[macroy]

I currently have a 15" PB and would like to give that to my wife and treat myself to a new one. To make it as cost efficient as possible - I'm looking at getting a 12" PB and then a LCD monitor for it. Am I correct in assuming that my LCD need not be a widescreen one? I'm planning on getting a Dell or something (again, to save costs) and would rather not have to look at a "squished" resolution. Anyone know what the max resolution the 12" can support?

Oh - and just curious - if the 12" is in fact not widescreen - can it support a widescreen LCD (just in case I find a good deal on one).

Thanks in advance.

[mad cow disease]

Yes.

The max res on the 12" is 1024x768.

[iREZ]

the 12" could handle a massive size in resolution...ive seen it run a Dell 24" LCD at full resolution n not skip a beat. theres technical specs on apples site, but im not gonna go diggin through that this early in the morn, i know my PB (specs below) handles my 20" widescreen LCD beautifully.

[MarkJ61]

From Apple:
Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1024 x 768 pixels on the built-in display and up to 2048 x 1536 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors (6)

[macroy]

Appreciate the info.

Thx.

[mduell]

The 12" has no problem connecting to high resolution LCDs (up to the limit of single link DVI) and/or widescreen (which will not look stretched or squished if you use spanning instead of mirroring).
Like the 9200 in the Mac mini, the 5200Go in the 12" PowerBook can be a little sluggish for effects on high resolution LCDs (WSXGA+ and WUXGA), but its not terrible.