As for getting similar performance for cheaper, absolutely you could! So why did I go for the top shelf mac? A few reasons
- I have some iOS projects
- I’m a designer with a few mac only apps in my workflow
- I work with video processing/transcoding systems on some of my projects so the media engine is super helpful with speeding up those workflows
- I wanted to treat myself for a decent year business wise
I will be super interested in seeing other peoples results!