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How big a laptop screen?
I've got to buy a new laptop. Forgetting for the moment whether it's
going to be a Mac or a PC, and all other things being equal (like my software and relative competence), how big a screen size do I need to do reasonable photo work? The Mac Book tops out at 13 inches. The larger Mac Book Pro series is a bit pricey for my pocketbook. The various PCs -- Toshiba, Dell, Fujitsu -- can be had for around $1000 with a 17" screen. I'm using a 17" flatscreen with my desktop PC. Not sure I'd want to go much smaller. But since I'd have to haul the laptop around the country, I don't want anything too large, either. (Size matters, heh.) Recommendations? Thanks. JJ |
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On Mar 9, 3:47 pm, wrote:
I've got to buy a new laptop. Forgetting for the moment whether it's going to be a Mac or a PC, and all other things being equal (like my software and relative competence), how big a screen size do I need to do reasonable photo work? The Mac Book tops out at 13 inches. The larger Mac Book Pro series is a bit pricey for my pocketbook. The various PCs -- Toshiba, Dell, Fujitsu -- can be had for around $1000 with a 17" screen. I'm using a 17" flatscreen with my desktop PC. Not sure I'd want to go much smaller. But since I'd have to haul the laptop around the country, I don't want anything too large, either. (Size matters, heh.) Recommendations? Thanks. JJ I'm very happy with my 15.4" wide-screen ThinkPad. Large, bright screen and very light. And it's not that much more expensive than a similarly configured Dell (which would weigh about twice as much). -Gniewko |
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How big a laptop screen?
Not really. A 17" laptop screen is completely different from a 17"
desktop screen. -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "pltrgyst" wrote in message ... : : Sounds like you just answered your own question: 17". : : -- Larry |
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Mike wrote:
wrote: I've got to buy a new laptop. Forgetting for the moment whether it's going to be a Mac or a PC, and all other things being equal (like my software and relative competence), how big a screen size do I need to do reasonable photo work? The Mac Book tops out at 13 inches. The larger Mac Book Pro series is a bit pricey for my pocketbook. The various PCs -- Toshiba, Dell, Fujitsu -- can be had for around $1000 with a 17" screen. I'm using a 17" flatscreen with my desktop PC. Not sure I'd want to go much smaller. But since I'd have to haul the laptop around the country, I don't want anything too large, either. (Size matters, heh.) Recommendations? Thanks. JJ I also use a ThinkPad with a 15.4" screen. I generally like BIG screens, but I think that anything much larger will be a problem in some environments. Even my 15.4 screen sometimes causes a problem when seated in airliners (unless you fly up in first class). And if the guy in front of you puts his seat back... it's all over. For my use, I want at least 15" (1600 x 1200 resolution) but anything beyond 15.4 is probably not worth the additional problems. Mike I really think that the new widescreen laptops are partly in answer to the problem you mentioned when flying. My 15.4 screen becomes a real problem in coach. Of course, if you are one of those with a 32 inch waist, it might not be quite as bad.... I end up having to tilt the keyboard up onto my chest in order to be able to see the screen, which makes entering data a bit difficult.... |
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I've got to buy a new laptop. Forgetting for the moment whether it's going to be a Mac or a PC, and all other things being equal (like my software and relative competence), how big a screen size do I need to do reasonable photo work? The Mac Book tops out at 13 inches. The larger Mac Book Pro series is a bit pricey for my pocketbook. The various PCs -- Toshiba, Dell, Fujitsu -- can be had for around $1000 with a 17" screen. I'm using a 17" flatscreen with my desktop PC. Not sure I'd want to go much smaller. But since I'd have to haul the laptop around the country, I don't want anything too large, either. (Size matters, heh.) Recommendations? Thanks. Resolution is more important than screen size, because you need to be able to see your tools along sid eyour image, and still have sufficient pixels to represent them. My 13" 1280x800 kicks booty on a 15" at XGA (1024x768). Don't necessarily buy into the scam that is "wide-screen" laptop, etc. All "wide-screen" really means is that you've got a LOT LESS vertical area to work with...meaning documents are a pain, and so are portrait mode pictures. I think the wide-screen thing was economic genius on the part of manufacturers...because they got people to believe that slicing off the top and bottom of their screens was a good thing(!?). It isn't...except to save a bit of battery life, perhaps. MarkČ -- Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by MarkČ at: www.pbase.com/markuson |
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MarkČ wrote:
Don't necessarily buy into the scam that is "wide-screen" laptop, etc. All "wide-screen" really means is that you've got a LOT LESS vertical area to work with...meaning documents are a pain, and so are portrait mode pictures. I think the wide-screen thing was economic genius on the part of manufacturers...because they got people to believe that slicing off the top and bottom of their screens was a good thing(!?). It isn't...except to save a bit of battery life, perhaps. MarkČ Yes, "wide screen" really means "short screen." I say that because a 15" widescreen has less surface area than a 15" 4:3. |
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timeOday wrote:
: Yes, "wide screen" really means "short screen." I say that because a : 15" widescreen has less surface area than a 15" 4:3. I've noticed that laptop manufacturers seem to be convinced that what we really want is a portable DVD player. All the ads show the laptop computer playing a wide screen DVD movie. Sure it might be nice if I could play a DVD on my laptop from time to time, but that is definately NOT the prime reason I personally buy a laptop computer. If all I want it for is to watch movies on, I could save a boat load of money by just getting a portable DVD. I've also noticed that the same people seem to think that there are only two uses for a desktop computer. Running a small business (or not so small), or game playing that involves lots of shooting, explosions and hyper realistic body parts virtually falling into your lap. Once again I must be in the minority because I actually use my computer for several computationaly intense projects such as photo editing (suprize suprize). Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL |
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Randy Berbaum wrote:
timeOday wrote: Yes, "wide screen" really means "short screen." I say that because a 15" widescreen has less surface area than a 15" 4:3. I've noticed that laptop manufacturers seem to be convinced that what we really want is a portable DVD player. All the ads show the laptop computer playing a wide screen DVD movie. Sure it might be nice if I could play a DVD on my laptop from time to time, but that is definately NOT the prime reason I personally buy a laptop computer. If all I want it for is to watch movies on, I could save a boat load of money by just getting a portable DVD. I've also noticed that the same people seem to think that there are only two uses for a desktop computer. Running a small business (or not so small), or game playing that involves lots of shooting, explosions and hyper realistic body parts virtually falling into your lap. Once again I must be in the minority because I actually use my computer for several computationaly intense projects such as photo editing (suprize suprize). Randy Exactly. It's funny to see so many here who seem to think only about sitting on a plane...forgetting that you also use your computer in the many days that tend to follow those hours on the aircraft. The laptop screens that really bug me are the wide-screen units that CLEARLY had screen housing space to spare...that COULD have fit another inch or two, both above and below. It's the ultimate "gotcha" by screen makers...pawning off fewer pixels and production costs under the mask of "wide-screen." Hasn't anyone noticed that wide-screen movies play quite well with black space above and below? Oh well... -- Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by MarkČ at: www.pbase.com/markuson |
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