Hello everyone. I’m hoping someone with something of a better Mac knowledge/experience base than mine can advise me.
I’m thinking of getting a 27” iMac (maybe a MBP as an outside bet if anyone thinks that mat be a good option) but wondering as to which of the models available would offer the best performance.
I’m looking at the (at time of writing 21/08/18)
£1,945 model - 3.5GHz Processor 1TB Storage but bumped up to either the 256GB SSD (£2,039) or 512GB SSD (£2,219)
Vs
£2,249 model - 3.8GHz Processor 2TB Storage
My question would be what would be the best option for my usage case, the better GPU and CPU hamstrung a bit by the fusion drive, or the lower spec GPU and CPU but with the faster SSD.
In essence I will be doing a mixture of things.
Programming using the likes of Netbeans, IntelliJ and Xcode and editing photos from an SLR with Lightroom and video editing with mostly iMovie and a few other supporting applications.
Money is quite tight at the moment so I am Budget conscious that perhaps even both machines are overkill and the cheaper machine (still in the 27” line-up) would actually do. I am after all using a nearly 10yr old windows machine with a 4yr old GPU in it.
Any advice would be very gratefully received.
Thanks
I’m thinking of getting a 27” iMac (maybe a MBP as an outside bet if anyone thinks that mat be a good option) but wondering as to which of the models available would offer the best performance.
I’m looking at the (at time of writing 21/08/18)
£1,945 model - 3.5GHz Processor 1TB Storage but bumped up to either the 256GB SSD (£2,039) or 512GB SSD (£2,219)
Vs
£2,249 model - 3.8GHz Processor 2TB Storage
My question would be what would be the best option for my usage case, the better GPU and CPU hamstrung a bit by the fusion drive, or the lower spec GPU and CPU but with the faster SSD.
In essence I will be doing a mixture of things.
Programming using the likes of Netbeans, IntelliJ and Xcode and editing photos from an SLR with Lightroom and video editing with mostly iMovie and a few other supporting applications.
Money is quite tight at the moment so I am Budget conscious that perhaps even both machines are overkill and the cheaper machine (still in the 27” line-up) would actually do. I am after all using a nearly 10yr old windows machine with a 4yr old GPU in it.
Any advice would be very gratefully received.
Thanks