With everything else that is going on right now I forewarn you that this will definitely be classed as a ‘first world problem’ post.
I’ve always worked from home but done so from an ill-advised setup - at the dining room table, on the sofa, (propped up) in bed etc. although the recent lockdown forced me into new working patterns. Since I can remember I have been a Mac user and I’m now planning to invest some money in my new setup although having a difficult time trying to figure out what to do. I’m not a power user nor one that crunches massive data sets or edits (any) video. I use a lot of web applications, spreadsheets, powerpoint slides etc. but that’s about it. A power office user lets say.
I’m very much into new tech and I got it into my head that buying an Apple Pro Display XDR and Mac Pro base model w/ 2TB would be a cool thing to do. Crazy? yes. Cool? Well, to me yes. The problem is that this comes to £12k which I can stretch to but it does seem like a fantastic amount of money to use it for my PowerPoint slides.
I’ve also considered a multi-monitor (quad 27” 4k displays) hooked into a Mac Pro or maybe even a Mac mini. Does anyone have any takes on what a cool alternative setup could be for c£8k or whether its one of those ‘jump off the cliff' moments and buy the Pro setup...? Any contributions appreciated.
I’ve always worked from home but done so from an ill-advised setup - at the dining room table, on the sofa, (propped up) in bed etc. although the recent lockdown forced me into new working patterns. Since I can remember I have been a Mac user and I’m now planning to invest some money in my new setup although having a difficult time trying to figure out what to do. I’m not a power user nor one that crunches massive data sets or edits (any) video. I use a lot of web applications, spreadsheets, powerpoint slides etc. but that’s about it. A power office user lets say.
I’m very much into new tech and I got it into my head that buying an Apple Pro Display XDR and Mac Pro base model w/ 2TB would be a cool thing to do. Crazy? yes. Cool? Well, to me yes. The problem is that this comes to £12k which I can stretch to but it does seem like a fantastic amount of money to use it for my PowerPoint slides.
I’ve also considered a multi-monitor (quad 27” 4k displays) hooked into a Mac Pro or maybe even a Mac mini. Does anyone have any takes on what a cool alternative setup could be for c£8k or whether its one of those ‘jump off the cliff' moments and buy the Pro setup...? Any contributions appreciated.