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by NoPicklez 2626 days ago
The arguments against two monitor setups or focusing on two different things seems to be completely opinion based. Of course if you're checking your emails then you might want those front and center.

But for me, I work in auditing and I'm constantly looking at two documents at once, comparing documentation I have against my workpapers. And when working out at a client site I cannot stand using one screen, having to switch between documents every 5 seconds, constantly trying to fit two documents side by side on my screen.

My opinion is that two monitors are better than one, but any variation of that is simply personal preference. Side note, I also think that working with ultrawide curved screens distort the image on the screen too much.

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I moved from 2x 23" 1080p monitors to a 32" 4k monitor with 100% scaling, and vastly prefer the 4k monitor. I have effectively quadruple the screen space, but with the option of extra vertical real estate without the visual barriers of bezels.

On my laptop I'm stuck with a 1080p screen, but I run i3wm which significantly improves the experience by maximizing my usable space on one screen with easily switchable workspaces.