[Oddskar]

Having used both a 15 inch and a 13 inch within the last couple of years, I will give the most measured answer: “it depends”.

If you’re lugging the laptop on a lengthy commute every day the I would say that speaks against having a heavier 15 inch. On the other hand if the work requires an external GPU and sustained CPU-bound workloads such that a robust cooling solution is necessary: then 13 inch is probably not a good choice.

I’m definitely not in the same camp as some “road warriors” that don’t use external peripherals though, so screen sizes really don’t matter much: for the work I do (webdev) you’re nuts if you don’t use external min 1440p screens. Also external ergo keyboards are a must in my book. Laptop keyboards are absolutely terrible for your wrists.

[Eugeleo]

Thanks. I don’t really like working at home, though I do plan to a have a nice external screen there (just can’t decide between high density and ultrawide). Maybe I should just ditch the caffes at get used to my desk.

[Oddskar]

Ultrawide is overrated for dev work imo — not to mention getting a decent one is really expensive. And even the more expensive ones have issues, unless you really splurge. 1440p is the sweet spot of providing sufficient screen real estate while not breaking bank for monitors that are still decent.