Hey All - I currently have a late 2008 15" MacBook Pro. It's a great computer and satisfies all of my needs except for one, a big gorgeous display.
I had originally planned on getting the 24" LED Cinema Display but kept putting it off due to the high cost and now here we are a year and a half later. So, it doesn't make sense for me to buy a brand new display for a computer that is likely 50% through its life cycle (for me anyway).
Since the MacBook Pro never leaves my apartment, I've been thinking of just trying to sell it and springing for a Core i5 27" iMac instead, assuming the Core i5 becomes standard on the entry level 27" iMac soon. Do you guys think:
a.) The Core i5 will be that much better than my 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo?
b.) The lack of room-to-room mobility and net cost of ~$800 is worth that big gorgeous display?
I'm thinking an iMac would look great on my desk (check out the pic) and I can just use my iPhone 4 for surfing the web in bed and on my couch.
Any advice from iMac owners would be great. Thanks!
I had originally planned on getting the 24" LED Cinema Display but kept putting it off due to the high cost and now here we are a year and a half later. So, it doesn't make sense for me to buy a brand new display for a computer that is likely 50% through its life cycle (for me anyway).
Since the MacBook Pro never leaves my apartment, I've been thinking of just trying to sell it and springing for a Core i5 27" iMac instead, assuming the Core i5 becomes standard on the entry level 27" iMac soon. Do you guys think:
a.) The Core i5 will be that much better than my 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo?
b.) The lack of room-to-room mobility and net cost of ~$800 is worth that big gorgeous display?
I'm thinking an iMac would look great on my desk (check out the pic) and I can just use my iPhone 4 for surfing the web in bed and on my couch.
Any advice from iMac owners would be great. Thanks!
