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      03-17-2022, 07:58 AM   #12
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It’s not so much that budget is a concern as that I don’t get value from the expensive displays. A mini and $300ish display would likely be fine for many years.

One advantage of the mini is that if we have a hurricane evacuation I can just pop it into my suitcase. It likely won’t need to operate, but all of my data would be with me. (If I needed it to operate I could bring the keyboard etc or just get a laptop).
I think that is likely the best value. Mini with M1, 1 or 2 TB SSD, and a different display (or use your old 27" iMac).

We have some faculty here with 24" M1 iMacs and they are nice, but not sure if it is worth the money.
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