Used to run a single 21-inch CRT for years, now I can't go back to less than two screens

Back in 2004 I had this old Dell CRT monitor that weighed like 40 pounds. It took up half my desk and I'd have to alt-tab between a Word doc and a web browser constantly, which drove me nuts. Then around 2010 I finally got my first flat panel and a second hand 19-inch Samsung from a friend for fifty bucks. Now I have a 27-inch and a 24-inch side by side and I swear I get twice as much done especially when I'm writing code or keeping a tutorial open while I work. Has anyone else noticed how much more you can do when you just drag stuff to the second screen instead of flipping windows?

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emery9651mo ago

Got my first dual screen setup in 2010 too. A cheap 19 inch next to a busted old 17 inch. Night and day difference for coding. Having the IDE on one screen and the browser on the other changed everything. Now I run a 32 inch and a 27 inch stacked vertical on a mount. No way I'm ever going back to one. Once you split your workflow across two displays it just feels broken to have only one.

holly_williams1mo ago

Totally agree @emery965, I went dual in 2011 and can NEVER go back.