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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 843954" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>As much research as you're doing, looks like you're the type that still enjoys learning new things. That's a big plus from the start. Getting your tasks accomplished will be different and there will be a learning curve, albeit not as big as someone touching a windows machine for the first time.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you're going to put the large screen or the iMac at home and carry the notebook to work. For a proper recommendation, need to know how much you are going to be using the notebook at work? If you'll be using it more than just occasionally, you'll find that 13" MB screen is going to be too small. Especially if you're getting into your 40's and your arms are already or soon will be getting too short. Sorry, us old farts take age into consideration also. My recommendations would not be the same for a 25 yr old as they would be for a 50 yr old.</p><p></p><p>A third option would be to get the MB, a 22-24" monitor for work and home and then build yourself a gaming rig for home. A pretty darn good gaming rig can be built for about $1200 with the new i7 920 chip and O/C it. And this option would be cheaper by a tad than option 2. Or just get yourself an Xbox or PS3 for your gaming needs. The problem with building a new rig, if you end up being one of those that really likes OS X, 12 months down the road you may find yourself regretting not getting the iMac instead of having yet another Win box in the house.</p><p></p><p>As an old PC gamer, option 2 does not sound insane to me. Of course, a good recommendation also depends on what your real budget happens to be. If I was ready to buy, don't think I'd wait for a new iMac though. This model just came out in March, so you'll more than likely have a 6-8 month wait for a new lineup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 843954, member: 24160"] As much research as you're doing, looks like you're the type that still enjoys learning new things. That's a big plus from the start. Getting your tasks accomplished will be different and there will be a learning curve, albeit not as big as someone touching a windows machine for the first time. Sounds like you're going to put the large screen or the iMac at home and carry the notebook to work. For a proper recommendation, need to know how much you are going to be using the notebook at work? If you'll be using it more than just occasionally, you'll find that 13" MB screen is going to be too small. Especially if you're getting into your 40's and your arms are already or soon will be getting too short. Sorry, us old farts take age into consideration also. My recommendations would not be the same for a 25 yr old as they would be for a 50 yr old. A third option would be to get the MB, a 22-24" monitor for work and home and then build yourself a gaming rig for home. A pretty darn good gaming rig can be built for about $1200 with the new i7 920 chip and O/C it. And this option would be cheaper by a tad than option 2. Or just get yourself an Xbox or PS3 for your gaming needs. The problem with building a new rig, if you end up being one of those that really likes OS X, 12 months down the road you may find yourself regretting not getting the iMac instead of having yet another Win box in the house. As an old PC gamer, option 2 does not sound insane to me. Of course, a good recommendation also depends on what your real budget happens to be. If I was ready to buy, don't think I'd wait for a new iMac though. This model just came out in March, so you'll more than likely have a 6-8 month wait for a new lineup. [/QUOTE]
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