I've been now several times in the apple store and the 27" iMac still seems to be too big for my desk. I think I'm best with the 21,5" and perhaps I add my old 24" if needed..
Do you think the high 21,5" model is good enough for games like bf3?
(I play 2-3 days in a month)
...dumb
Why limit yourself to only 16Gb when you can buy 32.
I didn't say to limit anything. Crucial does not sell a 32GB kit. If you want 32GB you buy two of the 16GB kits.
Hacke
If your playing games 680MX with 2GB DDR5 is going to be great. That takes you to the 27"
3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz) with 6MB L3 cache should be good enough.
The tough call is what Drive. Are you going to Play PC games? If so then the 1 TB HDD or the 1 TB Fusion may be the way to go. Because if your going to use Bootcamp you won't be able to use the 3T Drives. And you won't be able to put Bootcamp on an external either. And if you get the Fusion Drive you will have to partition the HDD and won't be able to use the SSD side for Windows.
I would also get a third party Ram upgrade, OWC for 32GB is about $200.
I hope this has helped
I am a small female and shall be purchasing the appropriately doll-sized 21.5"
In some sick and crazy way you just made me feel inadequate as a man. Way to go.
Now now. Eat all your plate and go play with your little toys. One day maybe you will be able to afford the grown up version.
Now now. Eat all your plate and go play with your little toys. One day maybe you will be able to afford the grown up version.
I have had 3 27" imac now. It's gotten so bad that even my external second monitor has to be a 27". Keep in mind it isn't so much the size of the thing but the resolution. Things are so crisp and it's truly a beautiful panel. Throw a 21" monitor next to one and use it as a second monitor you'll quickly see how much more useful the 27 is over the 21