New Mac Question

[Martin Naef]

Andrew Tarpinian wrote:
> I think there is no real need for a desktop unless you are running  
> really intensive stuff. 4 gigs of ram is fine, I don't think that the  
> bump to 3.06Ghz and the ssd is worth it for the cost. Think about the  
> 17" it's not much bigger than the 15" and you get SO much more  
> desktop. It's the same resolution as the 24" screen. But don't do it  
> if your eyes are not great :) Right now I'm not even using an external  
> and it's been fine.

Just one comment regarding screen: If you intend to use both the laptop 
screen and an external screen at the same time, I'd try to find a 
solution that's not vastly different in the pixel density. At work, I 
currently have a 15" laptop screen at 1920x1200 next to a 22" screen at 
1680x1050, and it's a rather bad combination. Text is so much smaller on 
the laptop that I can't easily switch between the screens - I really 
have to "refocus" my eyes. It's still better than having a single screen 
only, but I'm certainly longing a bit for my previous combination of a 
24" at 1920x1200 and a 19" at 1280x1024 even if the 19" wasn't all that 
great...

Martin