As it stands, my trusty MBP sits comfortably between two extremes: power and portability. It’s relatively powerful and it’s relatively portable. But what if — instead of trying to find a middle ground — I sold my current gear and opted for the two extremes? In other words:
- A 27″ iMac to live permanently at the home office and provide me with a powerhouse computer,
- and an 11″ MacBook Air for travel, whether that be on a train, at the studio, or simply downstairs on the sofa.
At first, this may seem a little excessive, replacing one solid, all-round computer with two computers that are each quite dedicated to particular tasks. But the key thing for me is that I see the iMac and Air combo more as just one computer: with everything stored in Dropbox, I’m effectively only changing the chassis. Except that with this set-up, there’s no hardware to move around.
Wishing I could have gotten this much notoriety 18 months ago when I sold my 17″ MacBook Pro, bought a 13″ MacBook Air and 27″ iMac. I haven’t looked back other than to sell the 13″ for an 11″ MacBook Air