Ive been waiting for the new imac upgrade but now looking at my options. I currently use my 2019 15" MacBook pro and my old 2012 imac 27 as a monitor, but my laptop was always bought to just be a portable computer so I didn't upgrade HD capacity or RAM. Im a textile designer so use Adobe - mostly Photoshop and have sometimes pretty big files with lots of layers. The MBP is pretty good but Im constantly having to delete stuff off it and it could do with more ram which i know isn't possible.
Im pretty disappointed about the studio mac as from a price perspective, the imac has always served me well. And up until the last 9-12 months I was still using my imac. One issue is the compact design of the imac, I dont want my whole work desk to be full of computer stuff as I also have a wacom tablet. And I paint and draw and use iPad pro on the same desk.
I guess my current thinking is do i get just the mac studio (not monitor) and can I use it with the imac as a display? It just plugs in with an adaptor into the USB c port on my laptop so Im not sure if that means it would work with the studio mac.
Also annoying is the extra cost with keyboard and mouse!! I dont mind spending the money on apple upgrades when it comes time as I do get years out of them but this feels like a gigantic leap in cost and for unnecessary means!!! Or do i just hang tight to see if they do upgrade the imac 27. It seems like a market gap to me as I think graphic designers generally would need similar specs to me.
any advice welcome
Im pretty disappointed about the studio mac as from a price perspective, the imac has always served me well. And up until the last 9-12 months I was still using my imac. One issue is the compact design of the imac, I dont want my whole work desk to be full of computer stuff as I also have a wacom tablet. And I paint and draw and use iPad pro on the same desk.
I guess my current thinking is do i get just the mac studio (not monitor) and can I use it with the imac as a display? It just plugs in with an adaptor into the USB c port on my laptop so Im not sure if that means it would work with the studio mac.
Also annoying is the extra cost with keyboard and mouse!! I dont mind spending the money on apple upgrades when it comes time as I do get years out of them but this feels like a gigantic leap in cost and for unnecessary means!!! Or do i just hang tight to see if they do upgrade the imac 27. It seems like a market gap to me as I think graphic designers generally would need similar specs to me.
any advice welcome