You can get a 20" 2.16 GHz iMac w/SuperDrive for $1500.
Or, you could get a 13" 2 GHz MacBook w/SuperDrive for $1300 and then buy a 20" LCD for $300. Total price is $1600 and you get a portable machine plus a lot of screen real-estate (20" + 13") when it's on your desk. Of course, you get less RAM, a smaller HD, lame speakers and probably slower graphics (which you probably only care about if you play 3D games). But you gain portability.
That's the choice I made (except I've got a 12" PowerBook). I bought a monitor with a long enough neck that the bottom of the monitor is above the top of the PowerBook's screen so I've got the benefit of two monitors without using horizontal desk space.
by Bob — Sep 16
Or, you could get a 13" 2 GHz MacBook w/SuperDrive for $1300 and then buy a 20" LCD for $300. Total price is $1600 and you get a portable machine plus a lot of screen real-estate (20" + 13") when it's on your desk. Of course, you get less RAM, a smaller HD, lame speakers and probably slower graphics (which you probably only care about if you play 3D games). But you gain portability.
That's the choice I made (except I've got a 12" PowerBook). I bought a monitor with a long enough neck that the bottom of the monitor is above the top of the PowerBook's screen so I've got the benefit of two monitors without using horizontal desk space.