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Re:Ask YC: MBP or Thinkpad by ambition on Sunday March 30, 2008 @09:57PM (#150626)
There's something to be said for the extra screen space afforded by the Macbook Pro over the Macbook. Whether it's worth it depends on how you use your computer.
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Re:Ask YC: MBP or Thinkpad by tptacek on Sunday March 30, 2008 @11:00PM (#150676)
That's true, but that's what monitors are for. The times when you can't easily have a large external monitor are precisely the times when you don't want a big, unweildy laptop. I find the Macbook screen is a nice balance.
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Re:Ask YC: MBP or Thinkpad by icey on Monday March 31, 2008 @12:03PM (#151143)
When I spend an extended amount of time hacking on my Macbook, I find myself missing the extra resolution. The width is fine, but the height is just lacking. Whether or not that's important is probably a personal preference, but I know I wish I had gone with the pro, just to get a handful of extra lines vertically.
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Re:Ask YC: MBP or Thinkpad by jrsims on Monday March 31, 2008 @12:36AM (#150750)
What's the max display resolution a MacBook can handle when plugged into an external monitor?
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Re:Ask YC: MBP or Thinkpad by edu on Monday March 31, 2008 @06:25AM (#150919)
It's 1920 x 1200, just enough for a 23" Cinema HD.
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