Selling powerful iMac for Retina MacBook

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Selling powerful iMac for Retina MacBook

Dear friends and fellow Apple enthusiasts,

I am considering the possibility of selling my iMac to fund a retina MacBook. The screen really won me over when playing with it in an Apple Store.

My iMac specs are as follows:

27-INCH, Mid 2010

Processor 3.6 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB

256 GB SSD + 1TB HDD

It is in flawless and mint condition. I am hoping to get enough to fund the Retina MacBook (around £1500), as I get HE discount.

I have a 24" Apple Cinema display I can connect the Retina MacBook to. I will use it only as my home workstation, as I already own a 13" MacBook air.

So my Question(s) are as follows:

1) Will the MacBook match the power of my current iMac (I like to edit photos, play some music, play WoW)

2) Is this move worth it, or silly?

3) How will the 24" display look when connected to the retina? Can I use this external display as an "extension"?

4) Can my Imac get my asking price? (I spent £2300 on it, and it still has warranty for another 13 months)

Thanks guys.

Posted on Jun 22, 2012 2:22 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 22, 2012 2:40 PM in response to Fireball Dragon

Hi,

I will answer your questions in order.

1. The new Retina MBP should match your iMac's performance or even better according to GeekBench.

2. Choosing the Retina is totally up to you. Do you think it will benefit you? You won't go wrong either way.

3. The 24" display will look normal. You can use it as an extension.

4. You should get your asking price.

What model Retina MBP are you looking to get and how are you gonna store all your stuff?

Hope this helps.

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Answer 2

Jun 22, 2012 3:02 PM in response to richboy247

Hi richboy247,

The question you raise about storing data is a conundrum I face.

I was considering an external HDD, as my current iTunes library alone is over 700GB.

I hope this isn't going off-topic, but if I use an external HDD, can Time Machine make a back-up of the external HDD? (so essentially, I have a back-up should my sole storage medium fail).

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Answer 3

OGELTHORPE

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Jun 22, 2012 3:33 PM in response to Fireball Dragon

Your question regarding Time Machine is answered here:

http://pondini.org/TM/32.html

Ciao.

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Answer 4

Ziatron

Level 5

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Jun 22, 2012 5:08 PM in response to Fireball Dragon

Will the MacBook match the power of my current iMac

No. The retina MacBook has no optical drive.

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Answer 5

Jun 22, 2012 8:21 PM in response to Fireball Dragon

I am also looking to get a Retina MBP. I personally don't have many things in my HDD. You could consider an extra external USB 3.0 drive.

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