When I was a kid I had a Gateway 17". I loved it, but I have not seen a 17" laptop in years. The everyday I did see a gaming rig that was 17" but it was ridiculous.
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The reason to have 17" is because I do designs, less than that is hard to work on, even if it's a retina 15" - have to zoom in and out all the time + the objects are really small - I would need to wear glasses to make it ( +1 LOL ).
Main bug i hate about all other machines is that they start to drool like a helicopter after 3 months of usage.
Will check ultrabooks, if there are 17".
So far, found this one: 15.6" :]
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Buy the smallest MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. Makes travel easier.
Get the biggest external monitor possible
When traveling leave the design work at home. Relax
Buy the smallest MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. Makes travel easier.
Get the biggest external monitor possible
When traveling leave the design work at home. Relax
Well, yeah, good insight. Fuck macbook in that case, any $200-300 11'6 acer/asus can handle skype, emails and movies on the go
Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!
Are you sure you need such a machine? Unless you're doing some video editing, I'd suggest going for a Macbook Air instead. I bought mine a couple of years ago and LOVE IT. It boots in 5 seconds, does everything I want (email, browsing, videos, ftp, etc). It also doubles as a computer for my music studio (I run Logic Pro X). It's also super light, and I get about 10 hours to a charge. Love Love Love this machine.
Are you sure you need such a machine? Unless you're doing some video editing, I'd suggest going for a Macbook Air instead. I bought mine a couple of years ago and LOVE IT. It boots in 5 seconds, does everything I want (email, browsing, videos, ftp, etc). It also doubles as a computer for my music studio (I run Logic Pro X). It's also super light, and I get about 10 hours to a charge. Love Love Love this machine.
I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.
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why not just get a 15" laptop and hook it into a 23" or larger monitor. That's what I do. I use to swear by 17" laptops cause they were big enough to use and not have to squint but you could still take them with you. Now that I've had a ipad and now a samsung 10.5" tablet I don't need my laptop to go on overnight trips.
I have a sleek and quiet Dell 15" laptop that I hook up to a 23" lcd via hdmi. I also use a wired usb keyboard and wireless mouse. It's a i7 processor so it's powerful enough to replace a desktop but the 15" is still portable
I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.
Hi Sid,
I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.
There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.
When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.
Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.
It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.
Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.
why not just get a 15" laptop and hook it into a 23" or larger monitor. That's what I do. I use to swear by 17" laptops cause they were big enough to use and not have to squint but you could still take them with you. Now that I've had a ipad and now a samsung 10.5" tablet I don't need my laptop to go on overnight trips.
I have a sleek and quiet Dell 15" laptop that I hook up to a 23" lcd via hdmi. I also use a wired usb keyboard and wireless mouse. It's a i7 processor so it's powerful enough to replace a desktop but the 15" is still portable
This is what I'm currently doing. But i travel a lot. Hence, 17" macbook pro ( sadly not an option anymore ) or 15" retina one ( fairly expensive solution and yet i'm not 100% sure if i want to work doing a lot of zooming due to physical object size ).
Since most of the work, when i travel, is done in a hotel / apartment, not on the go, i tend to think a 21.15 slick monitor and a powered up macbook air should do.
I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.
There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.
When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.
Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.
It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.
Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.
I'm used to work on a single monitor, but having tools on the side would definitely help.
I guess I'm more or less convinced to get a slim 21,5" screen + i.7 8GB macbook air.
I'm used to work on a single monitor, but having tools on the side would definitely help.
I guess I'm more or less convinced to get a slim 21,5" screen + i.7 8GB macbook air.
Hi Sid,
I just thought of something - you can use an iPad as a second monitor and as extended desktop on a mac.
The biggest iPad is 12.9" only, however it's ultra thin, light weight, and runs about 10 hours on a charge, and it connects to your Macbook wirelessly. Maybe this would be an ideal travel monitor for you?
I just thought of something - you can use an iPad as a second monitor and as extended desktop on a mac.
The biggest iPad is 12.9" only, however it's ultra thin, light weight, and runs about 10 hours on a charge, and it connects to your Macbook wirelessly. Maybe this would be an ideal travel monitor for you?
LOL
no, mate, 21" is the minimal 1920 x 1080 option for a graphic designer.
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