Apple Macbook and Graphic/Art Designers/artists?

Is the 13" screen suited to designing and painting on? Becuase the image will be "compressed" on screen, do you often have to rework images to provide more detail than you saw on screen? Any tips and advice would be welcome. The Pro with a 15 inch screen is steep at £1300 whereas the Macbook is at a better price. I just wish they made a 15 inch version. Thanks, your reply will be most appreciated.

Answers:
The hardware in the MacBook is not sufficient for a true graphic designer. And that is much more than just the screen.

You are going to want a MacBook Pro. More RAM will allow you to work with larger images, and a faster processor will allow you to apply effects quicker. A good graphics processor will also make everything run smoother.
I am a graphic artist. I have a MacBook Pro 17" and a 20" iMac with a Wacom tablet.I find it is able to do anything I want to do with Adobe Creative Site, Corel Draw, Comic LIfe, iMovie and iDVD. I did purchase an external firewire HD for working on longer movies. Are you a student? Apple offers a student discount in the US. I can get a 15" MAcBook Pro for :
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1440 x 900 resolution
2GB memory
120GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM
Ships: 7-10 business days
Free Shipping
$1,999.00
or as low as $48 a month

15" 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1440 x 900 resolution
2GB memory
160GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Ships: 7-10 business days
Free Shipping
$2,499.00
or as low as $59 a month
17"
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1680 x 1050 pixels
2GB memory
160GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Ships: Within 24 hours
Free Shipping
$2,799.00
or as low as $67 a month

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