On 15 Feb 2005, at 18:53, G-Books wrote:
The initial thought was a 12" for everywhere; sofa, outside on the patio
and then hook it up to a 17" TFT in my study, but if I went for the 15"
I wouldn't have to switch between 1024 and 1280, sods law is that I'd like
to do something that required 1280 while not being in the study...
This is my wife's setup and I am becoming a believer. I love the 12" form factor for travel, work in non-desk situations (plane, train, coffee shop, airport, living room sofa, etc.) and for when you're at home/office, a nice 17" external TFT monitor (they have really come down in price too!) gives you a superb 29" of screen real estate (if you have monitor spanning, which even my wife's G3/900 iBook has, thanks to the spanning hack).... all for a lot less than the $3000 sticker price of a 30-inch cinema HD! (not a fair comparison, I know, but the wife's setup is outstanding value at about $750 for the whole lot: used iBook and new Samsung 17" LCD). Everyone's needs are different, obviously. I'm now keeping my eyes peeled for a super deal on used 12" AlBook 1Ghz and up, with DVI for an external monitor. Sweet.
Chris
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