Base 21.5" imac and Lightroom 4 / CS6???

[BXPhoto]

Hey guys so my wife and I recently split up. Along with one of the cars she also took my primary editing PC as we are both professional photographers. Im on somewhat of a budget and have been eye-balling the Imac's for about a year now. Im currently attempting to run LR4 on my 4 year old MBP duo core and it is a pain in the rear. There is no way that this MBP could batch process let alone handle most of my file sizes. Plus I need atleast a 20" screen to edit on.

My primary needs are to be able to batch process an average of 1000+ raw images into JPEGs with minimal editing from my events. I don't game at all on a computer. So a GPU isn't of any importance to me. I just need an affordable mac and in a hurry. The base 2011 Imac is right up my alley. Plus BestBuy gives me 60 days to try a product or replace it if a new one is released.

My game plan is a 2011 base imac with a ram upgrade to 16gb. Then backup to thunderbolt externals. Also if I decide to later down the road, exchange upto a 27", is the ram compatible between the 2 models?

 

[joelk2]

Hey guys so my wife and I recently split up. Along with one of the cars she also took my primary editing PC as we are both professional photographers. Im on somewhat of a budget and have been eye-balling the Imac's for about a year now. Im currently attempting to run LR4 on my 4 year old MBP duo core and it is a pain in the rear. There is no way that this MBP could batch process let alone handle most of my file sizes. Plus I need atleast a 20" screen to edit on.

My primary needs are to be able to batch process an average of 1000+ raw images into JPEGs with minimal editing from my events. I don't game at all on a computer. So a GPU isn't of any importance to me. I just need an affordable mac and in a hurry. The base 2011 Imac is right up my alley. Plus BestBuy gives me 60 days to try a product or replace it if a new one is released.

My game plan is a 2011 base imac with a ram upgrade to 16gb. Then backup to thunderbolt externals. Also if I decide to later down the road, exchange upto a 27", is the ram compatible between the 2 models?

hello,

although i have no actual experience with the imacs i have a 2010 macbook which runs lightroom 4 fine so the 21.5" base should breeze though it.

you mention minimal editing anyway.

the ram is compatible between the 2 machines see the below taken from apple site here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1423

Applicable models
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)

Memory specifications
These iMac models have these memory specifications:

Number of memory slots 4
Base memory 4 GB (but is configured to order)
Maximum memory 16 GB
Note: For the iMac (Late 2009) models, you can use 2 GB or 4 GB RAM SO-DIMMs of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM in each slot. For the iMac (Mid 2010) and iMac (Mid 2011) models, use 2 GB or 4 GB RAM SO-DIMMs of 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM in each slot.

 

[BXPhoto]

thanks guys. I actually just got home from best buy and got an openbox 27" for 1510.14 with tax (1396.99 before taxes)... couldnt pass it up and its obviously considered new to apple.