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I find it bizarre that anyone would claim two monitors is a
requirement when you can get a single ULHD display with a 3840x2160
desktop for $300.
It looks like getting 8GB instead of 4GB currently adds about $80 to a
Latitude on outlet.dell.com. Aftermarket is less than half that.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Rick Quatro <rick -at- rickquatro -dot- com> wrote:
> I agree with Jessica. Two monitors are the baseline for productive,
> 8-hour-a-day computer work. Especially in the Adobe world of palettes, pods,
> and panels.
>
> Also, I think that having a minimum amount of RAM (4 GB) is false economy.
> In my opinion, 8 GB is baseline for a reasonable production setup. RAM is
> very affordable, so there is little reason to settle for less.
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