I have an X40 running Debian.  I recently hooked it up to a 1280x1024 
external monitor and it drove it at full resolution just fine.

Steve Gaarder
System Administrator, Dept of Mathematics
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Ken Teh wrote:

> My trusty T41's LCD is snowing intermittently. Illinois roads are bad. Worse 
> if you bike to work like me.  I'm surprised it's lasted this long with it 
> strapped to my bike. Since I've had good luck with the Thinkpads, I'm 
> thinking of replacing it with an X61 -- the 3lb Thinkpad. My reservation has 
> to do with its screen resolution.  My T41 is 1400x1050.  I'd prefer a lower 
> resolution on the LCD.  Things are a tad small at this resolution.  But, the 
> increased screen is great when the machine is docked to a large monitor.  The 
> X61's 1024x768 will be fine on the LCD but am I stuck to this resolution when 
> I dock it?  Does Linux support switching resolutions even if the LCD is rated 
> as an XGA monitor and the laptop is hooked up to a 1600x1200 external 
> monitor?  Is switching resolutions relatively painless?
>
> Thanks!
>