I read this a while ago:<p><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001076.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001076.html</a><p>I still decided to go with the 2x24's. In the end though, it may have been a waste. Afterwards I introduced myself to Ubuntu and the virtual desktop features really separated my work well enough that I probably didn't need the extra monitor anymore.<p>A couple months later and I'm now on a 17" Macbook Pro. With Spaces configured to my liking I don't miss the additional monitor at all.