Need a monitor for my mac laptop (monitors, working, pc)

[houston-nomad]

Because of neck pain, I need to get a nice high monitor to attach to my laptop when I'm working at home. I have a macbook; do I need a mac monitor? Can anyone suggest an inexpensive solution?

[tpk-nyc]

What kind of Macbook? If it’s a newer model you could have a Thunderbolt port, which affects monitor options.

[houston-nomad]

Yes, that's what I have.

[dkf747]

Any monitor should work. You just need the adapter Apple sells. I have an old PC monitor hooked to mine using the VGA adapter.

[archineer]

Any monitor is ok, but 21.5"/22" should be the largest you go for if you want a cheap monitor. Any larger than this and cheaper monitors have pretty low resolution.

[NJBest]

I'm a huge fan of the HP ZR2740w. It's a great value for its price and excellent for work.

[houston-nomad]

Thanks for all this great advice.

[archineer]

Originally Posted by NJBest

I'm a huge fan of the HP ZR2740w. It's a great value for its price and excellent for work.

If you shop around you can get apples thunderbolt display for more or less the same money, in the UK at least.

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by archineer

If you shop around you can get apples thunderbolt display for more or less the same money, in the UK at least.

Yea, but then you're stuck with the apple's thunderbolt display. I made that mistake a few weeks ago.

[archineer]

Originally Posted by NJBest

Yea, but then you're stuck with the apple's thunderbolt display. I made that mistake a few weeks ago.

Lol. It's a good display, maybe a bit too reflective that's all.