Hi,
Currently looking at the 2019 MacBook Air for productivity purposes, primarily Microsoft Office, web-based apps and video calls. Want a USB-C monitor with power delivery for a tidy single cable connection when using at my desk but struggling on the decision between a 1440p and 4K for a 27" screen.
Ideally would like something visually close to the 27" Retina 5K iMac, which suggests going down the 4K route and scaling it to look like 2560 x 1400 to give equivalent desktop real estate.
But...I'm hesitating because I don't know how well the MBA will perform running a 4K display with non-integer scaling - anyone doing this already that can share their experiences? Does everything run smoothly or do you get lag/jittering on animations, etc.? The 'default/best for display' 2x scaling (like 1920 x 1080p) makes UI elements too big on a 27" screen.
My closest experience is a 2017 MacBook Air running a LG UltraFine 5K display at scaled resolution and this felt sluggish and caused the fan to run most of the time, so makes me wary!
Currently looking at the 2019 MacBook Air for productivity purposes, primarily Microsoft Office, web-based apps and video calls. Want a USB-C monitor with power delivery for a tidy single cable connection when using at my desk but struggling on the decision between a 1440p and 4K for a 27" screen.
Ideally would like something visually close to the 27" Retina 5K iMac, which suggests going down the 4K route and scaling it to look like 2560 x 1400 to give equivalent desktop real estate.
But...I'm hesitating because I don't know how well the MBA will perform running a 4K display with non-integer scaling - anyone doing this already that can share their experiences? Does everything run smoothly or do you get lag/jittering on animations, etc.? The 'default/best for display' 2x scaling (like 1920 x 1080p) makes UI elements too big on a 27" screen.
My closest experience is a 2017 MacBook Air running a LG UltraFine 5K display at scaled resolution and this felt sluggish and caused the fan to run most of the time, so makes me wary!