15" or 17"?
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- akrok0
15"
- lvl_130
15" with Hi-Res widescreen display (1680 x 1050 pixel)
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- imakethepictures0
Any thoughts on glossy vs. matte screen as I'm doing both print and video?
- d_rek0
glossy is infinitely nicer for both. But you shouldn't ever rely on the monitor to accurately represent printed color even when calibrated.
- Ahh, true.imakethepictures
- the glossy is really nice :Dd_rek
- nthkl0
I'd say 17 with i5/i7 if you can afford it. The resolution of the 17 inch display is high, so everything looks super tiny on the display. You get used to it after a month though.
For time-line animation, the 17 inch will really come in handy if you are on location or traveling (Hotel room/flight night before the presentation).
- This seems to be irrefutable logic to me. Why would you ever want to see less?CyBrain
- * starts leaning back toward the 17" :)imakethepictures
- flackblag10
you people sound like a bunch of fn sheep
- d_rek0
It's all a matter of preference - you asked for opinions and that's exactly what you're getting. Get the setup that suits your needs the best and ignore everything else.
*END THREAD*
- Agreed. Just wanted some real-world feedback.imakethepictures
- noneck0
I bought the 15", and returned it for the 17". Found the 15" display annoyingly small for most work: letter sized sheets don't display at 100% in Illustrator or InDesign, website comps would be shrunk to 75% in Photoshop too. Not a huge deal, just annoying enough to pony up for the 17".
Also, I'm not really understanding the complaints about the 17's lack of portability. The 17" is 1lb heavier and 1" wider. The talk about the 17" being unportable is just silly.
- Miguex0
15' with the extra monitor is where is at.
I'm a fulltime freelancer and I actually prefer this set up than a regular desktop, if I'm working on site, I unplug the 15 and take it on the road.Like someone said above, is completely subjective, but I've used all 3 sizes. I love the 12' too, but once you've been on the 15' for a while there is no space to work, unless you are just checking facebook/ email only, and if you are going to do only that just get an air right?
- fugged0
16"
- boobs0
I just got a 15" Mac Book Pro, after years of using the 13", and I'm pretty happy with it. Screen seems huge, in comparison, and it's still pretty portable. Especially since I got a nice bright white vinyl messenger bag to carry it around in!
- I did spend the extra money on the added-cost/high resolution screen!boobs
- Bargels0
17". I'm a travelin' freelancer, and have no problem putting it in the laptop compartment of my backpack. Just a bit heavier than I like. But the extra 2" you really notice...I was on a 15" for years and wouldn't go back.
- joqui0
Definitely 17". Had a 15" but I find that a little bit to small, especially for online projects... but it is a little bit heavier, that is true...
- raf0
Strange as it is, designers like to talk a lot about color accuracy, then most of them work on laptops which never were good with color.
If you, however, use your laptop for regular work, get the larger screen. Gloss was never a good idea on portable equipment (useless outside) but people differ in opinions on this...
I would go for the smaller one for portability, then use it at home/studio as my main computer, with the largest screen known to man attached.
- I don't know, Hombre! Laptops have some sweet screens these days!boobs
- arthur0
The 17" isn't that much bigger or heavier to lug around, I do it every day. I have a 17" and my wife has a 15." It's hard to work on a 15" screen, for me at least. I've taken my 17" all over, and size is not at all an issue. What'd be a bigger issue is having a smaller screen.
- blogger0
I have no need for a laptop, but the 17" macbook looks so tempting.
- imakethepictures0
I guess size really does matter.
- bigtrick0
17" wheels will pay off in the corners, where the rigidity provided by 2" of extra wheel will help your car corner more levelly. However, due to the increased rotating mass and hence increased rotational inertia, your car will be slightly slower off the line, and may experience poorer fuel economy, compared with 15" wheels.
- I also would benefit from the rigidity of 2 extra inches.imakethepictures
- ItTango0
Hello, QBN. Should I get one thing or the other?
One thing may do this, and the other... another.
15 or 17, augmented or less?
Venti or grandé? My life's such a mess!
Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen...
Find me a 16! Them two sizes need mixin'!*sorry 4 this. waiting on wife to get dressed to go out.
A LOT of time on my hands.