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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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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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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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wrote in message ... 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 My rules to laptop screen are as follows: -go with the widescreen, the truebrite or equiv -min screen size 14 inch -for travel I would not go bigger that 15.4 unless computing is your main activity Adam |
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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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