Which monitor is better for graphic design?

For Graphic Design work, can you use a laptop but connect to a regular monitor?

• I would like to get a laptop for design and it makes sense to have a good monitor to connect to for more intricate and colorful projects, but will it work? I understand a laptop is not great for design because of the display. Will the display be the same if connected to a good monitor?

• Answer:

  if you connect to a monitor and change the screen resolution then you will get the full quality of that screen. Be warned, the second reason that laptops aren't good for graphics design is because the graphics cards are generally underpowered (compared to dedicated cards found in desktops) and can not be upgraded at a later date. Be sure to do research on this as it can slow down your image rendering speeds, and thus your work preformance.