I'm going from a 24" iMac to a 15" MBP.
But I'll be dual monitoring that MBP with a 23" monitor....
But I'll be dual monitoring that MBP with a 23" monitor....
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Anyone go from 15" to 13" and totally happy?
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I have been using a 15" Powerbook for about five years now. I actually just sold it yesterday, and will be parting with it completely this weekend. I am selling it in order to prepare for a new MBP. I am thinking of getting the 13" but there is the question in the back of my mind of is it big enough?? 
I think it will be.
I think it will be.I have been using a 15" Powerbook for about five years now. I actually just sold it yesterday, and will be parting with it completely this weekend. I am selling it in order to prepare for a new MBP. I am thinking of getting the 13" but there is the question in the back of my mind of is it big enough??
I have a 15" MBP as my work machine. When I bought my personal MBA, I was not 100% sure that I would be happy with the smaller screen, but I wanted the lighter weight MBA anyway.
After using the MBA for for about 8 months, I am delighted with the 13" screen. I will soon be replacing my 15" MBP with a 13" MBP for my work machine. My personal machine will continue to be a MBA.
/Jim
Same here. I think 15" is a perfect compromise between the overall size and still having decent enough screen resolution. Though I would really welcome a resolution jump up to 1680x1050.
13" is enough for working with xcode? How can you do that ??
*not the original poster* but I run Eclipse on my 13". It's just fine. I strongly suspect I'll move from 13 to 15 though because I want more horsepower. I want a laptop *faster* than the 3.2GHz C2D desktop I have. I also want that dedicated GPU...
Formfactor-wise, 13" is really the sweetspot. But the stats just aren't there.
I went from 13" to 15" & it's a massive difference, at first it seemed very small & thought I would get used to it, which I did, but every time I used a 15" I wish I had one again, I've recently switched back, currently typing on the 13" with the 15" in background, & the 15" looks far bigger.
I went from a 15" Powerbook G4 to a 13" Macbook. At the time I was traveling on a semi-regular basis (flying once or twice a month). The Macbook was a better travel buddy.
If I were traveling less often I would probably prefer the 15" display.
If I were traveling less often I would probably prefer the 15" display.
Technically, I just switched from a 17" MacBook Pro C2D to a 13" MBP (Core i something) whenever they decide to release it. I also ordered a 27" iMac 2.8 Quad-core to tide me over though I didn't need the portable powerhouse that was the 17" MBP and the wife needed a monitor. I took charge and said "Honey .... let's compromise ...... I'll just sale the 17" MBP and get an iMac and a 13" MBP since the 27" iMac can also be used as a monitor"
I've been a 17" Apple notebook owner since 2003. It will certainly be interesting to see if I miss it!
I didn't need the portable powerhouse that was the 17" MBP and the wife needed a monitor. I took charge and said "Honey .... let's compromise ...... I'll just sale the 17" MBP and get an iMac and a 13" MBP since the 27" iMac can also be used as a monitor"I've been a 17" Apple notebook owner since 2003. It will certainly be interesting to see if I miss it!
Still waiting
I'm waitng for the revision to get a 15 inch laptop. Give the wife my other laptop.
I'm waitng for the revision to get a 15 inch laptop. Give the wife my other laptop.