I've done quiet a bit of research to help me decides if the iMac 2019 is the right one for me. I am down to deciding which CPU I should get. Most people have said recommended going either with the base 3.0 or the 3.7 GHz CPU models since the 3.1 GHz CPU performance gain doesn't justify the price.
What I will be using the iMac for and some of the apps I'll be using:
Here are the specs with price from the Apple Store ( USD ) :
Finally, I did consider the 2 TB SSD option for the 3.7 model. I just bought a 2TB Samsun T5 for $300, so $400 to upgrade from 1TB to 2TB seems a bit excessive. It's not completely off the table, but I might purchase another T5 when the time comes that I need it.
Thoughts on which iMac to get?
What I will be using the iMac for and some of the apps I'll be using:
- Media consumption - Youtube / iTunes / Plex Media Player
- Productivity - Email , Omnifocus, Spreadsheets
- Software Development - Intellij ,Datagrip, Docker containers, Visual Studio Code ,
- Video Transcoding / Ripping - Blu-ray to mkv , youtube-dl video conversion to mkv
- (some) light photo editing and video editing. It's something I do a few times a year, not regularly.
Here are the specs with price from the Apple Store ( USD ) :
- iMac 2019 27" 3.0 GHz 8GB RAM 1TB SSD Radeon 570x Wireless Keyboard w/numpad $2329
- iMac 2019 27" 3.7 GHz 8GB RAM 1TB SSD Radeon 580x GPU Wireless Keyboard /w/numpad $2629
Finally, I did consider the 2 TB SSD option for the 3.7 model. I just bought a 2TB Samsun T5 for $300, so $400 to upgrade from 1TB to 2TB seems a bit excessive. It's not completely off the table, but I might purchase another T5 when the time comes that I need it.
Thoughts on which iMac to get?