help with choosing a new iMAC

[settings]

hi there!
i'm wondering to buy a new iMac 27'' but i have a dilema and i thought you guys can help me.

iMac 27'' Quad core 2.66ghz, 4Gb, 1Tb, Ati 512Mb

or

iMac 27'' Core 2 Duo 3.06ghz, 8Gb, 1 Tb, Ati 512Mb


which one is better?


regards.

 

[Hellhammer]

Could you please tell us your usage? It's very hard to help if you give no sign about your needs and possible apps you are going to use

 

[settings]

so i will run:

dreamweaver, photoshop, cinema4d, flex, flash that kind of apps

and i usually play WoW.

 

[viggen61]

"Better" is a relative term...

However, look at it this way: the two significant differences are the number of cores, and the amount of RAM. The clock speeds, while different, are less of a noticeable change.

You CAN add more RAM to the 4GB configuration. I believe the max is 16GB.

You CAN'T change the processor to add more cores. Not without buying a new iMac, that is...

I'd go for the quad core with 4GB RAM, and add RAM (from an aftermarket vendor) later. 4GB will get you through 6 months of usage or so, before you'll be looking to improve things.

(I'd probably be fine with 4 for longer. I'm running a 2.33 C2D MBP with 3gigs of RAM...)

 

[Hellhammer]

Go for the quad, it's not that much more and performance is twice as good.

 

[settings]

"Better" is a relative term...

However, look at it this way: the two significant differences are the number of cores, and the amount of RAM. The clock speeds, while different, are less of a noticeable change.

You CAN add more RAM to the 4GB configuration. I believe the max is 16GB.

You CAN'T change the processor to add more cores. Not without buying a new iMac, that is...

I'd go for the quad core with 4GB RAM, and add RAM (from an aftermarket vendor) later. 4GB will get you through 6 months of usage or so, before you'll be looking to improve things.

(I'd probably be fine with 4 for longer. I'm running a 2.33 C2D MBP with 3gigs of RAM...)

thanks a lot for the opinion.

yes i was thinking in buy the quad core and later add more ram if needed.

 

[Inakto]

Should consider waiting for i7

 

[L0s7man]

I can understand going with i5 and not i7. But why on earth would you not wait until i5 and go with c2d?

I'd probably grab i7. Providing that hdmi->mini displayport adapter from belkin or someone else will be ready...

 

[skye12]

I have been weighing this continuously since the announcement.
Keep coming back to the i5 with the quad cores and the 4850/512
graphics card. Best bang for the buck as I see it.

 

[trip1ex]

I'd wait and check out the benchmarks and review of the i5 quad-core and ati4850 27" imac.