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tmartin2347

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Ive owned multiple iPods and on my 2nd iPhone, but am getting the itch to jump from PC to Mac very soon.
This winter so far I've geared up with a 2nd generation apple tv, and the airport extreme.
I'm hoping within the next 6 months to either own a iMac or MacBook pro.
Anyone have suggestions on what I should go with from past experience. I love laptops cause of their portability, but at the same time think having a 27" iMac would be amazing, especially since I like photography.

So if anyone wants to share some advice that would be greatly appreciated.
 
Why not get a Macbook Pro and an external monitor. You can use whatever monitor you used with your PC as an external monitor with an inexpensive display port to vga adapter. That's what I do. I have a Samsung syncmaster 171s but when I'm able to afford it, I'd like a 23 in monitor capable of 1600 x 1200.

There are quite a few 1080p monitors around these days so I might compromise on the vertical resolution to save money because 1920 horizontal is plenty for me to work on two documents side by side.

I have a white Macbook and its Applecare will be running out in a few weeks. I suppose I might replace it. Then again, perhaps I'll wait until right after Apple releases some new hotness.

Keep an eye on the Macrumors Buyers' Guides. They let you know whether a product is "stale" and about to be replaced. As Apple almost always provides desirable upgrades with every new hardware release, it's best to avoid buying at the end of a product cycle unless you simply can't wait.

hope this helps...
 
r0k said:
Why not get a Macbook Pro and an external monitor. You can use whatever monitor you used with your PC as an external monitor with an inexpensive display port to vga adapter. That's what I do. I have a Samsung syncmaster 171s but when I'm able to afford it, I'd like a 23 in monitor capable of 1600 x 1200.

There are quite a few 1080p monitors around these days so I might compromise on the vertical resolution to save money because 1920 horizontal is plenty for me to work on two documents side by side.

I have a white Macbook and its Applecare will be running out in a few weeks. I suppose I might replace it. Then again, perhaps I'll wait until right after Apple releases some new hotness.

Keep an eye on the Macrumors Buyers' Guides. They let you know whether a product is "stale" and about to be replaced. As Apple almost always provides desirable upgrades with every new hardware release, it's best to avoid buying at the end of a product cycle unless you simply can't wait.

hope this helps...
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Someone I work with mentioned getting a MBP and then getting an external monitor, I think that might just be what I get.


Now it's to choose between the 13", and the 15" MBP. I would go with 17" like my current dell inspiron 9300 but I think for portability I'm going to shrink it down a bit.
 
I don't think you'll have to wait that long, but Sandy Bridge is a pretty good improvement (especially CPU-wise) over previous Intel Core processors. And Apple will (hopefully) introduce a new GPU to replace the aging 330M.
 
Good luck with your new Mac! I've got an iMac and Macbook and both are great. If I had to choose I would go with a portable purely down to the versatility.

If someone is carrying it around a lot and doesn't need a hugely powerful system I would go for a Macbook Air with an external screen. If you prefer a slightly heavier machine but more power then a MB pro with external screen would be awesome.

Either way you'll have a brilliant machine.
 
Get a an i5 15" MacBook Pro with 2.53 GHz, and a good, (non-apple), monitor. That thing has the body of a laptop, but the soul of gaming rig.
 
I do serious photography and I love the versatility and power of my 15" MBP and high end external monitor. If you do a lot of photography and photo editing you might find a non-glossy monitor is better. I did have a 27" iMac and 13" MBP but sold them for what's in my signature
 
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