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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by fragmede on Monday March 04, 2024 @05:12PM (#39596843)
The excuse is that this is Apple, and the solution to problems with them is to buy more things. In this case, get a $1,500 ultra wide curved monitor which is better than dual head.
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by semi-extrinsic on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:08PM (#39597392)
For $1500 it's better to get one of the 43" 4K displays. I've used one for over half a decade now, and the ability to comfortably tile a browser plus four terminals side-by-side is unmatched. Or if you will, display 10 A4 pages of a document simultaneously.
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by nerdbert on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:38PM (#39597594)
I have a €500 43" 4K and it's great. But anything else feels so small now.
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by fragmede on Monday March 04, 2024 @09:01PM (#39598602)
4k? I'm talking 5k. regardless of which monitor you get, point is $1,500 gets you a lot of monitor that is far better than dual head.
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by oblio on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @02:22AM (#39600340)
No, it's not. I've used ultra wides and I don't like them :-)
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by fragmede on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @02:48AM (#39600484)
get a better window manager. but to each their own. :)

side steps the problem of single monitor output

Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by oblio on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @03:43AM (#39600842)
Would a better window manager fix the fact that I don't like the way the image looks?
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by fragmede on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:49PM (#39607660)
If it's not about window management for you, what don't you like about a single flat 43" display over dual head of two smaller ones?
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by oblio on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:55AM (#39615427)
They frequently don't have adequate DPI. Or they cost an arm and a leg.
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by fragmede on Thursday March 07, 2024 @12:46AM (#39625426)
Invest in yourself. You gotta look at this thing for hours a day, it's worth it to get the one you want.
Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by oblio on Saturday March 09, 2024 @07:38AM (#39651263)
LOLNO.

Or I could get 2 smaller screens, not be a stickler for trivialities and use the money I saved to, dunno, buy a bike.