I currently have a quad core nMP on order - 32GB RAM 512GB SSD D200 Graphics.
I've been going back and forth (and back and forth!) whether getting the fully maxed iMac is still the way to go for my uses
My current setup is a 2011 Macbook Air(!) connected to the Thunderbolt Display.
My daily use is as-follows- I run Parallels Desktop 9 any time the computer is on with windows 7. I have a manufacturing ERP system running, Microsoft Outlook 2013s and also am forced to keep an ancient version of a customized access database running.For that, Any major query that I run almost always pegs the CPU of my poor MBA and the fans spin up immediately.
On the Mac side, I've got just the standard- lots of Safari Windows, Omnifocus and Mac Mail.
Right now, I can "take" my office with me and work remotely with the MBA, which is why I bought it in the first place. However I can't use my office VPN reliably, so i intend to switch to Back to My Mac and remotely looking into whatever desktop computer i get. We can't get Wake On Lan to work at the present time, so at least in the near term, the computer is going to be running 24/7 (i.e. not going to sleep at all).
Now, I'm frequently pegging my MBA with my daily uses, however, both machines are leaps and bounds above what I'm currently running, so I have no idea whether I'd be maxxing out either machine from day one or not.
The pros for the iMac is that I could hook up my existing thunderbolt display and go dual-display from day one.
The pros for the nMP is that it's designed to run flat out for long periods of time, and that I would have no worries leaving it on for 24/7 with zero sleeping for me to access it whenever I would need it.
From the insane amount of research I've been doing, everything points to the fact that a maxxed out iMac should more than be adequate, however every time I attempt to switch the order around, I back out and stick with the nMP order I have.
I'm just worried that the iMac won't be able to handle being up and running 24/7. On the other hand, except for the 24/7 part, I basically run everything I need to on an older MBA, so clearly my computational needs are not insane.
Thoughts, o great macrumors community?
I've been going back and forth (and back and forth!) whether getting the fully maxed iMac is still the way to go for my uses
My current setup is a 2011 Macbook Air(!) connected to the Thunderbolt Display.
My daily use is as-follows- I run Parallels Desktop 9 any time the computer is on with windows 7. I have a manufacturing ERP system running, Microsoft Outlook 2013s and also am forced to keep an ancient version of a customized access database running.For that, Any major query that I run almost always pegs the CPU of my poor MBA and the fans spin up immediately.
On the Mac side, I've got just the standard- lots of Safari Windows, Omnifocus and Mac Mail.
Right now, I can "take" my office with me and work remotely with the MBA, which is why I bought it in the first place. However I can't use my office VPN reliably, so i intend to switch to Back to My Mac and remotely looking into whatever desktop computer i get. We can't get Wake On Lan to work at the present time, so at least in the near term, the computer is going to be running 24/7 (i.e. not going to sleep at all).
Now, I'm frequently pegging my MBA with my daily uses, however, both machines are leaps and bounds above what I'm currently running, so I have no idea whether I'd be maxxing out either machine from day one or not.
The pros for the iMac is that I could hook up my existing thunderbolt display and go dual-display from day one.
The pros for the nMP is that it's designed to run flat out for long periods of time, and that I would have no worries leaving it on for 24/7 with zero sleeping for me to access it whenever I would need it.
From the insane amount of research I've been doing, everything points to the fact that a maxxed out iMac should more than be adequate, however every time I attempt to switch the order around, I back out and stick with the nMP order I have.
I'm just worried that the iMac won't be able to handle being up and running 24/7. On the other hand, except for the 24/7 part, I basically run everything I need to on an older MBA, so clearly my computational needs are not insane.
Thoughts, o great macrumors community?