It would also help
if the resolution was 16x10, not 16x9. The monitors attached to my desktop are 16x10 24" 1920x1200, not 1920x1080. I specifically searched for that as 16x9 is too shallow and I have to scroll too much. They are hard to find now and I am not sure laptops are available in that resolution anymore (haven't checked). I don't know what possessed the manufacturers to do that. Computers are not primarily used for movie watching (what 16x9 is for). My laptop is 16x10. I had a 16x9 laptop but couldn't stand the resolution so I gave it to my wife who is happy enough with it. Another disturbing trend is putting 100mb Ethernet ports instead of 1gb in laptops. There are times I want to connect a wire.
I'm with you on the old eyes thing. A larger screen would be nice. I also wonder if it will support a second monitor. There are USB monitors available that are kind of nice and they are very portable.
