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27 i5 or 21 i7 ?

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Ron12

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Hello friends , after i think what to take ,
mac mini 2012
512 ssd
quad core 17
16ram
or
imac 2012 with fusion drive + 16ram

I made a decision and i take the imac

i dont sure which model take .
27 with i5 quad core 2.9 or 21.5 with i7 3.1 ?

thanks
 
Calipad

Calipad

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Mar 16, 2012
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Ron12 said:
Hello friends , after i think what to take ,
mac mini 2012
512 ssd
quad core 17
16ram
or
imac 2012 with fusion drive + 16ram

I made a decision and i take the imac

i dont sure which model take .
27 with i5 quad core 2.9 or 21.5 with i7 3.1 ?

thanks
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Really depends on what you are going to do with it. For me I do graphics and video so I went with the 27" 3.4 i7, Nvidia 680.
 
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Ron12

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Calipad said:
Really depends on what you are going to do with it. For me I do graphics and video so I went with the 27" 3.4 i7, Nvidia 680.
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Music Production .
Just this .
no internet , just music production .
 
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Brian Y

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Calipad said:
Then if it were me I would go with 21.5 with i7 3.1 and a Fusion Drive.
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Bear in mind the extra real estate would be bloody handy with Logic. Think about the extra number of tracks you're going to be able to have on screen with a 27".
 
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Ron12

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bma said:
Bear in mind the extra real estate would be bloody handy with Logic. Think about the extra number of tracks you're going to be able to have on screen with a 27".
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Calipad said:
Good point!
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Thank you so much guys !

so I5 QUAD CORE 2.9GHZ will make good work for sure ?

with 32GB RAM and 1tb fusion drive
 
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Brian Y

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Ron12 said:
Thank you so much guys !

so I5 QUAD CORE 2.9GHZ will make good work for sure ?

with 32GB RAM and 1tb fusion drive
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If you're getting a 27" - upgrade the RAM yourself, don't pay Apple's prices.

And the i5 will be good enough for logic IMO. The i7 will obviously be faster, but it depends how much $$$ that speed bump is worth to you.
 
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Ron12

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bma said:
If you're getting a 27" - upgrade the RAM yourself, don't pay Apple's prices.

And the i5 will be good enough for logic IMO. The i7 will obviously be faster, but it depends how much $$$ that speed bump is worth to you.
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sure i update the ram by myself .. i put 32GB RAM

i cant buy 27 with i7 ..

27 with quad core i5 3.2 make better ? i fill the diffrent between 2.9 i5 or 3.2 i5 ?

IMAC 27
QUAD CORE I5 3.2
32GB RAM
1 FUSION DRIVE
 
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Brian Y

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Ron12 said:
sure i update the ram by myself .. i put 32GB RAM

i cant buy 27 with i7 ..

27 with quad core i5 3.2 make better ? i fill the diffrent between 2.9 i5 or 3.2 i5 ?

IMAC 27
QUAD CORE I5 3.2
32GB RAM
1 FUSION DRIVE
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I'd just stick with the 2.9 in that case. It will be fine for what you're doing :).
 
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Ron12

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bma said:
I'd just stick with the 2.9 in that case. It will be fine for what you're doing :).
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ok !

so for sure , take this :

IMac 27
Quad Core I5 2.9Ghz
32GB RAM
1TB FUSION DRIVE
 
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