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by iamdave 3467 days ago
Because my Surface Pro 4 can run 3 1920x1200 monitors just fine

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/saunters off to rethink his position on the Surface Pro

//wallet begins weeping in his back pocket

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Monitors are a sort of special arena of contention among our types, but I gotta recommend the Dell Ultrasharp U2415 24 inch model. Native 1920x1200 at a DPI I feel comfortable with. The trick here is that it has the DisplayPort inputs and outputs needed to properly daisy chain the monitors. Then you just need to get a high data rate DP cable (Rankie DP 4K Resolution cables are legit and cheap). The crazy that follows from bad standards and misleading specs caused me all sorts of heartache.
Have you seen the new MacBook prob? It's even more impressive in this area
I have-my daily driver for work right now is a 2015 MBP, but after owning an Acer R11 and entering the world of touch screen laptops as a form factor for casual couch & bed computing...I don't know if I can go back.

Depending on how well the SP4 can run Arch (well technically Antegros-and I'm sure it may still be a while for drivers to catch up), there's a very good chance I'll probably move to that platform and never look back.

Thought I may still get a new Macbook for work. Too much of the workflow I've developed and grown attached to include Mac productivity apps