Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the old Dell 15.4 was a standard 4:3 screen, offering a resolution as high as 1400 x 1050. The new display is a 16:9 widescreen: It's less tall and can't show as much information vertically (certainly not at its stock 800 pixels). When you're using an MS Office app, those Microsoft toolbars will leave you with precious little vertical space to do your work. And of course, to match the new display profile, the keyboard is now less deep; buttons are more crowded.
Hey, if Dell wants to go wide, fine, but make it clear what's been sacrificed.
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Of course it's smaller: It's a widescreen
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the old Dell 15.4 was a standard 4:3 screen, offering a resolution as high as 1400 x 1050. The new display is a 16:9 widescreen: It's less tall and can't show as much information vertically (certainly not at its stock 800 pixels). When you're using an MS Office app, those Microsoft toolbars will leave you with precious little vertical space to do your work. And of course, to match the new display profile, the keyboard is now less deep; buttons are more crowded.
Hey, if Dell wants to go wide, fine, but make it clear what's been sacrificed.