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medical student looking for desktop solutions

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Cricketman

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hello everyone
I'm a first year medical student and have a 2015 13" MBPr. I am happy with the computer performance and portability but sometimes the screen is a bit too small for when I want to watch lecture videos and take notes at the same time.

Could anyone offer some relatively affordable (remember I am pretty broke haha) but good quality monitors? I like to have wireless solutions but I am thinking about using a wired keyboard. I enjoy the huge travel of the wired keyboards in my universities computer lab (I really feel like I am typing something) - any recommendations in that regard as well? thanks!
 
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ASUS 27'' 1080p display
Dell 27'' 4k display
Logitech K750 wireless keyboard
Matias Tactile Pro keyboard

Getting a monitor that is better than your 15'' display will be almost impossible on a limited budget. Still, good sized 1080p displays are relatively inexpensive and still offer a great deal of screen real estate. It will seem like an "upgrade" if you use your Macbook's basic settings because the Macbook displays at a smaller resolution than it is capable of in order to pack in extra pixels.

For a keyboard there are quite a few good ones. The k750 is a really nice full sized keyboard (Apple doesn't offer a full sized wireless keyboard) and the Matias I linked is an amazing mechanical keyboard.
 
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Algus said:
ASUS 27'' 1080p display
Dell 27'' 4k display
Logitech K750 wireless keyboard
Matias Tactile Pro keyboard

Getting a monitor that is better than your 15'' display will be almost impossible on a limited budget. Still, good sized 1080p displays are relatively inexpensive and still offer a great deal of screen real estate. It will seem like an "upgrade" if you use your Macbook's basic settings because the Macbook displays at a smaller resolution than it is capable of in order to pack in extra pixels.

For a keyboard there are quite a few good ones. The k750 is a really nice full sized keyboard (Apple doesn't offer a full sized wireless keyboard) and the Matias I linked is an amazing mechanical keyboard.
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I tried the new one that came out though and the keyboard isn't that bad imo. Way better then the one that was offered on an Asus laptop and was a full sized one
 
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Do you have a TV you can use? Or iPad as a secondary display with duet?

Off the cuff, an Apple TV will allow you to stream wirelessly to a TV. You can send the video to the tv, while using laptop to take notes..

Otherwise, if you have any goodwills or similar stores, you can likely find a very cheap, working monitor..
 
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