Will the 17" iMac be able to do what I want it to?

coopdig · Feb 29, 2004, 03:38 PM

Hi! I'm thinking very seriously about getting a 17" iMac (; my only problem being that I'm not really sure that it would be able to do what I would like it to.

I would really like it to be able to run Garageband w/o any noticeable hassles/lag-time. And, although I'm not at all a serious gamer, I would really like it to run Simcity 4 reasonably well.

Has anyone had any experience w/ either of these programs (or similar ones) on the 17" iMac? If needs be, I can potentially wait for the next revision... but I don't want to!!

jimsowden · Feb 29, 2004, 04:22 PM

I am confident that the 17 incher will do what you want it to. I would reccomend buying either from apple.com or at a retail store because of the ram. They come with 256, and I would recommend upping it to a gig for garageband. Sim city runs fine. Go to the apple store and check one out, they probably have sim city loaded on one and definitly garageband. Yay iMac!

Horrortaxi · Feb 29, 2004, 04:29 PM

No question it will do what you want it to do. No doubt.

Feb 29, 2004, 03:38 PM	#1
coopdig macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2004	Will the 17" iMac be able to do what I want it to? Hi! I'm thinking very seriously about getting a 17" iMac (; my only problem being that I'm not really sure that it would be able to do what I would like it to. I would really like it to be able to run Garageband w/o any noticeable hassles/lag-time. And, although I'm not at all a serious gamer, I would really like it to run Simcity 4 reasonably well. Has anyone had any experience w/ either of these programs (or similar ones) on the 17" iMac? If needs be, I can potentially wait for the next revision... but I don't want to!!
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Feb 29, 2004, 04:22 PM	#2
jimsowden macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: PA	I am confident that the 17 incher will do what you want it to. I would reccomend buying either from apple.com or at a retail store because of the ram. They come with 256, and I would recommend upping it to a gig for garageband. Sim city runs fine. Go to the apple store and check one out, they probably have sim city loaded on one and definitly garageband. Yay iMac! __________________ King Donko of Punchstania
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Feb 29, 2004, 04:29 PM	#3
Horrortaxi macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles	No question it will do what you want it to do. No doubt. __________________ Trying to keep Microsoft out of my life. What's so bad about Microsoft? horrortaxi.net
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