I’ve been trying to wean myself off this 10 year old dual-screen desktop PC for a while, it’s a Win 7 and Office 2010 setup that’s no longer supportable. But it’s been the cornerstone of my life for a decade and I flick it on first thing in the morning because that’s what I’ve always done. PC first, then the kettle for tea.
I bought a snazzy Win 11 gaming laptop late last year but it’s barely been used. I need to sort my shit out and finally migrate to it, and today might be the day. I’ve got all the personal and business email accounts working, an Office 365 licence, and OneDrive cloud storage sorted. Went to Officeworks for a second monitor this afternoon (went in for a basic 24", came out with a 27" curved gaming one. Of course I did).
The new house has a study nook with a really long desk surface, so I reckon I’ll be able to run both setups side-by-side, but I’m in cable hell and it’s going to take some effort to unravel everything. Wish me luck, friends.
My unsolicited advice is don’t tackle a cable nest unless you have to! Re-cabling the TV/surround/DVR after we moved in was a nightmare, just glad that I had the foresight to not pack away the user manuals.
The laptop is Lenovo and the dual-screens I have on the old desktop are also Lenovos, so I just ended up getting this curved one. Still in the box right now, but will start setting it up after dinner.
Oooh i had a look and i wont need gaming so i might go the samsung 32 inch. But i don’t really need it but damn they look so much better than 2 separate monitors
My office has 32 (I think, or 34, I forgot the size) inch Thinkvision ultrawide monitors. Soooo much better than working on the 15 inch laptop screen at home.
Although, that’s pretty much the only option I have at the moment as I cannot secure it to the desk (the cats will knock it over, they already destroyed my wife’s monitor)
I’ve been trying to wean myself off this 10 year old dual-screen desktop PC for a while, it’s a Win 7 and Office 2010 setup that’s no longer supportable. But it’s been the cornerstone of my life for a decade and I flick it on first thing in the morning because that’s what I’ve always done. PC first, then the kettle for tea.
I bought a snazzy Win 11 gaming laptop late last year but it’s barely been used. I need to sort my shit out and finally migrate to it, and today might be the day. I’ve got all the personal and business email accounts working, an Office 365 licence, and OneDrive cloud storage sorted. Went to Officeworks for a second monitor this afternoon (went in for a basic 24", came out with a 27" curved gaming one. Of course I did).
The new house has a study nook with a really long desk surface, so I reckon I’ll be able to run both setups side-by-side, but I’m in cable hell and it’s going to take some effort to unravel everything. Wish me luck, friends.
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My unsolicited advice is don’t tackle a cable nest unless you have to! Re-cabling the TV/surround/DVR after we moved in was a nightmare, just glad that I had the foresight to not pack away the user manuals.
Yesss im considering a curved one too
The laptop is Lenovo and the dual-screens I have on the old desktop are also Lenovos, so I just ended up getting this curved one. Still in the box right now, but will start setting it up after dinner.
Oooh i had a look and i wont need gaming so i might go the samsung 32 inch. But i don’t really need it but damn they look so much better than 2 separate monitors
My office has 32 (I think, or 34, I forgot the size) inch Thinkvision ultrawide monitors. Soooo much better than working on the 15 inch laptop screen at home.
Although, that’s pretty much the only option I have at the moment as I cannot secure it to the desk (the cats will knock it over, they already destroyed my wife’s monitor)