Intel iMacs - 20" and 17"

[joseph2166]

I've got a difficult decision to make!

Do I buy a 17" intel iMac in a few weeks or do I wait till late march ish till i have the money (hopefuly!) for a 20" with 256mb graphics... basicaly this would be done for the screen and graphics card upgrades... I've read about the increasing reliance of OSX on graphics memory...

anyone any comments?

 

[powerbook911]

I'm going to pick up the 17-inch because I already have a 20-inch cinema display I plan to attach to it.

However, if I didn't have the cinema display, I would most certainly choose the 20-inch iMac. To me, the screen resolution on the 20-inch displays is about the minimum I want to use, for a daily machine.

With regards to graphics memory, I think you'll be fine with the stock 128 or the upgrade to 256. Don't worry about that decision too much, particularly if you don't game. You mention OS X performance, so that is why I'm saying it isn't going to be something you likely notice unless doing the most extreme video work.

 

[joseph2166]

should mention although I'm not buying an iMac primarily for games it would be nice once in a while!