But you sit closer to it so it needs to be sharper. The issue with 1080p at 14 inch is that 150% scaling has blurriness issues with bitmap graphics and 100% scaling is a bit too small and 200% scaling is a little bit too big for most people. Linux is also terrible at 150% scaling across the board. 1440p is the perfect trade-off at 200% between crispness and battery life and well-supported in linux, and while 4k at 300% is very crisp it is a massive power drain.
Apple and microsoft consistently ship displays between 200 and 250 dpi, the sweet spot for 200% scaling. It is frustrating that nobody else does this. I’m on the fence between replacing my 1080p thinkpad with another thinkpad or a macbook pro, and this is a major advantage for the mbp.
