New Mac Question

[Peter Korsten]

Gert van Santen schreef:

>> I still maintain that the 30" screen is the best value bit of kit I've
>> ever bought, personally I'd ditch the SSD and spend the cash on 30
>> instead of 24, but I'm probably doing a lot more graphics work than
>> you... 
> 
> I'm doing quite a bit of Photoshopping, and I hope to do some 
> movie editing in a later stage. I work on 19" now, though, so 24" 
> is for sure going to be a big step forward. :-)

It really depends, also, on how close you sit to your monitor. At work, 
when I got a 22", it was like the best thing ever. And yes, it's really 
nice, with it's 1680x1050 resolution.

I'm thinking, though, of not getting anything bigger than 22" at home 
(but then in 1920x1080 resolution). With such a big screen, I would have 
to increase font size to be able to read, or turn my head... 24" would 
probably work as well, but it's bigger than our TV! I would feel a bit 
guilty about that.

The question is, is it big enough? For development purposes, I'd say 22" 
is enough; 24" would be nice-to-have. For the work I do now (analysis, 
architecture, writing formal documents) I could actually do with a bit 
more, but since my manager and direct colleague both have 19" screens 
(one 4:3, the other 16:10) perhaps I shouldn't complain.

What you could do is take your current Macbook to a shop, hook it up to 
a 24" screen, and figure out: will this be big enough for now, and the 
best part of the next 10 years? If so, go for 24"; otherwise, check if a 
30" will be better.

- Peter