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Goodbye and good riddance to the 16:9 aspect ratio

The Verge

After enduring years of cramped, “widescreen” laptop displays, it looks like we’re finally starting to say goodbye to the 16:9 aspect ratio. An aspect ratio is the ratio of a display’s width to a display’s height (in that order). For example, a screen with a resolution of 500 x 500 would have an aspect ratio of 1:1.

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The best laptop you can buy

The Verge

From ultraportables to high-powered editing machines, here are the best laptops to get right now Welcome to our guide to the best laptops of 2020. But throughout all of these advances, the humble laptop has persevered — and for good reason. That’s why our pick for the best laptop of 2020 is the Dell XPS 13. It has a 91.5

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HP’s new Spectre x360 14 laptop has a 3:2 aspect ratio plus a Thunderbolt 4 port hiding in the corner

The Verge

HP says the new laptop should be up to 34 percent faster than last year’s Spectre x360 13 model. More impressively, it’s the first Spectre to include a 3:2 aspect ratio display with 20 percent more vertical real estate than the 16:9 screens we’ve had before — and you can pay for an OLED version of the 13.5-inch in October.

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Microsoft announces $549.99 Surface Laptop Go with 12.4-inch display and Core i5 CPU

TechSpot

Microsoft on Thursday shored up rumors with the official introduction of a low-cost Surface Laptop. inch PixelSense touchscreen display (1,536 x 1,024 resolution, 3:2 aspect ratio, 148 PPI) that’s driven by a 10th-gen Core i5-1035G1 processor and Intel UHD Graphics. The 2-in-1 features a 12.4-inch

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Samsung plans to mass-produce 90Hz OLED panels for laptops this year

TechSpot

As we've previously seen, an OLED-equipped laptop brings a lot to the table over traditional LCDs, such as improved viewing angles, colors, higher contrast ratios, and better HDR performance. What it has sorely lacked, however, is a fast refresh rate panel that lately has been pushing a dizzying 360Hz on.

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The best USB-C hub for 2025

Engadget

Tablets and laptops are only getting more powerful , but rarely are there enough ports to harness all that potential. 5You have two main options for adding more connectivity to your tablet or laptop: a docking station or a hub. 5You have two main options for adding more connectivity to your tablet or laptop: a docking station or a hub.

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Razer teases new Blade laptops with "world's first" panels: 16-inch 240Hz OLED and 18-inch 4K@165Hz

TechSpot

The Blade 16's 240Hz OLED screen, developed in collaboration with Samsung, boasts a 2,560 x 1,600 (QHD+) resolution, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and a 0.2ms response time. It's also said to be the world's first VESA Certified ClearMR 11000 laptop. ClearMR represents a display's blur performance based on the ratio.

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