Macbook desktop mode question

[dlewis23]

I am thinking of getting a new macbook and when I am at home I want to use it as a desktop on a 24in monitor that I have. I know I can put it in desktop mode and have the external monitor as the primary, but someone was telling me that I can not take the external monitor to a higher resolution then the macbook's display when using the external as the primary monitor in desktop mode.

I kind of find this hard to believe, but I wanted to make sure before I spend the money on the notebook.

So does anyone know if I can use a macbook in desktop mode and have the external monitor on at 1920x1200 with the notebook's display off?

Thanks

 

[Rapmastac1]

I used my MacBook as a "desktop" computer for two years. During that time I had it closed pretty much the whole time and it doesn't hurt it. When I had it open, it would be on it's own native resolution and my monitor (19") would be on it's own higher native resolution.

So yes, they can have separate resolutions.

 

[soberbrain]

So does anyone know if I can use a macbook in desktop mode and have the external monitor on at 1920x1200 with the notebook's display off?

Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

from http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html

Even more than the 1920x1200 you need.