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OTOH I want to buy or assemble a powerful desktop. I need speed.

• protomyth 16y ago
  Yeah, I was trying to figure out what to replace my 17" MacBook Pro with when I get to that point. I am starting to think a desktop and an iPad would be better than buying another portable.
  • glhaynes 16y ago
    I'm in the same boat. Figured I'd never own a desktop again — why, when I've got a laptop that's plenty powerful? But now a desktop looks potentially more attractive... cheaper, more powerful/expandable, giant screen, and even the fact that it's always in one place is somewhat desirable.
  • gchpaco 16y ago
    I dunno what your experience is with the 17", but I found mine to be a delightful, wonderful machine when set up and ultimately unsatisfying to move from place to place, largely due to the weight. The iPad is very, very portable by comparison.
    • protomyth 16y ago
      It is quite the handful to lug around, but the HD screen is so sweet. I only really take it two or three places, so a desktop / iPad combo might not be bad. on a tangent: I was considering getting an iPad and a Mac mini and switching out the HD with a SSD. The places I need to do heavier stuff all have monitors - so.... Not practical, but the Mac mini fits nicely in a camera bag.
  • MartinCron 16y ago
    I spend most of my time between my desktop (iMac) and iPad. The always-on-ness of my desktop and the instant-on-ness of the iPad make just sitting down and doing things like shopping or checking email so fluid. Waiting the 10-30 seconds for my (generally good) Windows laptop to wake up feels like forever.