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This question always comes up I know. I am really approaching my upgrade time and hope to get my tax return like in a month's time. Should I wait until the end of September or so to get a Mac. I am considering getting a 27 inch iMac with i7 (refurbished) or maxed out new Mac Mini (I have my own 22 inch screen) with SSD which would cost me slightly less than the 27 inch iMac, though I am sure iMac would perform better than the Mac Mini. And there is the option of Macbook Pros but I can't really afford the versions I want. Lower range like 13 inch seem to be very slow by today's standards and for the stuff I want to do.
Should I hold out couple or so months for newer versions of Macbook Pros and iMacs? Or would refresh be further down the track. If I am not mistaken iMacs were refreshed in May? So, perhaps they wouldn't refresh but how about MacBook Pros?
Another question that rises is that whether max spec Mac Mini (i7 and 8 gig ram, without SSD however) can handle Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash CS5 tasks. Or can it handle video editing and 3-D at all? Does anyone have any experience? I am terribly torn between having a new, beast of a PC and buying a Mac. Macs seem more costly but then again the form factor is so inviting (not a huge fan of OSX, I used Snow Leopard at school).
Should I hold out couple or so months for newer versions of Macbook Pros and iMacs? Or would refresh be further down the track. If I am not mistaken iMacs were refreshed in May? So, perhaps they wouldn't refresh but how about MacBook Pros?
Another question that rises is that whether max spec Mac Mini (i7 and 8 gig ram, without SSD however) can handle Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash CS5 tasks. Or can it handle video editing and 3-D at all? Does anyone have any experience? I am terribly torn between having a new, beast of a PC and buying a Mac. Macs seem more costly but then again the form factor is so inviting (not a huge fan of OSX, I used Snow Leopard at school).