With the new feature for universal control, I wonder if anyone here has considered what it would be like to have two iMacs side by side and using them as if its a dual monitor setup. I have seen people post in some threads here that they wish they could get a 2nd monitor that matches the iMac esthetic -- and well, what better way to match the iMac esthetic than to have a second iMac as the second screen?!
Since you can use one set of keyboard and mouse, you can put two of them side by side and in theory use apps on both. Even drag and drop files/images/etc. to each other.
In a way, it's better than dual monitor since each Mac is its own computer so you effectively get double the processing power. Imagine you can work on Final Cut in one (full screen mode) while your productivity apps, messengers, photoshop, etc. run in the other.
You can also run multiple instances of browsers, which would be helpful if you want to be logged into multiple facebooks, google accounts, etc.
I realize the price is high, but some people pay good monitor for high quality monitors and maybe some are willing to pay for the aesthetics.
One good way might be to get a base level for $1249 (Amazon price) -- almost same price as the 27 inch 5K LG monitor many buy except this includes a whole Mac too while sacrificing only a bit of screen real estate. This would be used for browsing, messengers, document editing, etc. Then get a higher spec one (more RAM and space) that would run the heavy duty stuff (final cut, development stuff, etc).
Then if you have a compatible MacBook Air or Pro already, you can effectively be using triple screens -- except each one is its own computer so no slow downs at all from having many, many apps open across 3 computers.
I am not sure if the Airplay to Mac supports it as a second screen or only mirroring, but potentially if it supports it as a second screen that would give people the ability to just use it straight up as a second monitor without needing to keep up 2 different installations of the OS.
I am not personally thinking of doing this myself quite yet but it is an interesting thought. I wonder if anyone here has considered this and what the pros and cons might be.
Since you can use one set of keyboard and mouse, you can put two of them side by side and in theory use apps on both. Even drag and drop files/images/etc. to each other.
In a way, it's better than dual monitor since each Mac is its own computer so you effectively get double the processing power. Imagine you can work on Final Cut in one (full screen mode) while your productivity apps, messengers, photoshop, etc. run in the other.
You can also run multiple instances of browsers, which would be helpful if you want to be logged into multiple facebooks, google accounts, etc.
I realize the price is high, but some people pay good monitor for high quality monitors and maybe some are willing to pay for the aesthetics.
One good way might be to get a base level for $1249 (Amazon price) -- almost same price as the 27 inch 5K LG monitor many buy except this includes a whole Mac too while sacrificing only a bit of screen real estate. This would be used for browsing, messengers, document editing, etc. Then get a higher spec one (more RAM and space) that would run the heavy duty stuff (final cut, development stuff, etc).
Then if you have a compatible MacBook Air or Pro already, you can effectively be using triple screens -- except each one is its own computer so no slow downs at all from having many, many apps open across 3 computers.
I am not sure if the Airplay to Mac supports it as a second screen or only mirroring, but potentially if it supports it as a second screen that would give people the ability to just use it straight up as a second monitor without needing to keep up 2 different installations of the OS.
I am not personally thinking of doing this myself quite yet but it is an interesting thought. I wonder if anyone here has considered this and what the pros and cons might be.
