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Adelphos33

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I run a two Mac system - laptop and home “work from home” desktop. I don’t need anything more than 24” for now but I will consider options. I am likely ordering a 24 GB RAM, 1 TB storage model tomorrow.
 
Purple, 16gb ram, 500 gb ssd mouse and track pad, coming from a 2016 MacBook Pro non touch with 8/256 :)
 
With the base M3 benchmarks coming out, not sure if I really need 24GB - 16GB seems enough when single core performance is double the M1, and multicore performance is comparable to the M1 Pro and Max...
 
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I have ordered 24GB of RAM and 1 TB SSD.
Why? The iMac should remain in use for a long time.
I came from an 27" iMac 2013 - and used for three months a used iMac 24" (16GB / 512 SSD).

I have ordered it with education discount.
So I was able to save the price from 16 to 24 GB (the discount corresponds to the additional cost of an additional 8GB of RAM)

I have ordered the iMac in silver. Silver is timeless and beautiful.

Delivery date November 14-16.
 
I'm fine with the 24". The 27" iMac was always a bit too high for me. I find it more ergonomic to sit in front of the 24". I also had the 27" Cinema Display - but I wasn't happy with that either.
 
I am switching from the 2021 M1 iMac to the new M3 one. Not that I need the faster processor but when the M1 was released I read a lot about how well it handled RAM and that for my purposes 8GB of RAM should suffice. And when running apps (including Pixelmator Pro, etc.) on the Mac side they all run great. But I also use Parallels to run Windows 11 and Parallels will only allocate half the RAM (or 4GB) to the Windows 11 VM. It runs pretty good but some programs - especially some games - drag. So I held off for the M3 version and got 16GB of RAM this time. I assume that even things like Apple Photos, Pixelmator PRO and Photomator will run better on the Mac side of things.
 
I also ordered the M3, coming from a 2017 iMac. Mine says delivery between November 29-December 6...Do you guys think it will be earlier?
Thanks
What configuration did you order? Certainly on the one hand there are limited stocks, here is also the launch after 7 days, on the other I believe there is also a decent demand, especially for us who come from Intel and who have no intention of giving up the All-in-One.
 
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It seems that those who choose 24GB of RAM and/or 2TB SSD now will take 3-4 weeks to deliver. I think it also depends on the country where you order. Be patient like me and you will be happy!
 
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