So I’m looking to buy one for basic music production. I do classic blues music so nothing insane like synths and stuff. I also occasionally do YouTube videos and such around 5 minutes of length. I’m. A little torn. I’ve heard the upgraded model other than having extra ports has an extra fan. I’m wondering if it’s worth going that route for longevity and such?
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Which iMac, 16/512GB with 10 core gpu or 16/1TB with 8?
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Extra ports are worth it, IMO. You never know if you might want to hang a lot more MIDI devices off your iMac. Or a second monitor.
There are multiple posts like this, where for just $200-$400 extra you can have both. We're not talking thousands of dollars difference here.
These machines easily last for 10 years, so why worry about what is effectively $3.33 a month extra? The resell value is also higher for higher spec iMacs, so you will get around half of that upgrade money back.
GPU cores are irrelevant for your use case. As @picpicmac said, the extra USB ports are really useful.
Just go for the right-most model, add 16GB of unified memory and select the storage option you need. Your future self will thank you.
These machines easily last for 10 years, so why worry about what is effectively $3.33 a month extra? The resell value is also higher for higher spec iMacs, so you will get around half of that upgrade money back.
GPU cores are irrelevant for your use case. As @picpicmac said, the extra USB ports are really useful.
Just go for the right-most model, add 16GB of unified memory and select the storage option you need. Your future self will thank you.
You don't want an iMac with only 2 ports on the back.
You just... don't.
Music production?
You need as much drive space as you can get.
You just... don't.
Music production?
You need as much drive space as you can get.