Captain Kirk
Limp Gawd
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- Dec 22, 2002
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So as I look to upgrading my 2010 Mini in the next few months, I was playing with the 27" iMacs at the Apple Store the other day. Very, very nice. I feel like the fully loaded 27" has the capability of just crushing the fully loaded 2013 Mini. So thus comes my difficult decision.
On my desk, I have a KVM and a nice sound system tied to a Linux box, a Windows machine (for gaming), and my Mac Mini. The Mac Mini is the "primary" desktop. As it's just got the old 5400rpm hard drive, it's running slow and badly wants for an upgrade. I like the idea of an iMac, but my current desktop doesn't really support two monitors.
So I ask you, shall I:
I don't do anything GPU intensive, so I think the Pro may be overkill. But I also enjoy running a lot of VMs, so maybe the iMac with the additional 16 GBs of RAM trumps the Mini. I just hate how Target Display Mode on the iMac only works with frickin' Thunderbolt .
On my desk, I have a KVM and a nice sound system tied to a Linux box, a Windows machine (for gaming), and my Mac Mini. The Mac Mini is the "primary" desktop. As it's just got the old 5400rpm hard drive, it's running slow and badly wants for an upgrade. I like the idea of an iMac, but my current desktop doesn't really support two monitors.
So I ask you, shall I:
- Wait for the Mac Pro?
- Stick with the 2013 Mac Mini (it's good enough).
- Go with the decked out iMac and rebuild my desk.
I don't do anything GPU intensive, so I think the Pro may be overkill. But I also enjoy running a lot of VMs, so maybe the iMac with the additional 16 GBs of RAM trumps the Mini. I just hate how Target Display Mode on the iMac only works with frickin' Thunderbolt .