manufacturers seem to go for thin and light or insane specs and 4K monitors. Best bet would be an external screen.

 

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/4k-is-too-hard-and-1080p-looks-dull-so-where-are-all-the-1440p-gaming-laptops/

[THraShArD]

I saw a few articles like that.   My perfect "dream laptop" would be one of those old Microsoft Surface laptops that spins around and transforms into a tablet and would have built in blue-tooth cell phone service.

[Darkseth]

The thing is probably, 4k Screens are cheaper to make, than 1440p Screens. That's why they just skip that version (even if that would be a very nice sweet spot for 14-17".

[THraShArD]

The way these companies work, they tend to screw over consumers and give limited choice.

 

If they release 1440p, no one will buy their crappy 1920 x 1080 screens and these companies are not even close to releasing a descent 4K setup.

 

 

[The Torrent]

My Alienware r5 17 was 1440p 120hz

[THraShArD]

I think I missed the boat. Seems a few came out around 2017.

 

I definitely want 1440p and will search around to see if i can get it custom built.

[THraShArD]

I have a feeling 1440p is not fully dead.   If they are using the term Mobile Workstation now, I can totally see 1440p being used

 

AMD rumored to be working on a Ryzen Pro mobile workstation Renoir APU with Vega 11 iGPU, more PCIe lanes and increased RAM capacity

https://news.sellorbuyhomefast.com/index.php/2020/08/01/amd-rumored-to-be-working-on-a-ryzen-pro-mobile-workstation-renoir-apu-with-vega-11-igpu-more-pcie-lanes-and-increased-ram-capacity/