[Ti] Poll 19

[John Griffin]

khyber courchesne typed this message on 5/30/04 1:46 PM:

> Would you buy a powerbook with a 19" screen?

I almost bought a 17" Powerbook, but in looking closely I really didn't see
much difference between the 17" and 15" Powerbooks in terms of useful screen
real estate. You can have wider windows but not taller. Question: when do
you need a really wide window? Perhaps PS could use a wide/short screen for
some photos, and letterbox DVDs would probably look better, but that is all
I could think of and I hardly ever use letterbox DVDs.

So, I concluded:

1) The 15" Powerbook is just about ideal for portability.
2) If I need a wider screen for something, I can hook the Powerbook up to my
Studio Display (not really much wider, but a bit).
3) Since the screen has fewer square cm to fill, the 15", using the same
Radeon video technology as the 17" would probably be a tad faster.
4) And finally, the 15" is a bit less expensive then the 17" for a machine
that basically has the same guts.

Thus I bought the 15". No way I'd even consider a 19". I'd buy a 20" iMac
first.

jg