Chosen Solution
We need to replace an older Skylake laptop by 2025 due to the fact it will not run Windows 11, so it has an expiration date at this point. While I know I’m a few years early, I want to get ahead of the curve a bit and have a game plan.So far, I know what I want for RAM and storage, and where I’ll compromise (I’d really like to get a machine with 16GB using 2x 8GB SODIMM modules, with a soldered RAM disqualifier but I can accept 8GB as well since I’m being super particular about not having soldered RAM). For the SSD I’d like to get one with 512GB, but again I’m willing to concede a bit to 256GB as I’m disqualifying anything with soldered storage in any capacity. Lenovo has been totally disqualified, no matter what. I’ve talked to this person and shown her what a 14” machine is like to use, and she has considered the idea, but the panel is smaller than she likes. However, I scale mine down a bit to use the panel as efficiently as possible with a custom scale which I mentioned (170-175%, depending on the laptop if the standard scaling doesn’t work), and shrink the taskbar down with small icons. If I can scale it up a bit, I think I can make it work for her a bit better without going to 15”. However, I’m not totally opposed to 15” but for a daily machine they’re not really as well balanced which is why I’m leaning towards a good FHD 14”. In this case is it possible to scale up Windows on a 14” machine for someone older who wants the larger screen for viewability or is it sound like I’m going to need to look at a 15” system for her? I will still want the FHD screen on a 15” machine; I’ve tried to accept 768p, and it scales roughly compared to a FHD display every time. @jayeff this is where I applied my scaling:
Hi @nick , Try Ease of Access > Display settings in Win 10 Settings to personalize the display a bit more
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