Oh wow. Not many people do this. I'd love to know more about your experience.
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My new 2024 M4 iMac - 512GB/24GB in silver
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I'm looking at the same configuration in green. My base M1 Mini is due to be replaced after the holidays, and I'm seriously considering going back to iMac (I had two previously) for the uncluttered aesthetic.
Your setup is great. Enjoy your new iMac!
Your setup is great. Enjoy your new iMac!
I'm really wondering if I could use an M1 iMac as a screen for my MBA for years in this way. I wonder how long and how effectively it'll be supported.
Don't see why not; go into settings on your MBA, displays and see if you can add your iMac
I was very tempted with the 16" MBP in all honesty, more so with Amazon's pay in 5; but decided that I'd prefer an iMac for the screen size as I use my office as my den too (so like to watch my Youtube channels in here and films that the wife's not interested in watching etc)
I've got my hifi set up in my office as well as a nearly 80 year old art deco chair that's beyond comfy
Cheers
I'm really glad I went for it; my desk feels much tidier now
I've had a few iMacs before too (x2 21.5" and x2 27") - but always ended up with the 1TB FusionDrive
And then a few Mac Mini's too (2012 i&, 2018 Mini and then the M1 Mac Mini and M2 Pro which I didn't have for too long as it never got used)
Yeah I’m not sold on the MacBook, going to return it and stick to my 11” M4 iPad Pro for on the go use.I was very tempted with the 16" MBP in all honesty, more so with Amazon's pay in 5; but decided that I'd prefer an iMac for the screen size as I use my office as my den too (so like to watch my Youtube channels in here and films that the wife's not interested in watching etc)
I've got my hifi set up in my office as well as a nearly 80 year old art deco chair that's beyond comfy
Might upgrade my iMac to what you got.
The thing for me is that I already have an M1 MBA and it does all I need; so the iMac real estate screen is what I really wanted (and what I've got)
I'd highly recommend one
that's my preferred combo to
iPad pro + iMac
currently an M1 but will probably upgrade to M4 in January. This time with more storage and more Memory
I'm doubting between an Orange one and a Silver one
Wait, what ?
You used the MBA as a secondary display for the iMac, or you used the iMac as a secondary display for the MBA ?
I thought Apple removed the ability to use the iMac as a secondary display when they introduced Apple Silicon.
1) How did you do that ?
2) Do you have access to the webcam and speakers of the iMac ?
3) Do you have access to keyboard controls to control the luminosity and sound volume ?
I'd be tempted to buy an old M1 iMac and plug my Mac Mini M2 Pro into it if I could >_>
MBA > M4 iMac - just went into settings, display on my MBA and added the iMac - webcam etc is on the MBA still, but use the iMac screen for Word, PDF & Excel docs etc
I wish! The best you could do is boot them both up separately (on the same Apple ID) and use that Continuity Keyboard feature to control both with one keyboard and mouse. You wouldn't be able to drag windows between them, but it would be a kind of workaround, which is what this guy is doing 👇
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ok that could work, just need one keyboard and trackpad don't use a mouse, both would be on 24/7.
The M1 would just be for video mainly, M4 for everything else.
Re sale doesn't seem too good on the M1 at 3 years old, may as well use it too.
Gives more chargers too.
I've used this Continuity Keyboard feature a little at work, but I have also found it not to work super consistently. Maybe someone else who uses it can chime in here...
When you say 'drag windows' what do you mean?
I was able to drag Word/Excel/Adobe onto the iMac from my MBA, so I could view them on the larger screen to edit etc
I think you would notice a significant difference going from M1 to M4. You’d be going from quite good to Whoa!
No; I mean I dragged the application from my M1 MBA onto the M4 iMac screen (ie dual screen) like I did when I had my M1 Mac Mini and BenQ monitor and hooked up my M1 MBA to the monitor also; and used that as a 2nd screen
I do like how the new iMacs Look and I do wish they had a bigger screen