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20" or 23" Display?

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jhujhiti

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I've decided to purchase an Apple display - but I can't decide if it's worth the extra money for the 23" model. I get $100 off of both models through educational discounts, and I spend most of my time writing code.

Worth it?
 
I'd be waiting about a month or so if I decided to get the 23", but I could go grab the 20" right now if I wanted =P

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Unless I sold my 2x400MHz Sun Ultra2 =(
 
What's only 4 weeks?

Just think of all that extra desktop, window & palette space.

More importantly, think of how your friends will go 'ooo'...
 
I agree - if you can afford it, then spend the extra cash on the 23". You won't regret having the extra real-estate, that's for sure. It's a nice display.
 
"Afford" is relative. I'm off to college in the fall, and I'd really like to have a PowerBook (with at least gigabit ethernet) and a PowerMac (with SCSI disks), both of which are going to cost me. At about $120 of spending money per week, I'm not going to make it =\

I'd be using this monitor on a PeeCee Linux box, and Windows occasionally. I use Windows for games, and if I get the 23" model, I'm worried my wimpy nVidia FX 5700 won't be able to drive World of Warcraft at that resolution and 4xFSAA (It has a hard enough time with 1024x768 right now!)
 
Powerbook with gigabit ethernet: only in the larger models
G5 with SCSI: issues involving cards & G5's sleeping. Urge you to look further into this before going that route...

You may need a bump in your graphics card if you want to game with it... Cinema displays only have DVI inputs as well.
 
Oh, I won't be putting the G5 to sleep =P

I figured that I'd need a much more powerful card. Since that's the case, I'm looking at another $600 hit there (yes, I'm crazy). I'll probably get one whichever monitor I decide to buy, but I just don't know if the extra space is worth the money... *mulls*
 
Definitely worth it. I went from a 20" LCD to a 23" LCD last fall, and I *love* it. The extra real estate makes working with multiple windows and applications much easier.
 
23":
1920x1200 pixels = 2,304,000 total pixels
$1599 with RIT discount
$0.000694 per pixel

20":
1680x1050 pixels = 1,764,000 pixels * 2 monitors = 3,528,000 total pixels
$899 with RIT discount * 2 monitors = $1798
$0.000510 per pixel (total)

23" to dual 20" comparison:
- 34.69% more total pixel area in dual configuration
- more cost effective per pixel in dual configuration
- only $199 more for dual configuration
 
jhujhiti said:
23":
1920x1200 pixels = 2,304,000 total pixels
$1599 with RIT discount
$0.000694 per pixel

20":
1680x1050 pixels = 1,764,000 pixels * 2 monitors = 3,528,000 total pixels
$899 with RIT discount * 2 monitors = $1798
$0.000510 per pixel (total)

23" to dual 20" comparison:
- 34.69% more total pixel area in dual configuration
- more cost effective per pixel in dual configuration
- only $199 more for dual configuration
Click to expand...

Now, that would be smoking! I just picked up my first 20" and may have to take up this idea with next year's tax refund.
 
I can also buy the dual configuration in parts, which means I get that nice instant gratification feeling I get from impluse purchases like these.
 
Hey see your from CT, ledyard, just down the road from my home town(exit 100 off 395) when im not in school (Miami) you can see from my sig what i got. I love the 20" but would have went with the 23. Now tho I think ill just get another 20" when i get the money. Then by a 15" PB when it goes G5.
 
Although I love the thought of two 20" Cinemas gracing my desk, the 23" just makes ya wanna cry. I thought my 20" was big when I got it...now I see the 23" in the Apple store and salivate...next will be the 30"....then a 60" big screen...then a stadium monitor...where does the lust end?? 😱
 
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