I’m excited by the new 2021 MacBook Pro computers.\u00a0 They are a great evolution from the 2020 models, and the performance and battery gains from the Intel machines are impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n
I’m planning to replace an iMac and MacBook Pro with a new M1 MacBook Pro.<\/p>\n
I have a 2017 5K iMac which has been the best computer I have ever owned.\u00a0 I bought it expecting it to last me 5 to 10 years.\u00a0 Well, it’s been nearly 5 years and until the M1 chips came along I had no reason to think about changing it.<\/p>\n
The performance is incredible, and the screen is still the best you can buy.<\/p>\n
But this computer will now devalue quickly (because of the new M1 chips), and I want to get what I can for it.<\/p>\n
I also have a 2015 MacBook 15″ Pro.\u00a0 I used to have the 13″ version which was the best laptop I had ever owned, but upgraded to the 15″ as I mainly used it when on site with clients, and the screen space was valuable.\u00a0 I also used it occasionally as my work from home computer when I had an office in Brighton, where the iMac lived.<\/p>\n
This laptop is quite big and the fans run loud even with the slightest load on the CPU. I even used a fan control app to reduce the spinning.<\/p>\n
This new laptop is amazing.\u00a0 17 hours of battery life, the very fast M1 Pro processor, MagSafe, HMDI, 3 x Thunderbolt\/USB ports.\u00a0 It’s a return to the great Apple laptops of the past.<\/p>\n
The idea was to buy the M1 laptop and replace the iMac and old MBP with the single computer.\u00a0 I don’t work at multiple locations anymore, I rarely work on site with clients, and I need a more powerful laptop for Serato DJ software.<\/p>\n
The iMac is my main monitor and I have an old Thunderbolt display as my second monitor.<\/p>\n
So I just buy a new monitor to replace the iMac and I’m set, right? Well, no.<\/p>\n
I’ve now discovered just how much the iMac does, and how much needs to be done to replace it.\u00a0 It’s not just a computer with a screen.\u00a0 Here’s what it really is:<\/p>\n
To replace the iMac I’ve bought the following<\/p>\n
I already have<\/p>\n
Who knows, one day I might get another iMac for my home office as well as the M1 laptop, but I’m glad to removing the need to sync files between computers.\u00a0 I used DropBox for this, and I’m keen to not use DropBox anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m excited by the new 2021 MacBook Pro computers.\u00a0 They are a great evolution from the 2020 models, and the performance and battery gains from the Intel machines are impossible to ignore. I’m planning to replace an iMac and MacBook Pro with a new M1 MacBook Pro. My iMac I have a 2017 5K iMac …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n