I don't think it is that easy to make that judgement.
Just 10 years ago the 17" CRT monitor was considered a luxury.
In those days all coders and programmers sufficed on 15 monitors that
had flicker problems and such.
The 15" laptop (really 15.4) is actually a little larger than the
monitors we used in those days.
Really I started off on a 14" monochrome display.
Just how large a monitor do we need? Just how many monitors do we need?
Does the corporation need to pay for a multiple monitor setup where
one would suffice, just because the employee wants the latest and greatest?
There has to be a balancing act here that looks at the job and needs
of the job, besides what the employee wishes for.
I just got a 22" flat panel for my office to replace my 17" CRT. I
was happy to get it, as it cost just a shade more than the 19" CRT I
bought a few years ago that was a refurb.
Stewart
At 09:13 AM 6/30/2010, you wrote:
Well, a fifteen-inch laptop is still a far cry from an iPad--let
alone an orignal Mac (or an Osborn). I'm sorry your brother and his
co-workers have to use a 15-inch laptop to code on all day; but here,
we're getting into the issue of workers versus corporations, rather
than consumer choice (of iPads and smartphones versus computers).
And iPhones may be cool, but they're still much too expensive for a
lot of people. The mere fact that an iPhone does a lot of stuff does
not give me (or anybody else) the money to buy one, or the
wherewithal to pay the telephone bill. This is serious money, folks;
and for something that can't do a lot of everyday functions, like
writing a book report or typing a letter. It's really about how many
people can afford a luxury item, like a smartphone or an iPad. For a
lot of us, the money just isn't there; and if it were, we would
probably spend it on a more useful device, like a computer of some
kind. Or even on food and rent.
--Constance
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[email protected]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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