Looking at the new iMacs the 27" quad-core looks like it would make a superb pairing station for programming. I've been waiting to see what the update looked like before looking at end of year purchases. Here's how I see it:
Overall this should be a great dependable programming workstation for anyone looking for a pairing station. The display size is the crucial ingredient for me. I look at it this way. I was going to buy the Hashrocket setup of a maxed out Man Mini plus a 30" Cinema display. Now, for $200 more than the 30" cinema display I go from 2560 x 1600 to 2560 x 1440, boo hoo. I'll save the roughly $1000 and get the iMac 27".
As you conversation about the discussion, a suggestion my side is that there should be a separate discussion forum related to the computer and its tactics and exams such as HP0-S18 and also the mcp certification as well as the ccna security etc. Because it’s the time of science and technology.
I wonder why they didn't put in a 256 MB SSD by default or at least as option, instead of the 1TB hard disc, which as you say is a bit overkill.
Isn't the hard disc the bottle neck these days?
Cheers,
Steffen
Yea, the hard drive is the bottle neck for sure today. I'm going to have to look at how hard replacing the drive would be.
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I think I still like two personal stations VNC'd together; also, the 1 mouse and keyboard driver in a pair tends to work in a pinch.
We tend to use aggressive pair programming much less at my office than a theoretical, pure pair-only office situation.
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Spent a day pairing with a potential new hire on a 27" quad-core iMac. It worked very well. Setup was a 6' table, two keyboards and mice, laptops to the sides of the iMac. It's a great setup.
Mark