I seem to remember reading on the forums that some folks here are using a MacBook Pro plus a monitor for Unity development. I’ve got a 15" MBP and I’m thinking about adding an external monitor so I can use it as a dev machine. My question is this: What type of monitor are you using, and where do you put it? It seems to me that if you put the MBP in front of the monitor, the notebook display blocks the monitor. But if you put it to the side, then you’ll get a permanent kink in your neck from typing in one direction and looking to another. So how do I do it?
… ahhhh. Guess keyboards are cheap enough, thanks Eric. Hey, shouldn’t you be sleeping? I’ve noticed you and I have both been on the forums since 2:30am…
I have a 22" Cinema Display (been with me for 5 years now and still great), and it’s my main monitor at the desktop. My 17" MBP is sat to the left of the CD and I have an external keyboard, a Kensington Expert Mouse and a wacom tablet for the input.
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[edit] Oh, you have to get a stand for the MBP. I have the iCurve which brings both screens to the same level. Just placing the MBP on the desktop wouldn’t work well IMHO.
I’ve got no problem with the following setup whatsoever. Catie and I use different versions of the following monitor, because we’re poor, but I think it’s pretty awesome for being the cheapest 1680 x 1050 display on the market:
They also make a 1920 x 1200 one now.
For Unity purposes, I keep Unity itself blown up on the external monitor, and use Unitron and any other tools on the MBP’s screen.
I have a 24" iMac, which I could set in front of me but I put it in the corner on purpose–it’s only a slight head angle, nothing painful. I use it that way 10+ hours a day. A lot of people do that for best desk use. If I had an MBP and didn’t want to use desk space for a keyboard, I wouldn’t mind a display to one side.
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