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Please help me choose a new multi screen system
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<blockquote data-quote="GregP" data-source="post: 1519694" data-attributes="member: 303141"><p>Thanks for taking the time to reply again Nick </p><p></p><p>You are totally right, the non apple alternatives for display and hard drive are much cheaper. If anything I could compromise on the back up drive, but not the monitor.</p><p></p><p>Regarding aesthetics, I just like uniformity in what is in front of me. The tb displays are more minimalist and better looking but the screen quality isnt as good as the new mac, and they are due for an upgrade any time soon. Dropping £1700 on 'old tech' displays for them to be updated soon after I buy them would bother me a lot, to say the least. Especially when I am sacrificing overall performance using a mac mini just to have them</p><p></p><p>Despite the above, maybe I should get a mid level mac to start and see where things go. I may be running photoshop more than originally planned and it is a good base to start. Then add a tb display afterwards if they are updated and/or I feel the need.</p><p></p><p>I have a solid oak 170cm desk being delivered wednesday which was purposefully purchased to allow for two screens if it went that way</p><p></p><p>The two mac idea is simply because the end cost for a mac, tb display, time capsule isn't that far away and I wondered if it was, and I mean this in the loosest sense on the word, the sensible choice? (given what I am looking for) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GregP, post: 1519694, member: 303141"] Thanks for taking the time to reply again Nick You are totally right, the non apple alternatives for display and hard drive are much cheaper. If anything I could compromise on the back up drive, but not the monitor. Regarding aesthetics, I just like uniformity in what is in front of me. The tb displays are more minimalist and better looking but the screen quality isnt as good as the new mac, and they are due for an upgrade any time soon. Dropping £1700 on 'old tech' displays for them to be updated soon after I buy them would bother me a lot, to say the least. Especially when I am sacrificing overall performance using a mac mini just to have them Despite the above, maybe I should get a mid level mac to start and see where things go. I may be running photoshop more than originally planned and it is a good base to start. Then add a tb display afterwards if they are updated and/or I feel the need. I have a solid oak 170cm desk being delivered wednesday which was purposefully purchased to allow for two screens if it went that way The two mac idea is simply because the end cost for a mac, tb display, time capsule isn't that far away and I wondered if it was, and I mean this in the loosest sense on the word, the sensible choice? (given what I am looking for) :) [/QUOTE]
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