you can get the bigger icons, etc. back by going to Display in the Control Panel and choosing Medium or Larger instead of the default Smaller.
1920x1080 on a 10" screen can be maddening.
Yes but you can only go so far with that approach... I think that depends on how things are coded. e.g. SOMETIMES you get text disappearing out of the bottom of a box because the box's height has been defined in pixels and the text no longer fits inside. And this can be disasterous as sometime you simply cant see things - important things like Submit buttons!
Personally I'm planning to go no smaller than a 13" screen - which is a good minumum size in any case ergonomically - and to go 1080p (1920x1080) with slightly enlarged text AND use a good pair of reading glasses. I think 1080p is a good compromise because at least one can watch Full HD (1080p) video at native resolution.
However I'm still waiting for the technology to catch up as I want a decent spec work horse, but I want touch/tablet mode and dont want to go over 1.5Kg.
Right now there is literally nothing on the market that does the job for love nor money.
My research is currently as follows:
- The new Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Touch comes close... but it's only 1,600x900 and the screen isnt 360Deg.
- Lenovo Yoga is 360Deg screen but only 1,600x900
- Sony Vaio Z Series is 1080p and is v tempting (if you can swall the high price) but doesnt have Touch
- Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A has the same problem
- Asus Taichi with its 2 1080p screens is SO CLOSE.... but the inner screen in loptop mode is NOT touch - a totally bonkers design.
- MS Surface Pro is 1080p but - only 10" which is too small and also is
only 4GB of RAM.
- Dell XPS12 looks there on paper - although a slightly small 12.5" screen - but it is horribly lacking in ports (e.g. No ethernet/HDMI/VGA)... also the screen is "very reflective", battery life "moderate" and I think there was some moanning about the touch interface not being brilliant.
J