Can you run Mac Mail in sync across 2 different macs?

nantucket66 · 15 Apr 2018 at 13:36

I'm in a pickle.

I've got a 15 inch MBPr (early 2013), which I love, but I need more screen as the 15 inch is becoming frustrating.

Totally torn between buying a 27 inch iMac or simply adding a decent 24 inch monitor to my MBPr and using that as the primary screen. Clearly pro's and con's to both, second screen is way cheaper, I'll lose resolution, 27 inch iMac is a lot more money, more powerful and the screen will be better. The additional power is here nor there for me, the resolution will make a huge difference, but I'll be paying for it.

There's a thread in the hardware forum about it.

Anyhow......as per thread title.

If I go down the route of the iMac I'll keep the MBPr for client vists, trips away etc, my missus was going to bag it but that's not happening either way.

It is possible to run the same email accounts on Mac Mail on both Apple machines and keep them in sync? So emails replied to on one machine show the reply on another? Works this way on my phone (Gmail on an android - don't like iphones), but not sure if a second Mac can be tied in the same way?

Ta!

nantucket66 · 15 Apr 2018 at 15:21

Looking at my account settings in my current mac mail the accounts in question are all imap. Would I simply enter the details into the new mac mail or would there be any extra configuration to do?

nantucket66 · 15 Apr 2018 at 16:23

That's great thanks. I just need to decide on whether to buy an iMac or just get a monitor for my mac book pro.

Head says monitor, heart says iMac!

nantucket66 · 16 Apr 2018 at 20:30

Thanks for the replies!

I'm very tempted to go with the mid-level 27 inch with an SSD and stick some extra memory in it myself. An additional screen on my MBPr would suffice to be honest, but the using the second screen as the main screen would mean I would be going backwards in resolution, which would peck my head in.

Maybe I'm a bit frivolous by doing the iMac instead of just a second screen, but the business will pay for it and I can claim the VAT back plus offset the cost against tax bill so it's not quite as painful in a way.

I'm renowned for buying something then a new model appears, is that likely in June?

nantucket66 · 17 Apr 2018 at 17:44

ic1male said:
But if you can I'd wait until June and WWDC to see if they update them with Coffee Lake 6-core CPUs.

How likely is that to happen? I've done that before for nothing to have been announced.

nantucket66 · 17 Apr 2018 at 18:12

Yep, all fair points. Like you say the model in question will be fine. I think I'll hit the button tomorrow.