I’m on a cycle of upgrading to a new computer every 3 years. Once I’m sure I’m satisfied with the new one, I sell the old one on eBay.
I got my current MacBook Pro in fall 2007 so it’s about that time again. I’ve decided to switch back to an iMac (I had a 17″ G5 iMac as my computer before the MacBook Pro) for a couple reasons.
- I want (I’d call it need but I know it’s really a want) a gigantic hard drive. In the iMac I can get a 2tb hard drive which is 4 times as big as I can possibly get in a laptop.
- I complain whenever I take my laptop anywhere with me because it’s heavy and I hate lugging it around so if I’m going to leave it at home all the time anyway, I can get massively superior tech specs at a cheaper price.
The beautiful 27″ Quad Core i7 iMacs I’ve been anticipating were released today and since I’ve been plotting for several months now to get one, I went right ahead and ordered it. For options in addition to the i7 processor, I got the wired keyboard with numeric key pad, iWork, 2tb hard drive, and the new Magic Trackpad to tinker around with.
And before completing my order, I made sure to click through eBates which offers 1% cash back on purchases from apple.com so I’ll get over $20 cash back on this order I’d be placing anyway.
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I am so jealous. That is the Big Pappa of iMacs. I bought a Mac Mini in January. I like it, but if my funds had not been limited, I would have purchased the iMac.
Also, thanks for the tip about ebates. I love saving money.
If I had the money to spend right now, I would so be ordering the exact same. My cat recently knocked my old MacBook Pro onto the floor and now it won’t turn on (tried everything, sadly), so I’m in need of a new one anyway. It’s so…shiny!! Plus, who can beat 2TB?
dang cats breaking apple stuff. my cat knocked my wwdc 1994 apple alarm clock on the floor and now the alarm function doesn’t work anymore.
Congrats1 I have had my macbook pro for 3.5 years and it lags a bit so I want to upgrade but not sure if I really need one. I think it’s more of a want.