iMac or MacBookPro ?

Guys,

i am in the market to upgrade from my PC and get a Mac .. now, the question is .. which MAC ? iMac or MacBookPro ? of course the obvious is known .. but what about speed and stuff like that ? will an iMac work faster than a MPB ? or its pretty much the same ..

the reason why i want to get a MAC is basically for photos and once in a while videos ... but i am in no means a pro so i dont have alot of work except for my goofing around taking pictures ....

so guys .. what do you think ?

Well an imac is an desktop, so you cant transport that around much, compared to the macbook pro which is a laptop and is portable. would you be travelling around and using your macbook pro ?

i used tried both in the local apple shop and the 24 inch imac blew me away compared to the macbook pro which left me wanting a little more how ever do you need the portability

the portablility is the only question i have lingering .... i do travel .. but i will willing to give up portability for something fast and reliable

we have the imac G5 and the powerbook g4 (never any probs in 2 yrs). My son has the macbook pro (for 3months)...he's already had to have warranty service on it because the motherboard died. Then there's some issue with the paint rubbing off...he hates it. My vote is for the imac

theres only a small difference in speed if they are speced the same. I plan on going with a MBP and external monitor and mouse/keyboard, till I can spring for a macpro to replace my PC for main editing.

I have a MBP and I use an iMac fairly regularly-- I really like both, and when I upgrade my PC I'll replace it with an iMac I think. So that's no help at all, but both run very well.

The iMac would be my choice for a desktop machine. The MacBook Pro would be a great road warrior machine, but probably not so great as a desktop substitute.

I have the MacBook Pro, and I love it when I'm traveling, but at home, I don't have to restrict myself to a 17" display, so it stays in the closet. As Zilly says, the 24" iMac display is killer, and in image processing, you can never have too much real estate on your monitor. I currently have two two 23" Apple Cinema Displays connected to my Mac Pro, and that works very well for me.

One other thing......I don't much like the keyboard on the MacBook Pro, and I don't like touchpads either. I carry a separate Apple keyboard and mouse with me.

hmmm .. interesting points on iMac .... i guess its time for me to pay them fruit guys a visit and test out both ... thanks for the input guys !

tsw910 wrote in post #2744921
hmmm .. interesting points on iMac .... i guess its time for me to pay them fruit guys a visit and test out both ... thanks for the input guys !

warning DO NOT TAKE ANY FORM OF PAYMENT

its the devils doing but i have yet to walk out of a apple shop with out buying anything

Zilly wrote in post #2748172
warning DO NOT TAKE ANY FORM OF PAYMENT

its the devils doing but i have yet to walk out of a apple shop with out buying anything

The good news: There are a number of relatively inexpensive items in Apples stores.
The bad news: None of them have CPUs.

One other option could be the following (I only assume this is as easy to do with a MacBook as it is with a Winblows laptop)

Get the Macbook Pro, and get a nice 24" LCD and Keyboard.
Make a Home "docking station" on your desk with the 24" LCD and Keyboard, and then yiou can still take the Macbook on the road

While your at it, for the desktop, set up a USB hub hooked to your Keyboard, Printers and some external hardrives for back ups.. Then one USB plug to your laptop gets it all attached when your home.

You should even be able to use BOTH the external monitor and the built in one side by side..

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #2748490
One other option could be the following (I only assume this is as easy to do with a MacBook as it is with a Winblows laptop)

Get the Macbook Pro, and get a nice 24" LCD and Keyboard.
Make a Home "docking station" on your desk with the 24" LCD and Keyboard, and then yiou can still take the Macbook on the road

While your at it, for the desktop, set up a USB hub hooked to your Keyboard, Printers and some external hardrives for back ups.. Then one USB plug to your laptop gets it all attached when your home.

You should even be able to use BOTH the external monitor and the built in one side by side..

That can be done, but it's a pretty expensive route when compared to the iMac alone.

belmondo wrote in post #2748536
That can be done, but it's a pretty expensive route when compared to the iMac alone.

yeah but its like having a desktop and a laptop

Thats what I'm planning on for a bit while I switch platforms.

belmondo wrote in post #2748536
That can be done, but it's a pretty expensive route when compared to the iMac alone.

Having the best of all worlds never come cheap