Which Option?

Seems to depend on whether you need a portable...

 

Hmmm. I need new glasses...

 

MacBook Pro 15" + 23".

Working across two machines is never easy, keeping data in synch etc. One powerful laptop with a nice external screen at home is the way I would go.

 

The iMac is more or less a 15" MPB without a battery. I would go the MPB and ACD.

 

Of course, having two separate computers would give you a real backup option. A bit of a pain keeping them synched, however, as e says.

 

I agree with the British fellow.

 

I would get the 20" imac and the MB. I think it is good to have a backup machine. Just in case.....right iGary?!

 

See, I'm all complacent now....the spleen is right!

 

I've got the 20" imac core duo and 13.3" macbook option myself.

There are benefits to having two computers rather than 1. What if A - has to be repaired etc.. Also means if your doing a shed load of downloading or printing, you can leave 1 computer to do that, whilst the other is free to be exploited to its full load.

A 23" screen isn't as great a value as a 20" entire computer, even if it does have more pixels.

A macbook rather than a macbook pro simply because the extra grunt the graphic card your missing from a macbook is in your imac, so its not really missing it at all. Apart from on board graphics there's nothing on the macbookpro I couldnt do on a macbook.... Plus your saving $400 more money which you could always put towards a 20" 2005fpw dell monitor too and have either you macbook or your imac connected to it when needed......

 

You're as bad as me with machines...didn't you just get a Mac...Christ, I've lost track of what you had last.

 

LOL theres definetly a mac addiction, I should have added on my post that I already have a dual powermac G5, and ibook, a macmini and a G4 20" imac..... OK I really need the extra backup computers

 

I know it is not a popular opinion, but .Mac really does make backup easy.

I don't actually mean using Backup 3 (although it isn't bad, I can't vouch for it because I've never had to recover from an archive), but rather simply keeping one's important documents on one's iDisk.

I know that option is also available w/ one computer (and then you can download the files onto someone else's computer if you really need them post-hard-drive-crash) but...

Its not just backup; .Mac, in allowing seamless sync'ing of your bookmarks, keychain, etc etc, really does make using multiple machines a pleasure.

 

Definitely White MacBook 2GHZ and 20inch iMAc. They will lok aesome together! Also, you actually may have one computer withoutproblems!

 

There is something about that new mac smell... My name is Brandon and I am a macaholic.

 

An imac and a mbp are pretty pointless. They´re pretty much the portable and non portable versions of the same machine. I´d go for the mbp and acd. It makes the most sense.

 

I say go with the mbp, its so nice to have everything on one computer. If you are waiting until late this year, there is no telling what the new ones will be like, (assuming you'll get something new) but seriously, it really is annoying having files you need on one or the other, go for the mbp.

 

I would go with the MBP and the ACD.

As much as two computers is nice, the ease of only having one computer is nicer.