Continuing to feed my sickness. About to place an order for a 27" iMac, but not sure what specs I really need (vs (want).
The iMac is essentially replacing my mid 2009 Mini (we also have another mini in the bedroom, 2 MBPs and an MBA). This iMac is going to serve as THE computer of the household (just y wife and I). We will use it for:
-Home iTunes library (shared to the other machines mentioned above) - connected to a few external HDs (WD MyBook = (1) 2 TB Drive, and (2) 1 TB Drives)
-about 5k songs
-250 movies
-3k photos
-iMovie (wife works a lot on iMovie)
-iPhoto
-Heavy Internet Surfing (ethernet connected)
-2 ATVs connected
-All of our contacts, email, and personal info (Bento)
No gaming, no DVD watching, no heavy duty video editing except in iMovie.
So here is where I need recommendations. I definitely want a 27" with 2 TB HD, and a lot of ram (prob 8gb). What processor and should I upgrade the video card?
Last point... not really a question of money, cause I a mok with buying with all options, but do I really need to??
Thks!
The iMac is essentially replacing my mid 2009 Mini (we also have another mini in the bedroom, 2 MBPs and an MBA). This iMac is going to serve as THE computer of the household (just y wife and I). We will use it for:
-Home iTunes library (shared to the other machines mentioned above) - connected to a few external HDs (WD MyBook = (1) 2 TB Drive, and (2) 1 TB Drives)
-about 5k songs
-250 movies
-3k photos
-iMovie (wife works a lot on iMovie)
-iPhoto
-Heavy Internet Surfing (ethernet connected)
-2 ATVs connected
-All of our contacts, email, and personal info (Bento)
No gaming, no DVD watching, no heavy duty video editing except in iMovie.
So here is where I need recommendations. I definitely want a 27" with 2 TB HD, and a lot of ram (prob 8gb). What processor and should I upgrade the video card?
Last point... not really a question of money, cause I a mok with buying with all options, but do I really need to??
Thks!