Expert Opinion: Dual monitors are better than one

Amshire IT MD, Dave Taylor, explains the productivity benefits that make dual monitors one of the best upgrades you can make your office computers.

What are your thoughts on upgrading office computers? Maybe you’d prioritize getting bigger hard drives, more memory, or faster processors?

Now, those are all focused on computer performance. They’re features, not benefits.

So… what if I told you there’s an upgrade that’ll increase your team’s productivity?

And I’m not kidding around, because there actually is one.

Dual monitors!

Simple, but mightily effective. Here’s how.

Increased efficiency

With dual monitors, your team members can see loads more information at once. So it’ll be easier for them to multitask. It could mean keeping a project management window not only open, but visible all day. While completing actual tasks are done on the other monitor.

No need to keep switching between tabs

It’s a ton easier to flick your eyes back and forth across two monitors than to keep switching tabs and remembering which ones everything is on. Cutting, pasting,… well, pretty much everything gets easier.

Your team can work on their tasks with increased focus because distractions are minimal.

It becomes easier to do specific tasks

If your business requires image and video editing, having two monitors will make that easier to do. Your team can make side-by-side comparisons with ease.

Does that give you an idea of how you can use dual monitors in the business?