New topic: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requested.
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=47042> Page 1 of 1 [ 8 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message HMARROQUINC Post subject: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requested.Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:35 pm Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 464 Location: Guatemala, Central America Sorry if this should be posted elsewhere but here it goes. I'm new to the Mac world, I do have a Mac and have had one in one configuration or other for a few years but not until recently hace I had the need or desire to develop for OS X. I was about to purchase a new Macbook Pro with all the bells and whistles for around $2,000 but today I was offered a bargain iMac 27" intel dual core 3.3Ghz, 8GB RAM (which I would update to 16 immediately), Late 2009 model. I like the size of the screen and all but would you Mac guys think this is an acceptable option for RS developing? Sure, the new system with an i7 processor is tempting but I'm being offered the used Mac for the equivalent of $500 which is more tempting. You guys think that this is enough system to use for around a year or so? Not being cheap, just money conscious. _________________ Future RS guru. Ride the world! Top Sky Stream Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:24 pm Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:27 am Posts: 386 Location: New Jersey Currently, I have 5 mac's and one 10 inch lenovo laptop in my computer arsenal. Development wise, I use: - macbook pro 15 inch - i7 2 GHz, 4 GB mem, 225 GB SDD - mac mini server - i7 2 GHz, 8 GB mem, 120 GB SSD, 500 7200 RPM (powers 2 Dell 24 inch monitors) on both mac's its not uncommon for me to run 1 or 2 Virtual Machines and a number of other applications including Real Studio. I have found both systems meet all my needs and then some. If you are looking for portable solution, then macbook pro 15 inch is the way to go. If you are looking for a desktop solution, a Mac Mini fully loaded with two displays. _________________ - Rich Last edited by Sky Stream on Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:31 pm, edited 1 time in total. Top gisborne Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:27 pm Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:34 pm Posts: 188 Location: Austin, TX That's a great deal. If you don't need to be moving about with it, get that. Put 12 or 16GB of RAM in it, if it doesn't have that already. Get a second monitor of some kind. At current prices, I think you'd be crazy not to get a 27", but get something. FWIW, I alternate between a dual-screen 27" like that, and a maxed-out 11" Macbook Air. Both are terrific, in their own way. Honestly, if you're considering a laptop, I say get the 11" Air. I've owned this, a 13" Air, and a Macbook. If you're getting a machine to be portable, get one that maximizes portability. When you want it, you can plug it into a large external monitor. _________________ Read my book, Real OOP with REALbasic Guyren G Howe Relevant Logic LLC guyren-at-relevantlogic.com ~ http://relevantlogic.com REALbasic, PHP, Ruby/Rails, Python programming PostgreSQL, MySQL database design and consulting Technical writing and training Top Sky Stream Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:34 pm Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:27 am Posts: 386 Location: New Jersey Here is a snapshot of my current setup: _________________ - Rich Top gisborne Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:56 pm Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:34 pm Posts: 188 Location: Austin, TX Also, consider wall-mounting it. _________________ Read my book, Real OOP with REALbasic Guyren G Howe Relevant Logic LLC guyren-at-relevantlogic.com ~ http://relevantlogic.com REALbasic, PHP, Ruby/Rails, Python programming PostgreSQL, MySQL database design and consulting Technical writing and training Top HMARROQUINC Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:27 am Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 464 Location: Guatemala, Central America Sky Stream wrote:Here is a snapshot of my current setup: Nice setup! I'm impressed. _________________ Future RS guru. Ride the world! Top HMARROQUINC Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:39 am Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 464 Location: Guatemala, Central America gisborne wrote:That's a great deal. If you don't need to be moving about with it, get that. Put 12 or 16GB of RAM in it, if it doesn't have that already. Get a second monitor of some kind. At current prices, I think you'd be crazy not to get a 27", but get something. FWIW, I alternate between a dual-screen 27" like that, and a maxed-out 11" Macbook Air. Both are terrific, in their own way. Honestly, if you're considering a laptop, I say get the 11" Air. I've owned this, a 13" Air, and a Macbook. If you're getting a machine to be portable, get one that maximizes portability. When you want it, you can plug it into a large external monitor. I own a laptops in 10", 15"' and 18" from atom, i5 and i7 processors but those are windows systems. Also I have a couple of windows based desktops. However the only Mac that I currently own is defenitelly not suited for developing. I have considered the Mac Air in 11" but my aging eyes might suffer a bit. However the question remains: is the core duo iMac good enough? As I mentioned, the price is very attractive. But I don't want to regret throwing $500 out the window if it's not a good choice. _________________ Future RS guru. Ride the world! Top gisborne Post subject: Re: Not programing question. Opinion on a mac system requestPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:57 am Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:34 pm Posts: 188 Location: Austin, TX I don't believe the content of the 11" screen is particularly small; there's just less of it. If you get a good one, it's a perfectly adequate development machine. For me, I use it when I don't want to stand at my desk and use the big screen, but prefer to lounge. Or if I want to go somewhere. It's at the "going somewhere" that it is just brilliant. I sold a 13" Air to buy this one, and the contrast is amazing. As something you can just take anywhere, it's unparalleled. The thing is fast enough for development. The only real issue to my mind is the storage. I paid for the 512GB version, but I paid dearly. But other than that, a great arrangement would be a bluetooth keyboard and mouse and external 27" display that you dock with when you want to be at your desk, and then you can undock and be free. _________________ Read my book, Real OOP with REALbasic Guyren G Howe Relevant Logic LLC guyren-at-relevantlogic.com ~ http://relevantlogic.com REALbasic, PHP, Ruby/Rails, Python programming PostgreSQL, MySQL database design and consulting Technical writing and training Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 8 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. 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