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But day to day storage? why? Storage on laptops is usually limited so the priority is getting stuff off after say a trip. But more people just copy that to an external that can be shared with both computers, or use ethernet and do other work while they're waiting. I've seen some folks who use TDM with a laptop when returning say from a trip for fast copying of say an exported Lr catalog and its previews and photos. And I would think you'd have to do a lot of thinking to get a backup to work (since your laptop is now not a computer, it won't back itself up, and I kinda doubt TM will back it up as an external disk).Īnd it doesn't seem to gain you much of anything you couldn't get with some cheap external storage, which is more flexible since you could use that with the MBP too. And I don't even know if booting is possible. And I don't think you iMac will index another computer. You have to reboot both computers to use target mode. Probably not as fast, but more convenient. Target disk mode is handy when migrating systems, or if a display is broken, or when there's no local network. So.you wanna use a MBP as an external drive it seems. If I remember correctly, Apple claimed that the new treatments had reduced screen reflectivity by approximately 75%.Įarly 27-inch iMacs did not have USB 3.0 and/or Thunderbolt, and this is another reason for favoring later models. I believe this probably started in 2012 when the iMacs lost their built-in DVD burners and became super-thin. The very oldest 27-inch iMacs, from Late 2009 through (I think) Late 2011, have highly-reflective glossy screens, and you'd want to take care positioning them with respect to windows.Īfter a while, Apple started fully laminating screens, and using anti-reflective coatings.
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"It's a 27-inch iMac" isn't the only point of interest. I would think so, but note that the screens have evolved. Is the screen of the imac good enough for photoediting/color corrections? I haver never used this target disk mode the way described above.
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If you placed a mail-order, name-brand 240 GB SATA SSD in a bus-powered, tool-free, UASP-compatible, USB 3.0 enclosure, the damage might be about $100.
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What would you recommend?Īpart from that an SSD upgrade would be nice, but seems to be either expansive (OWC) or complicated due to adapters etc. I am just afraid of buying a 4k/5k device and then suffering from slow UI, which happens with my dualcore MBP sometimes. I was thinking about some imac from 2013-2015, maybe earlier. I wouldnt need to buy double licenses, running two individual systems and the screen could be good enough. Now i am getting the money back and i thought maybe a 27" imac, used in target disk mode, booting from the MBP could be THE solution. a 500€ device, which was nice but died very soon. I lived abroad and the machine hasnt been touched since the existence of the MBP, but it still exists.Ī couple of weeks ago i bought a 27" 2560 x 1440 screen, ips, 100%adobe rgb. I was using a 4 core i5 2500k hackintosh before, which was noticeably faster in every aspect. Since about two years i am using a 13" MBP i5 with 16GB of RAM and i am quite happy with this, even though workspeed could be faster, its still okayish. Due to upgrades upcoming year (advanced video work, maybe 4k and 40-50MP Photoediting) i need to think about a new computer.