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Thinking of getting an iMac - 27 inch, i do not really have a budget but i would like to get something more value for money for my own usage. The usage for gaming / video editing is very little, have some queries on certain options and would like to seek some opinions from fellow mac users.
Those in red are confirmed decisions, i have some queries regarding HDD and graphic card.
Specs for iMac
3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
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3.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
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4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
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8GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM - two 4GB
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16GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM - two 8GB
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32GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM - four 8GB
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1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
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1TB Fusion Drive
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2TB Fusion Drive (+$280 SGD from 1tb fusion drive)
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3TB Fusion Drive
From what i read, 1TB fusion drive only contains 24GB flash!! compared to 2TB fusion(128GB flash), it seems more worth to get a 2TB fusion drive instead of 1TB, what do you all think ?
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AMD Radeon R9 M395 with 2GB video memory
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AMD Radeon R9 M390 with 2GB video memory
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AMD Radeon R9 M380 with 2GB video memory
i am not sure on which of the 3 graphic cards should i get, the graphic cards on AMD is 9 series 395 vs 390 vs 380, and not the m380,m390,m395, they're all only 2GB memory
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based on current mac website - http://www.apple.com/sg/shop/buy-mac/imac
i'm leaning between
for S$3,548.00
or
for S$3,668.00
for paying additional $120 i'll get an upgrade from m390 to m395 and and 0.1ghz i5 core. not sure if it is worth it for me to get
in fact I surprise the 21.5 retina iMac using slower HDD than the mid 2011 , which using at least 7200RPM Hdd Whereas 21.5 retina iMac using 54 RPM HDD
lo , I brought it than realise it anywhere I just use for simple work , surf net for information and email. Indeed lag man , as default it already come with Siri OSX.
I don't mind as mention I just need another one for work
if you into photo edition than have to get SSD.