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    I’m thinking of upgrading my current MacBook Pro laptop, which is an early 2015 13 inch, 2.7 intel core i5 , 8gb. 121gb hd

    I also have connected currently , External HD 2TB which has about 150GB free
    Transcend jet pack card 130 GB about 50 GB free

    I bought the 2TB external because the onboard HD was so small
    The Transcend has my ITunes library on it.

    Should I buy one of the new M1 MacBooks or go for one of the new M1 IMacs. Ideally looking to tidy things up a bit, and maybe sort out some of the streaming issues to my Arcam.

    Any suggestions welcome must be Apple, I also have IPhone 12 and IPad Pro.

    Many thanks
    Robin
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    rob, filterlab is one of your men for this robin.. he works with apple macs
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    rob, filterlab is one of your men for this robin.. he works with apple macs
    Cheers Grant, couldn’t remember who was the expert
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    Hi Robin.

    There's nothing negative about the M1 iMac (aside from its bland looks and daft colours), but it really is only a MacBook Air in a desktop case, nothing more. There is a 27" replacement due with proper levels of power and a decent display, so that will be worth waiting for.

    You could go for the 13" MacBook Pro M1 but that really offers nothing more than the MacBook Air except for the TouchBar. The Pro can get specced higher than the Air, but not much more.

    Don't discount the 16" MacBook Pro and the 27" iMac. Intel they may be, but both are paragons of power and very fast indeed - plus the 27" iMac has proper connectivity. Whatever you buy, you will get approximately 12 years' of daily use before obsolescence hits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filterlab View Post
    Hi Robin.

    There's nothing negative about the M1 iMac (aside from its bland looks and daft colours), but it really is only a MacBook Air in a desktop case, nothing more. There is a 27" replacement due with proper levels of power and a decent display, so that will be worth waiting for.

    You could go for the 13" MacBook Pro M1 but that really offers nothing more than the MacBook Air except for the TouchBar. The Pro can get specced higher than the Air, but not much more.

    Don't discount the 16" MacBook Pro and the 27" iMac. Intel they may be, but both are paragons of power and very fast indeed - plus the 27" iMac has proper connectivity. Whatever you buy, you will get approximately 12 years' of daily use before obsolescence hits.
    Thanks for that Rob, the idea of an IMac was maybe more to do with the much larger screen, but I will look at your suggestions. I am also thinking of moving my music from my MacBook Pro to something along the lines of a Bluesound Vault.
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    You can always go for a MacBook Pro and add an external 4K monitor for desktop duties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filterlab View Post
    You can always go for a MacBook Pro and add an external 4K monitor for desktop duties.
    Cheers will have a look at that option.
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    Giving this model some consideration

    https://www.johnlewis.com/2020-apple...ilver/p5105727
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    An excellent Mac that will do you for years. RAM can be upgraded via a little door on the rear up to 128GB. The 5300 GPU is 4GB so ample for most uses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filterlab View Post
    An excellent Mac that will do you for years. RAM can be upgraded via a little door on the rear up to 128GB. The 5300 GPU is 4GB so ample for most uses.
    Not going to be used for video editing or gaming so should be enough for me.
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