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MBP 17": 1920 x 1200 too much?

I wouldn't give up 1920x1200 for anything. The LED display is blindingly bright on highest setting and I can sit in full on sunlight.

I hear about the 17" vs 15" debates or even the 13" vs 15" debates almost every single day on the forums and I have to say to the people that claim the 17" 'isn't as portable'... get to a gym.

really? 2 more inches and 2 more pounds is the difference? really? I used to have a dell about 8 years ago that weighed 13 pounds.. I could have used it as a hand to hand weapon in a mugging.. *that* was a bit heavy... and it couldn't touch the power of the desktops available at the time..

the mbp has the display and the horsepower to totally replace a desktop.. it looks good, it's light and thin and is no bigger than it needs to be to hold a 17" screen... the only real issue is money.. the price jump to 17" is big... but too heavy? too big? Deluded.
 
nephilim7 said:
I hear about the 17" vs 15" debates or even the 13" vs 15" debates almost every single day on the forums and I have to say to the people that claim the 17" 'isn't as portable'... get to a gym.

really? 2 more inches and 2 more pounds is the difference? really? I used to have a dell about 8 years ago that weighed 13 pounds.. I could have used it as a hand to hand weapon in a mugging.. *that* was a bit heavy... and it couldn't touch the power of the desktops available at the time..
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And people say the MacBook Air is bad value because it's overpriced and underfeatured compared to the MacBook (or MacBook Pro), even though it's 2 pounds lighter, 2 inches smaller (MBP), and a whole lot thinner.
 
if they had a 'Macbook Brick' that was an inch thicker had another battery and 2 more drives and weighed 5 more pounds I'd happily buy it. and club people over the head with it.
 
My friend has a dell 17" WUXGA screen
and i think the resolution is wonderful
putting it on a desk far away would suck
but otherwise...
its a great plus
i would go for it!
 
They difference in font size between the 1920x1200 and 1680x1050 isn't drastic, so get the HR.
 
I had the 17" MBP Hi-Res when they first came out...after using it for about half a year I decided I was tired of the eye strain (and carrying around an enormous laptop), so I sold it and got a 15" when the Penryn MBPs came out. I've been so much happier ever since.

To each his own though...
 
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