[jamesbritt]

> I worship at the resolution shrine.

Same here, and opted fr a Dell D830 with a WUXGA screen to get the 15.4 1920x1200.

Smaller would have been to annoying.

 However, for a few years I did use a Toshiba Portege with  smaller screen (and lower res) and it had two big advantages: battery life was really quite good (I used an additional battery) and you could use it on a plane without special yoga techniques, even if the seat in front was reclined.

For my most recent purchase I weighed the value of various features under the most common operating environments.