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Originally Posted by Snoop Monkey Monk
I'm thinking of going the craigslist or apple refurbished route since I only want to spend max $1000 all in  |
Wait a bit. The current macbook pro is due for a major upgrade (exterior and the guts). You might be able to score an i7 Macbook Pro for cheap on CL/refurb from apple after that. Suppose to happen within a month or two.
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Originally Posted by Simplex123
^ why did you decide on a mac mini + thunderbolt display instead of an iMac?
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More than anything, flexibility and portability. I don't need the graphic power from iMac and the concept of iMac never appealed to me. Mainly because I upgrade quite often and my monitors always outlast my system.
To give you an idea, my last monitor was a dell 3007, that I bought since it came out and replaced it late last year. And I only replaced it because I got tired of the constant glitch between Mini displayport and the dual-link DVI adapter. I'd have kept it as it still worked like new.
System on the other hand: PC core-2-duo-->PC quadcore-->Macbook Pro i5 15-->Macbook Pro i7 17-->Mac Mini+MBA.