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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Jul 15, 2011 9:00 AM
Get yourself a 22-24" monitor for a couple hundred bucks if you'll be sitting at a desk most of the time. I've got the 15" MBP and I'd hate it if I didn't have the dual monitor during my 8-5 job.
Jul 15, 2011 9:00am
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ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

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Jul 15, 2011 9:02 AM
BigAppleBuckeye;830756 wrote:I have never worked on PCs or laptops with large screens, so won't be an issue at all.

17" to me is more of a novelty, and something I'm used to. I've had a 17" MB Pro for the past 6 years (currently brand new one) and it would be tough to go back to a 13".
Jul 15, 2011 9:02am
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WebFire

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Jul 15, 2011 9:18 AM
BigAppleBuckeye;830756 wrote:I have never worked on PCs or laptops with large screens, so won't be an issue at all.

That's irrelevant when talking about eyesight. But it doesn't matter. Whatever works for ya!

Plus, I've had employees here who freaked when I gave them a monitor instead of a laptop screen, but they would never go back now. You should consider a monitor and keyboard/mouse for you laptop.
Jul 15, 2011 9:18am
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BigAppleBuckeye

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Jul 15, 2011 9:24 AM
justincredible;830757 wrote:Get yourself a 22-24" monitor for a couple hundred bucks if you'll be sitting at a desk most of the time. I've got the 15" MBP and I'd hate it if I didn't have the dual monitor during my 8-5 job.
WebFire;830773 wrote:That's irrelevant when talking about eyesight. But it doesn't matter. Whatever works for ya!

Plus, I've had employees here who freaked when I gave them a monitor instead of a laptop screen, but they would never go back now. You should consider a monitor and keyboard/mouse for you laptop.

Not bad ideas, I will see how it goes, but it's an easy fix if I can't take the smaller monitor. I will travel a lot too and much of my time is spent on the phone or with clients (so I am not constantly on the computer), so that factored in as well.
Jul 15, 2011 9:24am