It is important to know how many inches the screen of our laptop has. The most important thing is in the choice of the backpack (or bag) to transport this equipment. Depending on the dimensions of our system, we have to choose one backpack size or another.
Screen dimensions are always given in inches. Specifically, what is measured is the distance between opposite corners. For example, the distance between the upper left corner and the lower right corner.
Different ways to find out
There are different methods to know this data. Of course, the first is in the specs when we buy the new laptop. Then we can always search the Internet for the model of our laptop. We can measure the dimensions of our screen in a simple way.
We will explain them all in a simple way.
Time of purchase
It does not matter if we buy our laptop in a physical store or online. should always be specifiedamong others, the screen size equipment, which will be given in inches.
If we go to the physical store, we usually have a specs summary next to the laptop. When we buy it online, the specs always detail the screen size, along with the rest of the features.
Internet search
We may have a laptop from a long time ago and the laptop screen is broken. If is a “Old model with a non-standard size, we will need to know the size of the panel to find a replacement. An easy way is to search the internet for laptop specs.
The easiest way is to turn the equipment over and see label below. There you will find the laptop model and look it up on the internet
laptop manual
Where are the Features and the most relevant data from the laptop it is in the hardware manual. Among other data, we will see the inches that our team has. These are data that are generally included in this booklet that Normally we don’t read and endsnext to the box in the trash.
Use a tape measure
It cannot be excluded that, if our laptop is very old, everything seen so far fails. The most rudimentary way remains and it is measure with a tape measure or ruler
Merely, we will measure the distance between opposite corners. For example, we will measure from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. So we get the diagonal, which is the size that is always given, but we have it in centimeters.
Usually the diagonal is not given in this unit of measurement, it is given in inches. To pass it, we simply have to multiply the measurement by this value: 0.393701. This lets us know the screen size in inches, which is how they are marketed.
Example. We measure and from corner to corner we have 40.6 cm. We take this value (40.6 cm) and multiply it by 0.393701. So we get a measurement of 15.984 inches, so the screen size is 16 inches. [Nota: las dimensiones se basan en el modelo de portátil ASUS del que hacemos captura más arriba]
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