Strictly a screen size choice -

[ARF900]

13 and an external monitor, although I wouldnt mind a 15 as that would be a more balance approach.

 

[Jaro65]

The screen real estate is more important to me than anything else. This makes the 17" MBP a default choice for me.

 

[tim100]

The screen real estate is more important to me than anything else. This makes the 17" MBP a default choice for me.

i still dont understand why the 17 is so unpopular

 

[C64]

I'm sending back my new 15" MBP after realizing how much I actually love the 13" form factor. Don't mind the resolution either. The HR on the 15" was too small for me, even though I would never have expected that. But just working/moving around/reading on the 13" is great and easy on the eyes. If I settle down at my desk or -really- need a higher resolution, I just hook it up to an external monitor.

 

[entatlrg]

The screen real estate is more important to me than anything else. This makes the 17" MBP a default choice for me.

Do you often view two pages side by side on the 17", ie: two web pages, are the pages both full size?

 

[dsc888]

I picked the 15 incher but own the 17 since it has the highest resolution which is great in Photoshop and Lightroom. For regular web browsing, I admit it's overkill. But since I don't travel all that much, my MBP 17 is great and isn't all that heavy at 6.6 lbs. My previous Gateway FX 17 inch laptop weighted in at 9 lbs!