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MacBook or iMac

  • iMac

    Votes: 10 27.0%
  • MacBook Pro

    Votes: 27 73.0%

  • Total voters
    37

AppleTecFan

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I currently have a 2012 15" MacBook Pro(with specs listed below) and a offer has arised. I have been offered a trade for a 2011 27" iMac

With the following specs Core i7, AMD 6970M w/ 2GB GDDR5, 1GB HD.


My MacBook is almost always stationary and I almost never take it out, I mainly game in Windows; would this trade be worth it?

Another question is there any heating issues with iMacs? the main issue is when I use my MacBook it becomes very hot during extended gaming sessions
 
:D The iMac uses a lot of laptop spec parts. So many view it as a glorified laptop. Thus a Macbook Pro on a stand, or stick ;)

Ahhh I understand, but are the specifications are a lot better than the MacBook correct? enough though its sandy bridge
 
Ahhh I understand, but are the specifications are a lot better than the MacBook correct? enough though its sandy bridge

The current ones are Ivy Bridge. iMacs used to be glorified desktops. But now they are a hybrid. It's my understanding that the processors are desktop ones but low voltage variants. I also believe the RAM is notebook RAM.

But the iMacs are fast. MacBook Pros are fast too. You can look up benchmarks but I think the iMacs have an edge. You'd be happy with either when it comes to speed.
 
One is a desktop, the other a notebook. If you must compare, the best approach would be to share what your usage will be. In lieu of that, it's just a waste of time.
 
One is a desktop, the other a notebook. If you must compare, the best approach would be to share what your usage will be. In lieu of that, it's just a waste of time.

Currently, like I said its extended gaming sessions where my MacBook gets pretty hot to the touch (weather could be a factor)
 
The iMac uses some low voltage and some normal processors.


The BTO 3.4 i7 27in uses the 2600 processor where the 2.8 i7 uses the 2600s low voltage variant.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_(Intel-based)



I have the 2011 3.4 i7 and love it.

Ask this question.

Can you live comfortably without portability?

Yes- Get the iMac
No- keep the laptop
 
what type of screen are you using now. If not a 27 incher then that should play into your choice. The beauty of having a MBP IS you can take it to work, travel, school, parks, church, couch, bed, kitchen, Orbit so a portable device is needed. But in your case you sit there for hours and hours, night after night day in and day out playing games. So you would love the 27 inch screen plus you could add more memory and keep it current. Therefore do the deal!
 
what type of screen are you using now. If not a 27 incher then that should play into your choice. The beauty of having a MBP IS you can take it to work, travel, school, parks, church, couch, bed, kitchen, Orbit so a portable device is needed. But in your case you sit there for hours and hours, night after night day in and day out playing games. So you would love the 27 inch screen plus you could add more memory and keep it current. Therefore do the deal!

It is a 15" MacBoob Pro and I also use the Benq Offical MLG Monitor for RTS 24" (RL2450HT). I use the Benq monitor to game, with a CM Quickfire TK and a RAT 7 mouse. I barely actually use the trackpad or the keyboard on the MacBook, I am really on the edge I really want the iMac but I am losing the portability. The times I would take out the MacBook is when I would go for gaming events, I would be losing that ability once I get the iMac. To add I am also currently a student and I do have an iPad (is that enough to carry me through school)

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iMac's are great if you don't really need to have all of your work with you. And since you said that your MBP stays pretty much in the same spot, it's a pretty good trade. But you won't have that ability to take your computer if you travel (even though you said you have an iPad, that may not be enough if you wanted to play some games on a vacation.)
 
Well, with what youve said in this thread, i feel that you game pretty heavily, and you said that you rarely take your laptop away from the desk except for gaming events.

How often do you actually take notes with your mac in class?

and how many times do you go to gaming events?

If its a rather low count. i would actually go for the iMac for your needs.

But in the end, there really isnt a right choice for you, just make the choice that you make the right one.:)
 
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