dual monitors worth it ?

[LaazyEye]

Hoko222:

I would imagine it would be great for someone that does a lot of document editing.

That's about the only thing I can think of for a dual portrait 27 inch monitor set up.

It's also very handy for programming and drawing. (personally, i have one in landscape and the other vertical)

 

[John Kotches]

It's also very handy for programming and drawing. (personally, i have one in landscape and the other vertical)

Bah, just give me vi in a 132x24 and I am good to go

 

[Fried_Gold]

Once you go for 2 you will never go back to 1.

 

[takeshi74]

ahh im so confused .. should i just keep this 27 i have and add another one .. or return it and get a single 30 .. i could get another 27 and it would cost about the same as a single 30.

You won't get your answer until you try one or more options and see how it works out for you. Bite the bullet on one. Return if it doesn't work out. Try the other if needed.

These are very nice, but I dont understand the purpose of the vertical idea

Like many other things (including the worth of dual monitors), it's a matter of preference. I found it useful when I had monitors that could rotate but I'm currently using fixed monitors.

 

[macjram]

At my internship last summer I used dual monitors and I loved that setup.

I currently use a 27" as an external monitor to my MBP but if I decide to get the new Mac Pro I think I'd buy another 27" or sell my 27" and get two 24".

 

[tallchris]

I like Marques Brownlee's setup, he has a 30", then a 20" in portrait, both Dell so they work almost as one huge monitor

http://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee?feature=watch

 

[jetjaguar]

I like Marques Brownlee's setup, he has a 30", then a 20" in portrait, both Dell so they work almost as one huge monitor

http://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee?feature=watch

yea that is a popular dell setup that a lot of people use. 20 - 30 - 20. The 20s are in portrait.

Well I ended up finding great deals on 2 30acds local to me ... So i am now running dual 30 acds

 

[jetjaguar]

First time using dual monitors. Is there a way with expose to have the windows separate? Whenever I switch on one monitor to another screen it automatically does this on the other monitor ? I want to be able to change the screen on one monitor but not on the other ??

 

[MacPC]

I do software development, I can say having multiple monitor really helps. I have a Mac mini, with three monitors set up. one is a 24" in portrait orientation, this really helps when you need to read long code. The center one is a 24"in landscape-the main screen, where the main Xcode project is, the third one is also a 24" in landscape,
it is used for research or quick UI images edit with Gimp or sound file editing.