What makes the 2.66 20" worth $300 more than the 2.4 model? All that I can see is a slightly faster cpu (not even noticeable most likely), a slightly larger hdd (320 vs 250) and 2GB vs. 1GB memory (memory is cheap - upgrade to 4GB by yourself). I am looking to buy, but don't see anything worth the price difference.
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2.4 vs. 2.66 20" iMac
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It's all of them together. 0.26Ghz is noticeable. 2.4GHz has crappy GPU, very crappy. And I heard somewhere that the screen is different (worse), that it can't display millions of color and so on, but I can't prove it. 1GB RAM is ridiculous nowadays.
Wait for new models, should come out in a month. If you want it now buy 2.66 or save up for a 24" (much better)
Wait for new models, should come out in a month. If you want it now buy 2.66 or save up for a 24" (much better)
I agree that the 24" is better (I have one at work) but I don't want anything that big at home. I believe that all 20" models have the same TN display panel, the hdd is not that big of a deal to me, and I would upgrade the rAM regardless, so the 2.66 is no better in that regard. I guess it all boils down to the speed difference, but my 24" at work is also 2.4GHz (original 24" aluminum model) and I use it every day for software development work.
From Macworld UK:
'Theres a considerable performance gap between the new £949, 2.66GHz 20in iMac and the new £799, 2.4GHz 20in model. The 2.66GHz models Speedmark score was 24 points higher than the 2.4GHz model, a 10 per cent difference. If you spend the extra money for the 2.66GHz model, you not only get a speed boost, but also more RAM (2GB versus 1GB), a bigger hard drive (320GB versus 250GB), and a better video card (256MB Radeon HD 2600 PRO versus a 128MB Radeon HD 2400 XT). The extra £150 is worth it'.
I personally went with the 2.66ghz model and am very glad I did
'Theres a considerable performance gap between the new £949, 2.66GHz 20in iMac and the new £799, 2.4GHz 20in model. The 2.66GHz models Speedmark score was 24 points higher than the 2.4GHz model, a 10 per cent difference. If you spend the extra money for the 2.66GHz model, you not only get a speed boost, but also more RAM (2GB versus 1GB), a bigger hard drive (320GB versus 250GB), and a better video card (256MB Radeon HD 2600 PRO versus a 128MB Radeon HD 2400 XT). The extra £150 is worth it'.
I personally went with the 2.66ghz model and am very glad I did
Yea I'd also go for the 2.66GHz model. 2.4GHz problem is the GPU, which is very crappy, so you can't to do any editing with that or gaming.
When I buy something which cost much, I always keep my eyes on future also. I made so big mistake when I bought this PC what I'm using now. Just wanted something cheap, becouse I did only web surfing, messenger and palyed few old games. Now I want to do photo and video editing, play some new games (eg. GTA IV) and so on. This can hardly do very light photo editing.
So think what you'll do with your mac in future also, not just this day.
When I buy something which cost much, I always keep my eyes on future also. I made so big mistake when I bought this PC what I'm using now. Just wanted something cheap, becouse I did only web surfing, messenger and palyed few old games. Now I want to do photo and video editing, play some new games (eg. GTA IV) and so on. This can hardly do very light photo editing.
So think what you'll do with your mac in future also, not just this day.
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The graphics in the 2.66 smoke those in the 2.4. So if you game or edit video, it's a no brainer. Even if you don't, the better gpu may mean a lot more when snow leopard comes along.
The graphics in the 2.66 smoke those in the 2.4. So if you game or edit video, it's a no brainer. Even if you don't, the better gpu may mean a lot more when snow leopard comes along.
Yeah, I'm beginning to see what you mean about the gpu. My 24"/2.4GHz at work has a 2600 in it too. I just really don't want to spend the extra money for it, so I may end up waiting for a bargain. I don't do that much at home right now to justify the cost. Unfortunately I just sold my beautiful black Macbook hoping to get an iMac, so I am having to use an older 17" iMac G5 at the moment; if it were 20" I probably would not be in any kind of hurry at all.
I ordered the previous generation 2.4 with the 2600Pro gpu from the refurb store for only $50 more than the current (low end) 2.4 on Monday, and it should be here next week.