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although i answered this in another thread, i will do so again here. for the work you want to do you really want both the i7 and 395. get the 2tb fusion and hold off on the ram upgrade. that should give you enough budget to get what you really need.
I would like to think that this is my best course of action but then this threw me off.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m380-m390-m395-m395x-thread.1928278/page-15#post-22588341
It cost a lot and I was sooooo looking forward to setting it up after work and I was faced with this, a line of dead pixels or something from the top of the screen to the bottom on the left hand side
I'm hoping to order one next week to replace my late 09 iMac.
Use it mostly for web development - so no video editing, but quite a bit of things like Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, and is in use pretty much full time for work.
Was planning on going for the i7, and upgrade the RAM myself.
Only question is how worth it it would be to upgrade to the 395X - I'm guessing probably not as I don't do any video editing (or gaming), but wondered if it might have some benefit anyway just to drive the 5K display?
Use it mostly for web development - so no video editing, but quite a bit of things like Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, and is in use pretty much full time for work.
Was planning on going for the i7, and upgrade the RAM myself.
Only question is how worth it it would be to upgrade to the 395X - I'm guessing probably not as I don't do any video editing (or gaming), but wondered if it might have some benefit anyway just to drive the 5K display?
According to one site, if you plan on driving a second high res monitor, go for the 4GB VRAM, otherwise the 2GB will be fine if you're not doing video or games. Make sure you get a 2TB fusion or 512NVRAM drive minimum. Though I encourage people on a budget to hold off on the RAM upgrade and put money towards things you can't upgrade later (like the higher end video card).
Going to pull the trigger and I'm here pulling my hair out between
i5 with the m395 and the i7 with the m395X
I use Photoshop, Lightroom, Final Cut, and iMovie apps the most.
I've read thread after thread and watched a ton of videos. Still can't decide. $400 difference.
Guess I should shut up and just get the i7...
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i5 with the m395 and the i7 with the m395X
I use Photoshop, Lightroom, Final Cut, and iMovie apps the most.
I've read thread after thread and watched a ton of videos. Still can't decide. $400 difference.
Guess I should shut up and just get the i7...
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Did Apple take care of you?It cost a lot and I was sooooo looking forward to setting it up after work and I was faced with this, a line of dead pixels or something from the top of the screen to the bottom on the left hand side
SPEND THE MONEYYYYYYYYY - More power sitting around is cooler than having less power fully utilized.
If you can afford the $400 (i.e. not go into debt for it, like carrying credit card debt) then you will be better off. Over the life of the computer, you'll kick yourself for not spending the extra $100 a year or so. However, if it creates a debt load, then go for the less expensive machine.
More power might be cool, on the other hand the i7/M395X combination seems to run fairly hot. I therefore bought the cold and quick (enough) i5/395/SSD. No noisy fans blowing here
The Fix: Noise Canceling Head Phones. BTW doesn't apple install noise flat fans that produce less noise. Dunno. I5/395/SSD sounds good too - I am just to geeky and can afford it.More power might be cool, on the other hand the i7/M395X combination seems to run fairly hot. I therefore bought the cold and quick (enough) i5/395/SSD. No noisy fans blowing here
I'll eventually add an additional monitor so the upgraded video card might be a must for the 5k monitors.
Just Like Andylaiphoto did, I also read numerous iMac threads, tests and reviews. Googled for CPU/GPU TDP's, benchmarks etc. It's all about determing what you want/expect the machine to do for you. High performance = i7/M395X.
Yeah, I have another one on the way. Should be here Monday. Hope it will be ok.
Having that very combination, running premiere pro intensively, I can tell you THAT IS NOT TRUE. The i7 395X combo is cool and only gets warm/noisy when encoding video. And the exact same thing will happen with an i5 -- just for a longer period of time because it's a slower chip without 8 virtual cores..More power might be cool, on the other hand the i7/M395X combination seems to run fairly hot. I therefore bought the cold and quick (enough) i5/395/SSD. No noisy fans blowing here
Nope, honestly what I got is completely overkill for what I need but I thought well I want this to last me the next few years so why not.
From a 2010-era, it'll feel like you basically got introduced to a whole new level of computing. Hope you get it Friday
Love my setup!
Ordered the base 8gb from Apple and ordered a 32gb upgrade for $200.
You happen to do any photo or video work?
How big are your photo files and by your thumbs up I'm guessing you haven't noticed any slow down or issues?
I export 500raw images from a Canon 5D MkII to jpeg yesterday and it took my '10 MBP freaking 2.5hrs.
I export 500raw images from a Canon 5D MkII to jpeg yesterday and it took my '10 MBP freaking 2.5hrs.