iMac or Macbook Pro

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  1. soway6, Mar 2, 2010

    soway6 macrumors newbie

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    Right now I have a black plastic macbook 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB ram and the Intel GMA X3100 graphics card. So its not the most powerful computer. I need so advice on what should be my next computer.

    Right now I'm trying to decide between getting the 27inch i7 top of the line iMac or waiting for the quadcore Macbook Pros and getting one of those in the 13inch. I do have an external display so screen size is no issue.

    The Macbook I have right now does all the basics well but I would really like a more powerful machine. I don't need a Mac Pro though.

    Thanks for any help.
     
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  2. spinnerlys, Mar 2, 2010

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    Get the Mac Pro, as that seems to fit most of your needs. But you might loose the ability to move the computer around the house if you're more interested in couch surfing.


    To be serious, how should we know what your next computer should be?
    We can't deduce your computational needs by just looking at the Mac you currently have.

    I went from an iBook to an iMac to a MacBook to a MacBook Pro.
    Not because someone said so, but because of my needs at that time.
     
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  3. delux246, Mar 2, 2010

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    what would you use the mac for mostly? do you need to take it with you? if you just need power, get the imac. if you need mobility, get the mbp
     
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  4. polotska, Mar 2, 2010

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    When you say that you need more power, what do you mean? What capabilities of the MacBook are you finding limiting?
     
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  5. Badger^2, Mar 2, 2010

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    13" MBPs will not get an i5 or i7 chip.

    if they do get an i3 (which I doubt) it will only be marginally faster than the current C2D chip.

    So waiting for a new model 13" MBP is fine, but dont expect anything too grand.
     
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