Im looking on 2 refurb Macs at the moment as I want the cheapest possible iMac to hold me over to the AS iMac comes out. My main app is FCX and I would edit 4-8K material. I'm mainly a cameraman, but do edit a bit as well. Its usually not on tight deadline so I don't need to pay for super fast render times. Both Macs are have Fusion drives, but I plan to more or less only have FCX installed and have my media on external SSDs (I know the Apple SSDs are a lot faster compared to an external)
What would give me the best experience?:
2017
3.8ghz 4 core i5
Radeon 580 8GB
2TB Fusion (with the bigger SSD part)
2019
3.1ghx 6 core i5
Radeon 575x 4GB
1TB Fusion (with smaller SSD part)
PS I know I should have at least an i7 and SSD and I'm temtpted by the 2020 iMacs, but won't buy until I see what the AS iMac will bring
What would give me the best experience?:
2017
3.8ghz 4 core i5
Radeon 580 8GB
2TB Fusion (with the bigger SSD part)
2019
3.1ghx 6 core i5
Radeon 575x 4GB
1TB Fusion (with smaller SSD part)
PS I know I should have at least an i7 and SSD and I'm temtpted by the 2020 iMacs, but won't buy until I see what the AS iMac will bring