MacBook Pro - 17" vs. 15"

[Sam3]

I originally had the TiBook. I liked the 14" screen but felt that I wanted more. I sold that and got a 1st. gen. 17" Powerbook. While I loved the screen on it, for me the 17" felt too large. Not that it felt too heavy, it just felt too large and unwieldy. I sold that and ended up getting the 15" Macbook Pro and I really enjoy that. For me, the the 15" sized laptop is ideal, large enough of a screen to do work, but small enough to feel nicely transportable.

I'd recommend the 17" primarily to anyone who needs to do video editing in the field, as the 17" will give needed screen real estate for the video monitoring.