on 2013-09-08 14:04 Larry Colen wrote
It turns out that the 27" display isn't noticably taller, just wider.
This gives me a bit more room on the sides for menus and such. My second
display is a Dell u2312hm in vertical format. I'd prefer something with
less of a wide aspect ratio in vertical format so it worked better on
horizontal photos as well.
the thunderbolt display has more vertical pixels (1440 vs 1200), though they
may be more dense; a Thunderbolt display on an appropriate VESA mount can be
ad hoc rotated 90 degrees; i've had displays on VESA mounts for a few years and
only sometimes bother to do that
i think you are saying the TB display is too wide to rotate comfortably, but is
the u2312 also too wide? - if you want a large 4:3 format monitor, your options
are limited; here's a faceted search showing some options:
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007617%20600030156%20600416633&IsNodeId=1&name=20%20-%2022%20inches>
I think that I will want to go for a pure SSD for things like my
lightroom catalogs, and quite possibly initial editing of my photos.
note that the fusion drive takes up both bays
I am going to need to explore thunderbolt storage options.
Unfortunately they are not nearly as inexpensive as usb 3 or
firewire.
i wouldn't invest in any new Firewire storage unless you need it for legacy
machines — USB 3 is faster and cheaper; a single spinning disk won't saturate
USB 3, but current SSDs are getting there; for tomorrow's drives, Thunderbolt
may have enough of an edge to be an easier choice; choose carefully - note the
surprising variation of some available SSD-based external storage options:
<http://barefeats.com/hard168.html>
btw, at $100, this is the cheapest SATA-to-thunderbolt option i know of (you
also need a cable):
<http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Portable-Thunderbolt-Adapter-STAE128/dp/B009HQCARY>
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