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New to the Apple Universe - pondering about options
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 844161" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>If you can get a 15"-17" Dell for $700 that will do everything you need for work - that's what I'd get. Add a docking station and a large monitor for the office and you're good to go. Hopefully work would pay for all of that.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to the job, always go for the best equipment for the job. The best equipment is not always the most expensive, but the one that increases productivity. For a machine to be worth the additional expenditure, it would need to increase productivity to save labor to pay itself. You're not really going to find any time savings with a Mac in a work environment where you already have your workflow down.</p><p></p><p>As for your Apple lust - for most of us it gets worse after you get your first Mac. My first one - a MBP. Have added a MB, 2 iPods and 2 iPhones to the collection and still want both a mini and an iMac. Where will it stop? </p><p></p><p>Nevermind, we were talking about your lust. It really depends on how much personal time you spend on a computer at home. If you're on one a fair amount of time, think I'd go with the iMac. If not, the iPhone may tide your lust. Since you haven't been into gaming for a while, either one of these may provide you with enough entertainment value for the time you have available for that pastime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 844161, member: 24160"] If you can get a 15"-17" Dell for $700 that will do everything you need for work - that's what I'd get. Add a docking station and a large monitor for the office and you're good to go. Hopefully work would pay for all of that. When it comes to the job, always go for the best equipment for the job. The best equipment is not always the most expensive, but the one that increases productivity. For a machine to be worth the additional expenditure, it would need to increase productivity to save labor to pay itself. You're not really going to find any time savings with a Mac in a work environment where you already have your workflow down. As for your Apple lust - for most of us it gets worse after you get your first Mac. My first one - a MBP. Have added a MB, 2 iPods and 2 iPhones to the collection and still want both a mini and an iMac. Where will it stop? Nevermind, we were talking about your lust. It really depends on how much personal time you spend on a computer at home. If you're on one a fair amount of time, think I'd go with the iMac. If not, the iPhone may tide your lust. Since you haven't been into gaming for a while, either one of these may provide you with enough entertainment value for the time you have available for that pastime. [/QUOTE]
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