new iMac!

[Stephen Dolbee]

The new iMac looks great. 27"!!! Choice of i5 or i7 quad-core. Is it worth the $200 extra for the i7? Will AC see a significant speed increase? Also, going from 4 to 8 gigs of ram is an extra $200. Until 64 bit comes out for AC, will that affect performance (with just AC running)?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Thanks again Matthew.

So if we go with 8GB ram, would speed/efficiency be affected if the 8GB was made up of 4x2GB or 2x4GB?

Cheers, not Chers as in the last post, no one needs any Chers in their life.

Mike

[Anonymous]

There might be a measurable difference in performance but I doubt it would be noticeable and I don't know which would be the faster.

I recommend going for the 2x4GB option and leave the other two open for a future upgrade.

[Fritz T]

Can anyone comment on using the smaller 21'5 imac as a workstation? The two model seem to have the same specs, except for the 1tb hard drive option..?

[Anonymous]

Fritz wrote:
Can anyone comment on using the smaller 21'5 imac as a workstation? The two model seem to have the same specs, except for the 1tb hard drive option..?

I would go for the bigger screen. It's only $200 more but makes a big difference.

[Fritz T]

I would love to. The only problem is that here the cost difference is closer to $780, depending on the exchange rate. We pay $1820 for the lower end 21'5 imac. (see the attached Gizmodo note)
Do you perhaps know how AC runs on this mac?

[Erika Epstein]

Are y ou able to buy a refurbished machine from Apple? Here you can save 30% or more and it comes with the same warranty as a new one.

[Fritz T]

Hi Erika, This option only seems to be available in the US, UK, and AUS markets as a direct purchase from Apple.
The refurbished mac sold by the local reseller comes without any warranty.

After seeing it, I now do think I'll rather go for the larger 24'.
Cheers

[Erika Epstein]

Sorry to hear that Fritz. You won't regret going with the larger screen. The extra inches will save you so much time

[aahatimo]

apple has really bumped up the imac specs today!
http://www.apple.com/imac/performance.html
plus the new magic trackpad.
http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/