> This is a 'want' not a 'need'. You are absolutely correct. Strictly speaking, he doesn't need a monitor at all. He has a new Macbook Pro. It's got a monitor

> This is a 'want' not a 'need'. You are absolutely correct. Strictly speaking, he doesn't need a monitor at all. He has a new Macbook Pro. It's got a monitor attached which is just dandy. As an overly privileged software developer, I like to have lots of stuff on the same screen. It's also a lot easier to navigate a giant SQL schema diagram when you can have a much larger chunk of it on the screen at once. >How far do you sit from the screen? What's it's effect on your eyes? I stand at a normal distance from the monitor. It's essentially like having 4 1080p monitors stacked 2x2. At that size the dpi is approximately the same. There isn't any difference in eye strain.