So, I've got $1500 from a scholarship to kick to a new computer. At present, I already own a 15'' Powerbook and it's working ok (slowing down and it does a weird thing where the monitor doesn't come on during start up). Next year, I will have to write my undergraduate thesis and I don't know that I will want to rely on my current computer to take me all the way through that.
Suffice to say, no matter what I choose I will have a laptop and some other type of computer. My option for the Mac Book Pro is the lowest priced one but, I have more options with the 24 inch IMac. I could even get the 24 inch monster. Of course, I will have to kick in a little of my own money to actually cover the entire cost, but I'm trying to figure out what the best use of my money. I would imagine that the Imac wouldn't succumb to obsolescence as fast as the MBP would, but I am not really sure. Are their any rumors of new mac products to be released soon?
I want to know what would you guys do in my situation because I can't decide. My main uses are music (garageband, finale, itunes, logic, pro tools), word processing, movie viewing (maybe some short video recording and editing if I had one of those neato cameras built in), and very light gaming (halo and the sims from time to time). I know I'll get way more horsepower and hard drive space out of the imac (I already have a 500gb external drive filled up), but I have not owned a desktop in over 5 years. I certainly enjoy the mobility of a laptop and I'll still own one even if I got the Imac. I just can't decide.
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