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That's (almost) the same screen size as the 12.9 inch iPad Pro, no?
by goerz 8y ago
That's (almost) the same screen size as the 12.9 inch iPad Pro, no?
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoFair enough, it's close. But I still wouldn't do it. It would be like a carpenter bringing a screwdriver with a metal handle so he doesn't also have to bring a hammer. I care about the tools I use to do the work I do and I don't want to compromise (or compromise very little). I don't think I can get serious work done on an iPad without faking it and saying, "um, sure, it's great!", and without honestly feeling claustrophobic.
- goerz 8y agoI absolutely prefer to have a larger external screen, too. But if I'm traveling, and the choice is between my 13 inch Macbook Pro, or the 12.9 inch iPad Pro, I usually choose the iPad. With Blink in full screen, it's basically the same as iTerm on the Macbook, but much more portable (and I can do things on the iPad I can't do on the Laptop: Apple Pencil & Goodnotes)
- electrograv 8y agoBig and powerful dev setups are great, but that’s what my 42” 4K Dell monitor is for — and there’s no way that’s going to be portable. So the reality is that there’s no such thing a no-compromise dev setup: Either you optimize for a desktop setup, or for portability, or somewhere in between. If you have the ability to have both a desktop and portable setup, such a pair I almost always going to be superior to just one medium sized laptop: Your desktop experience will be better with massive high resolution monitors, and your mobile experience will be better with a lighter, slimmer device and longer battery life etc.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoI haven't said anything about desktop or big 42" monitors. I'm not going to give up my laptop for a tablet. This is just utterly ridiculous.