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smarter

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Aug 8, 2007
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The Netherlands
I've finally decided not to buy a new imac because of the glossy screen.

I use my current mac mainly for internet, office and photo editing (aperture).

Right now I have a 17" imac G5 1.9ghz/ 1GB.

I decided to replace it for a new (updated I hope) mac mini dual core next month.

Apple Cinema screens are way too expensive for me, I want a larger screen than 20". The 23" sells over here (The Netherlands) for € 899,- (= approx. $1.400,-).

So I spent a lot of time looking for a decent 3rd party monitor. I really like 22" screen size, 24" is too large for my desk space and viewing distance.

I'm choosing between 2 finalists:

1. Eizo FlexScan S2231WE-BK 22,1" (€ 550,- / $ 870,-)

http://www.eizo.com/products/lcd/s2231w/spec.asp

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2. Lenovo L220X (€ 400,- / $ 630,-)

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=4433HB2&current-category-id=A6FA9FD6D1CB4B52973EAE93B7B4AEF6

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Both displays have great reviews:
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2008/review-eizo-s2231w.html/

http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2008/review-lenovo-l220x.html


The Lenovo has 1920x1200 max. resolution , while the Eizo displays only 1680x1050 pixels. Both have similar design. Both have S-PVA panels.

So: It looks like an easy win for the Lenovo.

But:

The Eizo brand has:

-Rock solid reputation
-Japanese design and manufacturing
-5 Year warranty
-Better mac support

Does anyone have any experience with one of these panels?

Please Advice.

Thanks!
 
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