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BookCat · 12-18-2017, 05:57 AM

(If the title is too provocative, feel free to change it!)

I mean computer screens. Since having problems with the keyboard of my 14" laptop, I've been considering various options. I'm using an external keyboard to type this, and have a mechanical one on order, if Amazon ever have it in stock! But that's another moan.

I've had my eye on a 15" Thinkpad which will set me back around £600! I've also been considering a smaller dedicated writing laptop. I already have two Alphasmart Neos, but really want something I can put programs like Scrivener etc onto.

Last night I found a Lenovo X200 with 12" screen on ebay for only £74. It looked in gorgeous condition. I combed the specs, compared it to similar offers and it's either too good to be true or a rare bargain. So I've bought it.

I'm now wondering just what a 12" screen is like. Will it be compact enough to be worth the difference re my 14"? Or will it be so small that there won't be enough screen real estate to see programs like Scrivener and Co?

Does anyone have any experience with 12" computer screens? If so, I'd love to hear about it.

12-18-2017, 05:57 AM	#1
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Does Anyone Have a 12 inch? (If the title is too provocative, feel free to change it!) I mean computer screens. Since having problems with the keyboard of my 14" laptop, I've been considering various options. I'm using an external keyboard to type this, and have a mechanical one on order, if Amazon ever have it in stock! But that's another moan. I've had my eye on a 15" Thinkpad which will set me back around £600! I've also been considering a smaller dedicated writing laptop. I already have two Alphasmart Neos, but really want something I can put programs like Scrivener etc onto. Last night I found a Lenovo X200 with 12" screen on ebay for only £74. It looked in gorgeous condition. I combed the specs, compared it to similar offers and it's either too good to be true or a rare bargain. So I've bought it. I'm now wondering just what a 12" screen is like. Will it be compact enough to be worth the difference re my 14"? Or will it be so small that there won't be enough screen real estate to see programs like Scrivener and Co? Does anyone have any experience with 12" computer screens? If so, I'd love to hear about it.