I am running two 20" monitors and I love it. It would be hard to go
back.
I can have two separate sessions of Pro-E open on different screens for
troubleshooting etc.
I can have a model on one screen, with its drawing on the other screen.
I can have a model on one screen, and a spreadsheet or spec sheet open
on the other screen in full size (helps as eyes get more experienced)
for checking various bits of information.
Leave your email open in one window...the sky is the limit.
I'm not sure why your PC wouldn't handle the 26" & 20" at the same. We
have people here running a 20" and a 19".
That 26" will sure be nice!
Some people here have commented that one big monitor would be better
than two smaller ones. But for that to be true (in my opinion and many
others) you need a sizable jump in size. I would say mid 30" to 40" at
least. I would rather have my two 20", than your single 26". I haven't
played with big monitors enough to know where my preference would
change. Also, two smaller ones are usually cheaper than one large one.
One advantage of two over one, is the ability of the application windows
to sense the monitor it is in and then always open in that monitor. You
can also maximize a window in one monitor.
W7 does offer some new window manipulations that are nice. Drag a window
and flip it to the side will maximize and divide two windows to fill the
screen. Don't have W7 at work so I am trying to remember.
Set up the dual setup, and if it works, try it out.
Doug
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