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QHD display on 13" laptop worth it?

Alesek

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Mar 8, 2016
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Hey, I am looking to buy a new ultrabook and I got my eye on HP Envy 13 with i7 6500u, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD for 1000 euros. It comes with QHD display for 100 euros extra. Is the QHD display worth the money? and are there gonna be any scaling issues?
Also if you have a suggestion for different ultrabook, I'll be happy for it too. Please dont write dell XPS 13 because thats too expensive
 
Not really, not at all. Drains your battery faster, stresses your GPU more and you can't notice it. QHD is pointless below 28" I would say.
 
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