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Originally Posted by Zeke

I'm leaning towards the iMac. I already bought a 14" laptop and am getting used to it never having used mac products before with the exception of iPhones for years.

I was a diehard Windows guy for MANY years. I bought my wife a Macbook air ~15 years ago, and got it setup for her before I gave it to here. I decided that my next PC would be a MAC.
At the time my PC was an HP all-in-one, and I think it's still running (gave it to the kids).
I've got an iMac that's running great at ~7 years old.

I really like them, but there is a little learning curve going from Windows.

Originally Posted by astrochex

Good luck on your iMac quest Zeke. We are on our third starting from the G3 days. They have always been reliable with no hardware failures. You might look at refurb deals on Apple to save some cash.

Yes, I'd go with a factory refurb.

Factory refurbished Macs
https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I have a Mac LT that works great, I just wanted more screen area and a more established set-up that with all the stuff I use for work and personal asks.

I opted for a Mac Mini, older processor, and I bought a second HP monitor...I had one with the LT set-up.

Also a wireless mouse and keyboard, which I already had.

I back-up everyday and when I travel, get the LT up to speed and go.

The Mac Mini is behind the monitors and under the plant!

I do like my iMac (all-in-one) but the Mac mini is very small (not even in the same realm as a Windows tower).

Your keyboard looks like a keyboard for an iPad.

I would have thought that with a laptop you could have just connected monitors and a mouse to the LT and wouldn't have needed the LT & Mac mini.