Laptop Shopping - Suggestions?

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Originally posted by Cleo
On my Mac laptop I just have to put the laptop to sleep before plugging in or unplugging the external monitor and I have a choice of mirroring the built in display or having two different displays which is what I normally do so that I can keep all my palettes on one screen and my work on another screen.

I like the sound of that feature... Do you know if all mac laptops do that Cleo?

My sister has one she bought a little over 12 months ago and has no use for.. I am starting to get interested in buying it now. Dont know the model number at the moment though.