I'm in need of a new computer. At first I wanted to get the Macbook Pro for its portability, but realized I would probably need to invest in an external monitor($250-$500). I loved how the iMac had the giant screen and 8gb of RAM!
I would be using this for the majority of picture editing and maybe some slight video editing in the future. Nothing to hardcore just video the SLR takes.
If I decided to go the iMac route would the quad core be necessary? Or would the 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo even be fine instead of the 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. I need some good input here. I'm not very computer savvy so any light that can be shed will be much appreciated!!
Here is the setups I had looked at. I'm looking to spend $2500 +-
iMac 27"
Configuration
* 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB
* 1TB Serial ATA Drive
* ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* Apple Magic Mouse
* Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide
* Country Kit
$2,198.00
iMac 27"
Configuration
* 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB
* 1TB Serial ATA Drive
* ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
* Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* Apple Magic Mouse
* Country Kit
$2,213.00
Macbook Pro 15"
Configuration
* 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
* 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Antiglare Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* Accessory kit
$2,428.00
I would be using this for the majority of picture editing and maybe some slight video editing in the future. Nothing to hardcore just video the SLR takes.
If I decided to go the iMac route would the quad core be necessary? Or would the 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo even be fine instead of the 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. I need some good input here. I'm not very computer savvy so any light that can be shed will be much appreciated!!
Here is the setups I had looked at. I'm looking to spend $2500 +-
iMac 27"
Configuration
* 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB
* 1TB Serial ATA Drive
* ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* Apple Magic Mouse
* Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide
* Country Kit
$2,198.00
iMac 27"
Configuration
* 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB
* 1TB Serial ATA Drive
* ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
* Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* Apple Magic Mouse
* Country Kit
$2,213.00
Macbook Pro 15"
Configuration
* 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
* 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Antiglare Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* Accessory kit
$2,428.00