I think I'd go with a studio display so you can plug your iPad into that and see how you get on.. you can then always buy a Mac mini if the iPad isn't working how you'd like.
I remember a famous Dutch author saying that he had smoked pipe. He loved smoking pipe so much, that he also had a big collection of pipes. He had been a smoker for forty years when all of a sudden he lost his craving for smoking pipe. Suddenly he couldn’t enjoy it anymore. He wasn’t sick. Not a day in his life had he tried to stop smoking. His “urge” to smoke just left him out of the blue.I don’t really NEED a desktop. I bought the M1 iMac a couple years ago, and wound up letting my daughter have it. I have a 12.9 iPP that does pretty much anything I need.
But I MISS having a big screen, and using a mouse (I know I can use one with my iPad, but I’ve asked about it and it’s not the same).
Also, I have a terrible urge to buy something. I know that sounds terrible, but it’s the truth. Tech, and specifically Apple tech, is pretty much my only real splurge.
So, yall tell me what I want because I know you won’t hold back. Lol
Yes those 2 reasons. I sold a 2015 27" iMac and tried just using a 12.9" iPad only for 3 months. Screen too small and neck strain is real.
I bought a 24" iMac. This was 18 months ago.
View attachment 2209945
Unfortunately, I know this feeling all too well.
The current iMac is, in my humble opinion, the most gorgeous desktop computer ever built. I‘m on a MacBook right now, but as mobility has become less importnat for my work, I‘m just waiting for the next (M3 🤞) refresh and will go back to the iMac.
OP doesn‘t seem to have significant needs wrt speed and storage so a base iMac will be a relatively cheap and immensely compact, tidy and stylish way to scratch that big-screen itch. I say go for it! (Or wait until the refresh and then go for it!)
I think I'd go with a studio display so you can plug your iPad into that and see how you get on.. you can then always buy a Mac mini if the iPad isn't working how you'd like.
If you have an iPad Pro you just need a USB-C to HDMI or DisplayPort (depending on what your monitor needs). In order to charge, or connect other USB devices, you’d need a USB-C hub. I have a USB-C hub I use with either my MBP or my iPad Pro depending on which computer needs the inputs.Okay I really love the tech, but am not super savvy. How does one actually connect the iPad to the display, and does my Magic Keyboard on the iPad then work as the keyboard? I need to know more.
Shopping addictions may end, either voluntarily or with bankruptcy. Many other addictions, sadly, end when the addicted does.I’m just saying that nothing lasts. Not even addictions.
yes it does and you can then also use other bluetooth and trackpad or mouse to connect to.Okay I really love the tech, but am not super savvy. How does one actually connect the iPad to the display, and does my Magic Keyboard on the iPad then work as the keyboard? I need to know more.
You would be best off in my opinion then getting an external display to extend the iPad screen. Then you have the real estate you like, but also should you need a desktop in the future, you can grab a nice Mac mini or something.I don’t really NEED a desktop. I bought the M1 iMac a couple years ago, and wound up letting my daughter have it. I have a 12.9 iPP that does pretty much anything I need.
But I MISS having a big screen, and using a mouse (I know I can use one with my iPad, but I’ve asked about it and it’s not the same).
Also, I have a terrible urge to buy something. I know that sounds terrible, but it’s the truth. Tech, and specifically Apple tech, is pretty much my only real splurge.
So, yall tell me what I want because I know you won’t hold back. Lol
Fair enough!Not at all interested in a laptop. I miss having a big screen and having something I'm not looking down at.
I've tried putting my 12.9 on a stand and using it with a keyboard but it's just not the same.
You can definitely hope for a new iMac 27" a bit longer. I gave up, or rather my 2013 iMac gave up on me last year. It was useless in end.There will be a new larger display iMac eventually (I just know there will), that is what i am holding out for myself. The Mac Studio + display is the best current choice but somehow it just doesn't appeal to me the way the iMac does.
Try to satisfy your need for shopping therapy with other things for a while! Apple will eventually come through with something that will be irresistible!
What would make a difference to me is if I had a way to reliably make two computers identical. If one had to go to the shop for a week, would you miss any thing you needed. Then make one a laptop and the other a desktop and switch between them as you will.I don’t really NEED a desktop. I bought the M1 iMac a couple years ago, and wound up letting my daughter have it. I have a 12.9 iPP that does pretty much anything I need.
But I MISS having a big screen, and using a mouse (I know I can use one with my iPad, but I’ve asked about it and it’s not the same).
Also, I have a terrible urge to buy something. I know that sounds terrible, but it’s the truth. Tech, and specifically Apple tech, is pretty much my only real splurge.
So, yall tell me what I want because I know you won’t hold back. Lol
You first.Give your cash to a decent charity which can really assist those in need and do not keep spending cash to win favour with your grand kids and your daughters.
Won't solve the OP's issuesFair enough!
You could try waiting to see if the rumoured 15” iPad becomes a thing?!