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a good screen size for web design

Oct 31, 2007 2:18PM PDT

Hey, I'm planning on buying a new laptop soon, right now I have a HP with a 15.4" widescreen monitor (1280x800). I would love to buy a 14.1"
But as I do web design I'm a little worried that, that may limit me somehow.

I don't really do flash so that's not a problem, I mean while using the actual program (adobe flash), which requires lots of space.

I pretty much use Dreamweaver and Photoshop. What is the maximum resolution I can get in a 14.1"?

what do you think?

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The good thing here is...
Nov 1, 2007 12:11AM PDT

All the laptops I see today accommodate external displays. So you can hook up a new 22 inch wide screen to see what your page looks like.

But back to design. The newer page designers (people, not software) are thinking the page needs to be dynamic and fit automagically to the user's screen size. The concept of page size is from printing press days.

Bob

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no offense but
Nov 1, 2007 3:06AM PDT

It looks like you don't really know much about web design, there's lots more to layout design than "The concept of page size is from printing press days" There is a reason why most web sites don't have fluid layouts.

Anyway...that's not the point of this thread. I know I could attach a monitor a tv or a projector, but that's not the point either. Although it's useful to do when testing a site, I can't carry a 22 inch monitor around. And I probably only spend %50 of the working at home.

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Then all you need to do is go shopping.
Nov 1, 2007 4:41AM PDT

You can use Cnet reviews and other sites to see what 14 inch laptops there are and what screen pixels they offer. This is not a real developer's question but just something you can research. The reason you need to do the research is that you may have other criteria other than the pixel count.

"There is a reason why most web sites don't have fluid layouts."

The reason I know of is costs. In both time and money (which are equal!)

Bob