After the announcement of the Mac Studio display, I was underwhelmed. The display is gorgeous, but spending £1,500 on the display alone with an iMac sitting a couple hundred cheaper is making me question the value I will get from this display vs the price.
Another display is out the question, I want that ~220ppi and would want a new unit (not a refurb 27inch LG UltraFine 5k). I guess I am spoilt with my MacBook Retina display.
The iMac seems like a relatively good buy. I currently have a 16 M1Pro MBP (base spec, bought for the screen, I do not *think* I need the M1 Pro power). I'm just looking for advice here really as to whether I go ahead with an iMac 24 or pick up the display in May (current shipping estimate). I would also benefit having another computer as this would allow the rest of the family to use the machine I am nt. The three specific questions are:
- How seamless is working across multiple Macs? I understand the Desktop and Documents are synced across. Universal Control looks like another step. Has anyone any advice on using multiple Macs. All my documents are synced through iCloud or through web apps.
- Am I leaving performance on the table if I am not using the capabilities of the regular M1? Is the M1 Pro considerably faster for light tasks or negligible? My current workload is multiple spreadsheets and chrome. Apple Music playing in the background and sometimes some light Lightroom/FCP work.
- Is there a huge difference in screen real estate between the 24 and 27 inch? Is it really worth spending more than the cost of the iMac to get a larger screen? Again, anyone with experiences of both screen sizes, any advice would be really helpful.
Thanks for bearing with me, just hoping for some input and guidance here.
Another display is out the question, I want that ~220ppi and would want a new unit (not a refurb 27inch LG UltraFine 5k). I guess I am spoilt with my MacBook Retina display.
The iMac seems like a relatively good buy. I currently have a 16 M1Pro MBP (base spec, bought for the screen, I do not *think* I need the M1 Pro power). I'm just looking for advice here really as to whether I go ahead with an iMac 24 or pick up the display in May (current shipping estimate). I would also benefit having another computer as this would allow the rest of the family to use the machine I am nt. The three specific questions are:
- How seamless is working across multiple Macs? I understand the Desktop and Documents are synced across. Universal Control looks like another step. Has anyone any advice on using multiple Macs. All my documents are synced through iCloud or through web apps.
- Am I leaving performance on the table if I am not using the capabilities of the regular M1? Is the M1 Pro considerably faster for light tasks or negligible? My current workload is multiple spreadsheets and chrome. Apple Music playing in the background and sometimes some light Lightroom/FCP work.
- Is there a huge difference in screen real estate between the 24 and 27 inch? Is it really worth spending more than the cost of the iMac to get a larger screen? Again, anyone with experiences of both screen sizes, any advice would be really helpful.
Thanks for bearing with me, just hoping for some input and guidance here.