Macbook pro 13 inch vs iMac 21,5 inch (again ^^)

Hello everyone,
First thanks in advance for replying!
My situation:
Have an old iMac 17inch core 2 duo 2GHz with 1GB of RAM.
I don't have a laptop but i would like to have the portability of one, but it itsn't a necessty for the work i wanna do. (i can find a way around it all if need be)
What i do on my mac:
Most of the time i use my mac for web browsing, watching youtube video's, movies, TV shows, and social media, and as a hobby i'm into photography.
Currently i'm using iphoto to edit my photo's and while i find it good and practical i want to do a little more than what iphoto can do. I want to start using aperture for editing. Now remember it's as a hobby it's nothing hardcore just basic editing (black and white, saturation, adjusting colour and stuff).
So i'm going to buy myself a new Mac because this one is getting real slow when editing, even in iphoto. (takes like 5minuts to save the edited photo is way to long) Now i know i can upgrade the RAM for not much money but i want a new machine.
I'm at a dillema. Should i get the macbook pro 13 inch i7 or the imac 21,5 inch same price point?
If i get the macbook pro I would be using it somewhat like this: 90% desktop with external monitor 24inch and 10% portable.
(Like when i'm going on vacantion to edit some photo's or use it as storage for them, sitting downstares not behind my desk, take it a friends house. But all this i can miss if need be)
Now for the questions
Is the macbook pro 13 inch going to cut it as a desktop computer + monitor while using aperture as the heaviest program ever and multi tasking?
Do i need the graphics card and quad core of the imac for aperture?
Thanks

Can't use the ipad for my travels
I can't put my RAW photo's from my DSLR onto the ipad to "save them" for later editing.
Thank for the reply!

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I think your advice on making a final decision on whether or not I want portability is very good. Thank you.
I would usually use the Mac for general use, but as I said, I am starting to get into video editing so it would be good to have that work well.
It depends. I only play three games on my PC. One of them has a weird disc so it can be played on PCs and Macs. That game's modifications are also not important to me.
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IMac vs Macbook pro 13 inch + aperture use

Hello everyone,
First thanks in advance for replying!
My situation:
Have an old iMac 17inch core 2 duo 2GHz with 1GB of RAM.
I don't have a laptop but i would like to have the portability of one, but it itsn't a necessty for the work i wanna do. (i can find a way around it all if need be)
What i do on my mac:
Most of the time i use my mac for web browsing, watching youtube video's, movies, TV shows, and social media, and as a hobby i'm into photography.
Currently i'm using iphoto to edit my photo's and while i find it good and practical i want to do a little more than what iphoto can do. I want to start using aperture for editing. Now remember it's as a hobby it's nothing hardcore just basic editing (black and white, saturation, adjusting colour and stuff).
So i'm going to buy myself a new Mac because this one is getting real slow when editing, even in iphoto. (takes like 5minuts to save the edited photo is way to long) Now i know i can upgrade the RAM for not much money but i want a new machine.
I'm at a dillema. Should i get the macbook pro 13 inch i7 or the imac 21,5 inch same price point?
If i get the macbook pro I would be using it somewhat like this: 90% desktop with external monitor 24inch and 10% portable.
(Like when i'm going on vacantion to edit some photo's or use it as storage for them, sitting downstares not behind my desk, take it a friends house. But all this i can miss if need be)
Now for the questions
Is the macbook pro 13 inch going to cut it as a desktop computer + monitor while using aperture as the heaviest program ever and multi tasking?
Do i need the graphics card and quad core of the imac for aperture?
Thanks

I wouldn't even consider a laptop. I upgraded from an iMac 17 to a 24 over three years ago and now it seems small c/w the 27.
I use my old 17 when I go on the road as it goes into a padded bag along with the keyboard and mouse and only takes minutes to set up.
You'll get far more bang for your buck with a desktop and it will last you a lot longer. MacBooks are famous for hard drive failure and I wouldn't bother with one until they are fitted with flash drives as standard.
Me, I'm waiting for a 17 inch Airbook to appear.

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Sky Sailing
Is the MacBook Air weaker or stronger than the laptop I am using now?
Nice to see you again.
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both have unibody aluminum alloy frames.

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Sky Sailing
Is the MacBook Air weaker or stronger than the laptop I am using now
Its stronger in alloy form factor, slim design with only ONE moving part, no HD to crash from mechanical failure of impact etc.
Ive got an Imac and current Air, and owned several Air, the air is the hands down choice for myself and I wouldnt part with it for any amount of money. Also own a couple macbook Pro, new and older one i rebuilt.
Here is an excellent video comparison between the 11” I5 vs. I7 2013 Macbook Air.
http://www.apple-tubes.com/apple-macbook-air-11-mid-2013-haswell-i5-vs-i7-compar ison/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7113/2013-macbook-air-core-i5-4250u-vs-core-i7-465 0u/2
I5 vs. I7 performance 13” Macbook Air 2013
Boot performance
11.7 I5 ……11.4 I7
Cinebench
1.1 I5….1.41 I7
IMovie Import and Opt.
6.69 I5….5.35 I7
IMovie Export
10.33 I5…8.20 I7
Final Cut Pro X
21.47 I5…17.71 I7
Adobe Lightroom 3 Export
25.8 I5….31.8 I7
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Performance
27.3 I5…22.6 I7
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Kind regards,
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Hello fine apple community.
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1. Can someone explain what happened? Shouldn't it have been selective?
2. What I should do now?
3. Do I just need to reinstall Snow Leopard from the disk?
4. If I do that, will the stuff that transferred over still be on the new machine?
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I'm afraid you tried using Migration Assistant to migrate all of your old machine. This is often not a good idea. What you can do now is erase the drive on your new computer and reinstall Snow Leopard and all the pre-bundled software that came with the computer that you wish to use. Then migrate again but before you do read the following:
A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
Screensavers written for the PowerPC
System Preference add-ons
All Unsanity Haxies
Browser and other plug-ins
Contextual Menu Items
Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5
Kernel extensions
Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
Also be careful with some backup utilities and third-party disk repair utilities. Disk Warrior 4.1, TechTool Pro 4.6.1, SuperDuper 2.5, and Drive Genius 2.0.2 work properly on Intel-Macs with Leopard. The same caution may apply to the many "maintenance" utilities that have not yet been converted to universal binaries. Leopard Cache Cleaner, Onyx, TinkerTool System, and Cocktail are now compatible with Leopard.
Before migrating or installing software on your Intel-Mac check MacFixit's Rosetta Compatibility Index.
Additional links that will be helpful to new Intel-Mac users:
Intel In Macs
Apple Guide to Universal Applications
MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
Transferring data with Setup Assistant - Migration Assistant FAQ
Because Migration Assistant isn't the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode, copying the critical contents to CD and DVD, an external hard drive, or networking
will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. The initial section below discusses Target Disk Mode. It is then followed by a section which discusses networking with Macs that lack Firewire.
If both computers support the use of Firewire then you can use the following instructions:
1. Repair the hard drive and permissions using Disk Utility.
2. Backup your data. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem.
3. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
4. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode.
5. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
If you are not able to use a Firewire connection (for example you have a Late 2008 MacBook that only supports USB:)
1. Set up a local home network: Creating a small Ethernet Network.
2. If you have a MacBook Air or Late 2008 MacBook see the following:
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)- Migration Tips and Tricks;
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)- What to do if migration is unsuccessful;
MacBook Air- Migration Tips and Tricks;
MacBook Air- Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X and wireless 802.11n networks.
Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.
Revised 1/6/2009
As for your forum configuration profile you complete that, it's not done automatically. That includes choosing the OS version. It has nothing to do with what you're computer is running. Click on the My Settings link on the right side of this page then complete the appropriate profile information.
1. Migration Assistant is only selective with respect to the choice of migrating the Home folder, Applications, Documents, and Preferences. You cannot select individual files and folders other than those. Perhaps you should have read the documentation that came with your computer or searched for help from Migration Assistant's Help menu.
2. See the above.
3. Yes.
4. No because you will erase the drive.
5. All that was there before.

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