I have been using my old trusty Macbook Pro since 2008 and over the years it had served me well. I use it mainly to edit photos and also used to bring it around to create photo slideshows on assignment. It really has seen better days and now I am thinking of replacing it. With the upcoming WWDC in June, I am sure Apple will somehow refresh the line-up either with a processor bump or who knows create a brand new product altogether. That got me thinking, if I were to replace my existing machine, should it be with another Macbook Pro or should I replace it with an iMac?
Based on some online benchmark results, the 15″ Macbook Pro Retina (most basic model with no upgrades) display outperforms the iMac 27-inch:2.9Ghz (the lowest spec iMac) using Geekbench 2. This is definitely due to the all solid state architecture of the Macbook Pro retina display. But I really do love that gorgeous 27″ monitor and if I really do opt for the iMac, I would gladly swap over to that machine and play my Starcraft 2 games on it. I guess the thing nowadays is that I am finding less and less time now for that kind of work as I am quite tied up with my day job and it has reached a point where my next laptop replacement at work, I am gonna ask the IT department to allow me to install a SSD on that laptop so that it runs faster and smoother.
So what do you think folks? A Macbook Pro? An iMac with that gorgeous 27″ screen size? The MBP is a little pricier as well so that definitely does add into the overall equation.
MBP with top specs and external Dell 27" IPS external monitor for when you are at home.
Sounds tempting! I can opt for the monitor since I already have my Dell 24" IPS monitor from way back.