For example, the BBC Model B has a maximum resolution of 640 by 256 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the graphics is another selling point fraught with problems for the unwary.
Acer offers a $400 24-inch display with a maximum resolution of 1,920 by 1,200 pixels.
Plugged into a PC, the SyncMaster delivers sharp text and images at a maximum resolution of 1,280 by 1,024 on the 17-inch model.
The F707 uses a Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 5X optical zoom lens that takes pictures at a maximum resolution of 2,560 by 1,720 pixels.
But it does have a relatively high maximum resolution of four megapixels and includes many features normally found only on professional cameras, including manual operation.
Epson claims a maximum resolution of 1,440-by-720 dots per inch, which is superior to other printers in its price range.
The screen has a maximum resolution of 1024 by 768, which translates, depending on how you calculate pixels, to hundreds of thousands of screen elements.
The print quality is superb, in part because of the BJC-8200's maximum resolution of 1,200 by 1,200, which Canon pointedly notes is 40percentt more dots per inch than the Epson's 1,440 by 720.
At two and a half pages a minute, it is not the world's fastest copier, and a maximum resolution of 400 dots per inch does not make it the sharpest.
