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Old 20" 2.4ghz vs New 20" 2.4ghz ?

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BilboBaggins

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Which iMac would be the better buy if both can be had for the almost the same price?

I intend to use it for web browsing, MS word/excel, iphoto, itunes, watching HD movies, and a little gaming (sims 2).

For my intended use, which is the better buy? The older model, which has a slightly better GPU and larger HD; or the newer model, which has a lesser HD and GPU but faster FSB and memory.
 
BilboBaggins said:
Which iMac would be the better buy if both can be had for the almost the same price?

I intend to use it for web browsing, MS word/excel, iphoto, itunes, watching HD movies, and a little gaming (sims 2).

For my intended use, which is the better buy? The older model, which has a slightly better GPU and larger HD; or the newer model, which has a lesser HD and GPU but faster FSB and memory.
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I had exactly this dilemma today !

..in the end I went for the 'old' 2.4GHz model as the 2600 Pro 256Mb card is quite a bit better than the 2400 128Mb in the 'new' iMacs and the extra storage is nice too - I figured the clock speed would make little difference between the two.

Cheers,
Adam
 
Cool thanks for the replies. It seems that that the supposed increased speed is pretty much negligible. I guess ill be ordering the older 20" imac unless someone has a good reason to opt for the newer 20" (I don't care too much about resale value).
 
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