Do I need an OLED 3k screen?
Do I need an OLED 3k screen?
Sorry for a dumb title. I'm considering two versions of Thinkpad Z13 - one with 3k OLED and another with FHD IPS panel. The first one has obviously a better display quality and gamut range but version with IPS will provide more battery life.
What do you think about panels like that on a 13" laptop? Are they noticeably more pleasant to interact with?
I like to have good battery life but if OLED is to blow me away maybe I should pick one.
I will be using Linux btw.
Edit: I know the only one to answer this question is me but I would like to hear your input and maybe learn about things to consider.
Since Lenovo only gives you the option of 1200p and the 3k OLED I'd personally go with the 3k display. Not because it's better, but because I dislike 1080/1200p more.
I am NOT a fan of OLED displays on laptops, but 1200p is not enough for me IMO. It's in an awkward spot where I non scaled text can be a bit small and I'd want scaling. But (in windows) the next scaling option is 125% which is too big. Plus the 1080p screen Lenovo gives you is typically hit or miss on quality. I'd hope the Z series are better than T series in that regard.
Since you're using linux the 1200p screen might be an advantage because text in text mode won't be microscopic without doubling it's size, and I'm not sure how all desktop environments handle scaling.
Luckily, I handle font scaling, GUI scaling, and in fact, all of it myself.
What will your main use of the laptop be?
The OLED with 200% display scaling will make it 1440x900, which is a good resolution for a 13". That's not a good resolution for watching videos since it would require non integer scaling for 1080p or 4k content.
The IPS would be great for video, but 1920x1200 will make text rather small on a 13" screen and 200% scaling would make the resolution too low to be usable.