My New iMac 27" 2012

Tommy Giffen · Feb 18, 2013, 03:26 PM

Hello all!
I am soon to order my new iMac from apple, but I was wondering..
Trackpad or mouse?
1TB or more? etc?

Help would be much appreciated.

Spink10 · Feb 18, 2013, 03:30 PM

Personally MM & 1TB

You: I have no idea

virginblue4 · Feb 18, 2013, 04:56 PM

Trackpad, it supports many more gestures.

And it depends on what you'll be using your iMac for.

boy-better-know · Feb 18, 2013, 05:14 PM

I have both the trackpad and magic mouse on my desk and rarely use the mouse at all. Gestures are just so useful.

Fatboy71 · Feb 18, 2013, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy Giffen

Hello all!
I am soon to order my new iMac from apple, but I was wondering..
Trackpad or mouse?
1TB or more? etc?

Help would be much appreciated.

There's only you that will know how much storage you need based on how much music, photo, video you have presently on your old computer

. But whichever size you go with I would definitely recommend the Fusion Drive. I was debating whether to order with the Fusion Drive or not, but I'm so glad that I ordered the Fusion Drive now.

Re trackpad or mouse. I have both and the vast amount of the time if I'm just surfing, emailing I use the Magic Trackpad. But when I'm doing video editing or photo editing I prefer the Magic Mouse and also too if I want to drag and drop a lot of files, folders from one place to another, I personally find the Magic Trackpad to not be as good for dragging and dropping as the Magic Mouse. Don't get me wrong, the extra gestures of the Magic Trackpad are superb, but I still do like the Magic Mouse for the reasons I've listed above. Given the mixed opinions of the Magic Mouse, I still think its an excellent mouse.

luminouslight · Feb 18, 2013, 05:21 PM

Trackpad definitely. Once you get used to the gestures you wont want to go back to a mouse, unless its for gaming or precision work.

And Storage really on the amount of media you have... I'd go for 3 TB if you have a lot of music, movies, etc. it's always nice to have extra room IMO.

bembol · Feb 18, 2013, 10:44 PM

Magic TrackPad for Gestures. Not a fan of Apple's Mouse, I love Logitech's Performance MX. BTW, I have both.

As for HDD. Depends how much you have. I have about 1.5TB so I ordered the 3TB Fusion.

Outrigger · Feb 19, 2013, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy Giffen

Hello all!
I am soon to order my new iMac from apple, but I was wondering..
Trackpad or mouse?
1TB or more? etc?

Help would be much appreciated.

If you can answer the following, I can help you.

what color car should I buy?
should I buy a coupe or sedan?
front wheel drive or all wheel drive?

thanks.

xgman · Feb 19, 2013, 01:35 PM

then again decent mice are a dime a dozen. Good track pads aren't.

WilliamG · Feb 19, 2013, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xgman

then again decent mice are a dime a dozen. Good track pads aren't.

This. Trackpad all the way.

haien · Feb 19, 2013, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outrigger

If you can answer the following, I can help you.

what color car should I buy?
should I buy a coupe or sedan?
front wheel drive or all wheel drive?

thanks.

Matte black
sedan, the doors on coupe are too troublesome for backseat passengers
all wheel drive for better grip

bembol · Feb 19, 2013, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outrigger

If you can answer the following, I can help you.

what color car should I buy?
should I buy a coupe or sedan?
front wheel drive or all wheel drive?

thanks.

White and in Coupe. IMO cars just looks so much better in two doors and screw the passengers. LOL

Audi A4 vs A5
Infiniti G37
BMW 3 Series
Cadillac CTS-V
Nissan Altima

Currently drive the Coupe 3.5SE.

AWD. From the word's of Pirelli Tyres, "Power is Nothing without Control."

Feb 18, 2013, 03:26 PM	#1
Tommy Giffen macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Scotland	My New iMac 27" 2012 Hello all! I am soon to order my new iMac from apple, but I was wondering.. Trackpad or mouse? 1TB or more? etc? Help would be much appreciated.
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Feb 18, 2013, 03:30 PM	#2
Spink10 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2011	Personally MM & 1TB You: I have no idea __________________ cMBP 2012 15" 2.7, 8GB, Samsung 830 256GB, 650M 1GB, Hi-Res AG / MBA 2011 11" 1.6, 4GB, 128GB SSD / iMac 2011 27" 2.7, 12GB, 1TB HD, 6770M 512MB / iPhone 5 16GB / iPad 4 16GB / Time Capsule 2TB
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virginblue4 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United Kingdom	Trackpad, it supports many more gestures. And it depends on what you'll be using your iMac for. __________________ Late 2012 27" iMac - 3.4GHz i7, 1TB Fusion Drive, 24GB RAM, GTX 680MX 2GB (Assembled in Ireland) iPhone 5, white and silver iPad mini, white and silver
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bembol macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: iCloud	Magic TrackPad for Gestures. Not a fan of Apple's Mouse, I love Logitech's Performance MX. BTW, I have both. As for HDD. Depends how much you have. I have about 1.5TB so I ordered the 3TB Fusion. __________________ SHIFT_ 27" iMac Late-2012 Base w/32GB RAM & 3TB Fusion apple TV 3 (x2) \| White 72.44GB S^MSUNG Galaxy S4 \| Silver 32GB hTc One
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boy-better-know macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England	I have both the trackpad and magic mouse on my desk and rarely use the mouse at all. Gestures are just so useful.
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Feb 18, 2013, 05:21 PM	#6
luminouslight macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	Trackpad definitely. Once you get used to the gestures you wont want to go back to a mouse, unless its for gaming or precision work. And Storage really on the amount of media you have... I'd go for 3 TB if you have a lot of music, movies, etc. it's always nice to have extra room IMO.
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