Okay, I'm in need of a new Mac, stat. I have two options. The 27" way-more-powerful and cheaper iMac. The 17" less-powerful and more expensive MacBook Pro. I keep going back and forth between the two and now I need a second opinion because I am way too indecisive.
Keep in mind that I am seriously a power-user. I do a lot of: gaming, video editing, graphic editing, and I multitask like a motherfucker so I have an asston of stuff running all at once. I do need to get an extremely powerful machine that will keep up with me and my needs for at least five years and still have an okay resale value after that time period.
I'm covering the cost of the computer with a student loan which I'm not going to start paying anything on until I finish grad school...in like 2014 or 2015, depending. So am I really worried about a $450 price difference over the next 4-5 years? Convenience and whatever is the best machine for me are a bit more important than this factor, though it is something to consider. Whatever I choose, I'll still be able to resell it, eventually.
I am such a flip-flopper. D:
( Specs, Pros, Cons ) Poll #1488539 iMac vs. MacBook ProWhich do you think I should choose, given my needs?
The answers to the questions you guys asked me for this Question Tuesday! Ask me more questions in the comments! You can ask anything you want! And you can ask as many questions as you'd like, though if I get as many questions as I did for the first Question Tuesday (posted on Wednesday), I may split it up into multiple posts. :D
Anyway, they can be simple questions like, "Do you like pancakes?" or "What's your middle name?" or they can be just the craziest things you can imagine. :D
lizzie_marie_23: You love Ender's Game. Are you interested in reading a story where Peter Parker goes to Battle School?
Um. WHO WOULDN'T BE?
By the way, for those of you who were like, "WHAT? NEED!" when you read that, here's a link to the story.
I am using it as motivation to stop procrastinating on the work I need(ed) to get done this week and last! SOON! Ender's Game is one of my favorite books of all goddamn time. :D And Peter Parker pwns!
lizzie_marie_23: Why can't I fall asleep?
Are you doing that thing where you're thinking about how much you need to be sleeping right now? Because if you are, that's why. You'll be awake for the rest of your life now.
lizzie_marie_23: Does anybody really know what time it is?
Yes. I know what time it is.
lafemmedarla, however, doesn't. She always insists it's three and a half later than it really is because she doesn't understand that my timezone is the only one that exists, obviously. Sigh.
lizzie_marie_23: Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?
Depends on who the many are, who the few are, and what the 'needs' are. Are they actually needs or just wants disguised as needs?
lizzie_marie_23: How do they get someone's voice onto a record (or CD)?
~MAGIC~, obviously!
lizzie_marie_23: How did you guess right about how many fingers I was holding up? Really, though, that's incredible!
True story Story of ambiguous truthiness: I used to work as a psychic, but I lost my job due to unforeseen circumstances. :(
wannablessedme: Did you like Uglies by Scott Westerfield? I have the audiobook on my iPod and keep zoning out in chapter 2. I find the narrators voice super annoying. Is it worth acquiring the real thing?
OH MY GOD YES, BUY THE BOOKS NOW. ALSO: Tally Youngblood should never sound like Elle Woods on crack with a Jersey accent. That's horrifying. D:
lizzie_marie_23: Suppose a man who could tell the future came up to you and pointed out a child playing with his/her friends. He says that that child will grow up to be a ruthless dictator who will destroy millions of lives. He hands you a shotgun and says the kid must be destroyed. Would you then kill the child?
No, but I completely support the concept of an Evil Baby Orphanage.
Also, Wikihistory by Desmond Warzel is an awesome (very) short story that I'd recommend that covers this topic with humor. :D
hateable: What are you more afraid of: bears or sharks? (And if you are not afraid of either, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?)
Well. I don't swim in the ocean because I don't like taunting sharks. But I could feasibly come face to face with a bear on land and that's terrifying.
But, alternatively, I have a standing rule of not going into the woods unless I'm bringing someone who runs slower than me.
BUT SHARKS HAVE SO MANY TEETH. AND ARE TERRIFYING. This is so hard. >.<
I HAVE SO MANY FEARS, WOMAN. COTTAGE CHEESE. What could possibly make you think I wouldn't be afraid of bears and sharks?
I think I'm going to have to side with sharks. I straight-up avoid where sharks live altogether, but I still go into the woods sometimes (or, I did in Bellingham). But both are scary.
hateable: Do YOU think Jensen curls his eyelashes?
QUITE POSSIBLY. But my little brother has unfairly curly eyelashes too and I'm pretty sure he has no idea that the concept of an eyelash curler even exists. SO IT IS POSSIBLE HE DOES NOT.
hateable: Hard shell or soft shell tacos?
Soft tacos! But shit, if it's a taco, I'll pretty much eat it. I don't give a fuck what's containing the filling.
hateable: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a: teacher, writer, veterinarian, scientist, paleontologist, and witch (oh, Hogwarts--did my owl get lost?). I wanted to do everything. Looking at that list, it's quite clear I've always been a nerd. :P
hateable: Sprinkles: yes or no?
DEPENDS. But generally I go sprinkleless. D: Those really tiny granular sprinkles? I'll pass unless they're on these maple cookies my grandma used to make that are the best cookies in the whole world. If they're, like, sprinkles that aren't all ridiculously hard and don't taste like food coloring, then sure, bring 'em on.
Fun fact: In our pharmacy (aka the cabinet containing all of our prescriptions, vitamins, other misc pills), there is also a shaker of rainbow sprinkles. I don't even know.
Don't forget to ask me questions in the comments!