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Originally Posted by HarryT
A good compromise is a laptop with an external monitor. Certainly it'll cost more than a desktop, but less than buying both a desktop and a laptop.
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I have a 27 inch iMac as my desktop, where I do most of my work at home. I simply like having the 27 in monitor. In general, laptops are optimized for the laptop screen, so they don't tend to take advantage of the large screen, higher res monitors. I also have a macbook pro that I use mostly to do email, and keep my iTunes music at work. I do have a work laptop with Windows that uses two external monitors, but even two monitors don't really match the iMac screen, IMPO. I will admit I'm probably an exception since I'm a programmer that uses lots of screen space. I suspect that for most a laptop with an external monitor is more than good enough, especially if it has a high resolution laptop screen. My previous work laptop had a lower resolution with a font size I couldn't read without reading glasses.