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LED vs CCFL Laptop screen

paca22

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Hi, I'm going to be buying a new laptop from Dell soon and seen that you can get them with two kinds of screens. Do any of you know which is better and why?





15,4-Inch-WXGA WLED-Breitbild-Display (1280 x 800) with TrueLife

15,4-Inch-WXGA CCFL-Breitbild-Display (1280 x 800) with TrueLife
 
LED. Brighter, thinner, longer battery life, better colors.