Yeah, good points. I don’t
love the idea of a Mac mini for those very reasons. I’ve always been an iMac or MacBook guy, with the display quality that entails. I’m not excited about the idea of having to research third-party stuff that I’ve never had to before. Every Mac I’ve bought/owned since February 2000 (iMac DV, iBook, iMac G4, 15” PowerBook G4, 20” iMac, 13” MacBook Pro) have all come with a display attached.
Cool thing is, there’s a good chance those new MacBook Pros don’t hit until autumn. Which, 4-5 months from now, would traditionally be about when these new iMacs started to show up as refurbs.
Making
those a viable option, in the ~$1,500 neighborhood and outfitted the way I’d prefer.