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Dual Monitors or Ultrawide
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:49 PM Author: Scarlet macaca Currently have a 24 inch monitor with a laptop that I'm going to use for a staff person I'm hiring. I was originally considering getting a 27 inch or even a 31.5/32 inch but the consensus seems to be that 1080p will look like shit on a monitor that large so I'd need to upgrade to 1440 which is significantly more expensive (roughly 300 depending on screen size).
I can do 2 20 inch 1080p monitors with ultrathin bezels for 150.
Any reason I shouldn't just do the dual monitors with ultrathin bezels and save 150 bucks?
I'm a relatively new solo (1 year solo) about to hire my first person and so am looking to save as much as possible. Just got on a newer x1 Carbon as well so i can use my old laptop (older x1 carbon) for the staff person so I'd prefer to not spend another 300 on monitors.
EDIT: Edited to add this is more of a short term stopgap for a couple years. At some point I'll probably splurge on a 4k ultrawide but I'd prefer to hold off on spending any serious money until the firm is more profitable.
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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:25 PM Author: bull headed silver space party of the first part Is this someone who will be writing much? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40577183) |
Date: July 9th, 2020 6:53 PM Author: Lavender juggernaut Practice area? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576452) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 6:57 PM Author: Scarlet macaca PI of course. I'm a scholar of the CSLG method.
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:00 PM Author: Lavender juggernaut (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576483) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:39 PM Author: Scarlet macaca that's the best way to do it. I had hourly work from a firm while I started doing PI. Depends on practice areas but meet up with some guys doing whatever practice area you want to break into, not so much volume guys, but guys who handle larger cases, clients, etc. They likely have a number of stuff they turn down and if they could refer it to you and pick up a referral fee they'd probably way rather do that.
Obviously make sure everyone you know knows you're a lawyer and understands what you do. You can't just say I'm an employment lawyer or a PI lawyer, you gotta describe the process, and what you do. Most people are utterly retarded in understanding what a lawyer does, even something as simple as PI.
Other than that keep expenses super low, try to maintain a decent amount of money in your operating account as you start to make money to float you during slow times, all that kind of stuff.
I started out with a 300 dollar 4-5 yr old X-1 carbon off ebay that I wiped and re-installed all software on and it still runs great for office use. Pretty much the only thing i pay for is adobe pro dc because it includes adobe sign for like 12 bucks a month. |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:06 PM Author: Lavender juggernaut How are you generating new cases? I want to try CSLG’s business card thing but seems hard right now. Can you sign clients remotely? I assume your office is virtual? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576765) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 5:56 AM Author: Scarlet macaca I got the majority of clients from other attorneys doing the method above I recommended. Going to the bigger firms and telling them I’d take the cases they didn’t want. Slowly started to get some referrals from friends and getting a number of referrals from Current and past clients which is how the whole thing grows.
I can do everything remote and while I have office space I get for free from the firm I was doing hourly work for, I primarily work from home.
I use adobe sign to sign up clients. Docusign and hello sign do the same thing but adobe is the most cost effective because you get full acrobat plus e-signing for the same monthly price as any other e-sign program |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 6:13 PM Author: Lavender juggernaut (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40582811) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:01 PM Author: Sienna pungent goal in life boiling water (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576485) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:01 PM Author: navy violent tanning salon I've got a 35" ultrawide that is amazing, with an old 24" monitor that I use as a second monitor in VERTICAL POSITION for documents. So 35" ultrawide with a 24" vertical monitor next to it. It's the best of all worlds and unbelievable 180 for lawyer work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576487) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:57 PM Author: Impertinent home Vertical space is really underrated. Putting a monitor in portrait mode like that is cr
An ultrawide alone would not be as good as two monitors w/ at least one in portrait |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 11:03 PM Author: navy violent tanning salon i agree. An ultrawide by itself is not tall enough.
But next to a portrait monitor, you have the best of both worlds |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 8:39 AM Author: racy snowy market Cot damn, sounds 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40578813) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:03 PM Author: Aromatic Coiffed Parlor Twinkling Uncleanness done both and I'm a firmly Dual man (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576500) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:41 PM Author: Scarlet macaca I was wondering if anyone was still in the dual camp. At a minimum the cost savings is huge and for a comparable resolution on an ultrawide I'd need to upgrade to 2k which is a substantial price jump. (Definitely double the cost of dual 1080p 20inch monitors). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576658) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:42 PM Author: Sienna pungent goal in life boiling water (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576664) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:42 PM Author: Stimulating University Legal Warrant Ultrawide monitors are shit they are so wide you are viewing the edges at off angles so the colors get messed up, and curved ultrawides are even more shit, they look terrible unless you keep your head in one specific 4inch sweet spot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576663) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:45 PM Author: Scarlet macaca no gaming, but sounds like the same issue even for work. Sounds like two smaller 20s makes more sense.
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:49 PM Author: Stimulating University Legal Warrant Yeah maybe 20 would be better, depends on your workspace. Consider mounting one vertically, it's awesome for reading documents and other paperwork shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576696) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:44 PM Author: hairraiser bisexual cumskin partner just do both currently running triple monitors 2x24 1080p side by side with a 4k 32incher on top
looks kinda like this
https://i.imgur.com/BeyigOV.jpg
edit: now that i actually read the OP, 2x1080p is more than enough and much more convenient/easy to use than one big ass monitor imo. one neat little perk is you can also buy a mount that lets you rotate one monitor to portrait for documents, etc, like in this layout
https://preview.redd.it/am5s7ievnom31.jpg?width=1024&auto=webp&s=a7e96c35208a49030f6b149a4dd5b14fcd908fb2 |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:45 PM Author: Floppy cordovan new version Dual with a thunderbolt dock. I keep the laptop screen up for texting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576678) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:50 PM Author: Scarlet macaca was planning on doing the thinkpad gen 2 dock either usb c or thunderbolt. I believe that will basically do the same thing with both monitors. Was going to keep the laptop closed and just use the monitors via the dock. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576700) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 7:54 PM Author: amethyst greedy church building patrolman Just got the Samsung 5180 x 1440p , 144 hz 49" curved monitor, it's cartoonishly large (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576718) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:21 PM Author: laughsome disrespectful meetinghouse oafishly (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576847) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:07 PM Author: Balding chapel fat ankles Huge monitors are horrible to use. Feels like sitting up front at a movie theater. Ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576774) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:08 PM Author: Lavender juggernaut (super good eyesight guy) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576780) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:21 PM Author: frozen wonderful half-breed dual (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576852) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:23 PM Author: Dull curious mad-dog skullcap Been a dually for a dozen years or so, no way would I trade in for a single sorry monitor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576860) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:25 PM Author: Appetizing naked sweet tailpipe state six monitor man here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576871) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:28 PM Author: frozen wonderful half-breed based and screen pilled (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576891) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:28 PM Author: Appetizing naked sweet tailpipe state why not stacked dual wide screens (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40576890) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 8:59 PM Author: gold school cafeteria Dual 27 inch curved. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40577063) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:18 PM Author: bull headed silver space party of the first part I think you need at least 1200 vertical for legal work (lots of writing). These days, that usually means you need to jump up to 1440. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40577148) |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:22 PM Author: bull headed silver space party of the first part Look into something like this:
https://www.newegg.com/viewsonic-va2719-2k-smhd-27-wqhd/p/1B4-009M-000T2 |
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Date: July 9th, 2020 10:28 PM Author: Vermilion Parlour Headpube ultrawide 37 inches curved (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40577549) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 6:45 AM Author: chest-beating razzmatazz principal's office sex offender I have 3 monitors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40578649) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 8:16 AM Author: big hideous station messiness 49 inch ultrawide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40578771) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 5:56 PM Author: Bateful laser beams really tough guy Neither. Just one large screen. No ultrawide or anything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40582653) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 6:24 PM Author: Tantric hissy fit ultrawide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40582882) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 6:25 PM Author: Lavender juggernaut Dual ultrawides (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40582888) |
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Date: July 10th, 2020 6:42 PM Author: Haunting dopamine This is for an employee? Just buy the cheapest thing you can find on Craigslist (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580332&forum_id=2#40582943) |