otispunkmeyer
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If this has no 56k at the top then that's because I'm using tapatalk and seemingly spoilers or no 56k are the only prefix options. No, having nothing is not an option apparently.
Anyway, I want a new computer and was set on moving back to windows with the new dell XPS 15. Chiefly because for ?130 you can spec one of the best 15 inch 1080p displays going. It also had decent design, great 2.1 speakers by JBL and awesome spec. And I could of had the full beans core i7 for just over a grand.
Without any notice, that 1080p screen option is now gone. Leaving only the standard run of the mill 768p display as found on literally every 15 inch notebook going. With that loss then so too is one of the major reasons for choosing the dell. If I can't have that screen I ain't buying.
So now I'm trying to decide between a 21.5 inch iMac with a 3.6Ghz core i5 or a 27 inch iMac with a slower core i3 at 3.2 Ghz.
What's the differences between the i5 and i3? Will I miss the extra power of the i5 more than I'll miss the stupefying level of desktop real estate of the 27"?
I should mention main usage will be Internet, emails and heavy document and photo editing.
I would like a new mac book pro but the cost of those things compared to what you get inside them just don't do it for me and I can't have another 1440x900 screen it's too small and the 1680x1050 upgrade makes them overly expensive.
Anyway, I want a new computer and was set on moving back to windows with the new dell XPS 15. Chiefly because for ?130 you can spec one of the best 15 inch 1080p displays going. It also had decent design, great 2.1 speakers by JBL and awesome spec. And I could of had the full beans core i7 for just over a grand.
Without any notice, that 1080p screen option is now gone. Leaving only the standard run of the mill 768p display as found on literally every 15 inch notebook going. With that loss then so too is one of the major reasons for choosing the dell. If I can't have that screen I ain't buying.
So now I'm trying to decide between a 21.5 inch iMac with a 3.6Ghz core i5 or a 27 inch iMac with a slower core i3 at 3.2 Ghz.
What's the differences between the i5 and i3? Will I miss the extra power of the i5 more than I'll miss the stupefying level of desktop real estate of the 27"?
I should mention main usage will be Internet, emails and heavy document and photo editing.
I would like a new mac book pro but the cost of those things compared to what you get inside them just don't do it for me and I can't have another 1440x900 screen it's too small and the 1680x1050 upgrade makes them overly expensive.