Hello. This fall I am starting college, and am looking for a laptop/setup that will work best for me.
Currently, I value having something very portable but also having a enough screen real estate to multitask so I can have notes and and an assignment pulled up at once for example.
Currently, I am debating getting the new 15” MBA or getting the 13” MBA and using sidecar+my iPad Air as a second monitor when needed.
I will look at the 15” in store, but I feel like the 15” may be too cumbersome to carry around, but on the other hand the screen real estate it offers is very nice.
Option 2 is purchasing the 13” MBA and using that to take notes etc. and, when needed, use sidecar and my iPad air as a second monitor to pull up notes etc.
With the 13” option, I think I would get more screen real estate over all when I need it, but at the cost of having to bringing out and setting 2 devices every time I need 2 screens (not sure how often that will be, if anyone has any idea let me know as well).
On the other hand, with the 15” option, I would carry around 1 larger laptop, and I believe I would have less screen real estate over all (compared to the MacBook Air + iPad), but still 1 larger device vs 2 individually deployable devices when needed.
What do y’all think?
Currently, I value having something very portable but also having a enough screen real estate to multitask so I can have notes and and an assignment pulled up at once for example.
Currently, I am debating getting the new 15” MBA or getting the 13” MBA and using sidecar+my iPad Air as a second monitor when needed.
I will look at the 15” in store, but I feel like the 15” may be too cumbersome to carry around, but on the other hand the screen real estate it offers is very nice.
Option 2 is purchasing the 13” MBA and using that to take notes etc. and, when needed, use sidecar and my iPad air as a second monitor to pull up notes etc.
With the 13” option, I think I would get more screen real estate over all when I need it, but at the cost of having to bringing out and setting 2 devices every time I need 2 screens (not sure how often that will be, if anyone has any idea let me know as well).
On the other hand, with the 15” option, I would carry around 1 larger laptop, and I believe I would have less screen real estate over all (compared to the MacBook Air + iPad), but still 1 larger device vs 2 individually deployable devices when needed.
What do y’all think?
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