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<blockquote data-quote="rfrich74" data-source="post: 1320884" data-attributes="member: 221489">Ok, here's my dilemma. I am a die hard PC gamer but I want to move all of my other daily computing over to Mac. We have just purchased a 15&quot; MBP for my wife that she will use exclusively for her school and work. I am looking to complement that with another 1 or 2 macs and a 27&quot; display. My budget is $2500 or so and these are my requirements:27&quot; Cinema Display - Will be used for my primary Mac display and as a display for&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; my PC for games. I am not opposed to a 27&quot; iMac fulfilling this requirement but I really prefer the look of the regular display. Must be able to setup a Mac workstation for the kids. This can be as a second display connected to my primary Mac or another Mac on it's own (My thoughts here have been a Mini or a 21&quot; iMac)In a nutshell I need to be able to display a Mac and PC on a 27&quot; and also be able to have a workstation for the kiddos. I am also looking at a 13&quot; MBP or Air to use for this which would allow portability as well. I hope this isn't too confusing. I know I will have to be looking at a 2010 refurb iMac or the LED Cinema Display given the Thunderbolt limitations with the PC. Here are a couple scenarios I have drummed up:21&quot; iMac + 27&quot; Display. I should be able to use the 27&quot; as a secondary display on the 21&quot; iMac correct? Would I then still be able to attach the PC to the 27&quot; display via a switch, Kanex Snapx or the like?27&quot; Display + 13&quot; MBP or Air. Basically the same scenario except use an LCD I currently own for the kid workstation. Would be using a Henge dock or something similar. Would this work - Docked 13&quot; laptop output to both 27&quot; display and 24&quot; LCD.I would not need to be able to work on both screens at the same time. I just need to be able to setup 2 &quot;workstations&quot; with a display and hopefully have them both run off of one central Mac. Thanks for the help!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rfrich74, post: 1320884, member: 221489"] Ok, here's my dilemma. I am a die hard PC gamer but I want to move all of my other daily computing over to Mac. We have just purchased a 15" MBP for my wife that she will use exclusively for her school and work. I am looking to complement that with another 1 or 2 macs and a 27" display. My budget is $2500 or so and these are my requirements: 27" Cinema Display - Will be used for my primary Mac display and as a display for my PC for games. I am not opposed to a 27" iMac fulfilling this requirement but I really prefer the look of the regular display. Must be able to setup a Mac workstation for the kids. This can be as a second display connected to my primary Mac or another Mac on it's own (My thoughts here have been a Mini or a 21" iMac) In a nutshell I need to be able to display a Mac and PC on a 27" and also be able to have a workstation for the kiddos. I am also looking at a 13" MBP or Air to use for this which would allow portability as well. I hope this isn't too confusing. I know I will have to be looking at a 2010 refurb iMac or the LED Cinema Display given the Thunderbolt limitations with the PC. Here are a couple scenarios I have drummed up: 21" iMac + 27" Display. I should be able to use the 27" as a secondary display on the 21" iMac correct? Would I then still be able to attach the PC to the 27" display via a switch, Kanex Snapx or the like? 27" Display + 13" MBP or Air. Basically the same scenario except use an LCD I currently own for the kid workstation. Would be using a Henge dock or something similar. Would this work - Docked 13" laptop output to both 27" display and 24" LCD. I would not need to be able to work on both screens at the same time. I just need to be able to setup 2 "workstations" with a display and hopefully have them both run off of one central Mac. Thanks for the help! [/QUOTE]

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