16:9 is a dumb aspect ration that assumes that you'll be only and always using your laptop to consume media (movies, specifically). I'm really really glad it's finally dying.
I have been using a 4:3 ThinkPad T42 with a 1400x1050 display in my teenage years and I cannot be happier.
Tall screen are just better. I remember editing a document on that 1400x1050 display was a pleasure, whereas all my schoolmates were scrolling up and down because they couldn't fit a single page on their screen (at a reasonable font size).
I have been using a 4:3 ThinkPad T42 with a 1400x1050 display in my teenage years and I cannot be happier.
Tall screen are just better. I remember editing a document on that 1400x1050 display was a pleasure, whereas all my schoolmates were scrolling up and down because they couldn't fit a single page on their screen (at a reasonable font size).