I need some basic advise as I’m not technology savy. Perhaps this may have been answered before. I did searched but got drown in a sea of half related queries but nothing covering my case.
I hv been using MBP 17” for last 6 yrs and things started to get a little choked here and there, with ferries wheel appearing occasionally. Most of my usage are Photoshop related working from RAW files (no gaming). I like to consider changing to 21.5” iMac.
Since I’ll be spending a good part of my salary and intend to use the iMac as long as possible, I want to ensure the new spec is sufficient not to face any choking issue. Here’s my question:
1) Can I see any significant difference between a normal display and 4k? I don’t mind getting he normal display and saving the $ to upgrade on essential things.
2) The normal display comes in 1.6Ghz and 2.8 Ghz. The 4k display comes in 3.1 GHz. Assuming display quality is of minor difference, which speed would you recommend? Is there a need for me to upgrade to 16GB of RAM, bearing in mind most of my works are photoshop CS6, Adobe Bridge, Lightroom, minor video editing, and iTunes, 3 to 4 of these programs will be opened at any one time.
3) I may even consider 27”. Will the most basic spec of 5k beat the highest spec of 4k”, like i5 vs i7?
4) Is there a big leap bet HHD and Fusion drive?
5) Will the new iMac able to support Snow Leopard using bootcamp? I have some usable old programes that won’t able to run on version later than SL.
Thank you
I hv been using MBP 17” for last 6 yrs and things started to get a little choked here and there, with ferries wheel appearing occasionally. Most of my usage are Photoshop related working from RAW files (no gaming). I like to consider changing to 21.5” iMac.
Since I’ll be spending a good part of my salary and intend to use the iMac as long as possible, I want to ensure the new spec is sufficient not to face any choking issue. Here’s my question:
1) Can I see any significant difference between a normal display and 4k? I don’t mind getting he normal display and saving the $ to upgrade on essential things.
2) The normal display comes in 1.6Ghz and 2.8 Ghz. The 4k display comes in 3.1 GHz. Assuming display quality is of minor difference, which speed would you recommend? Is there a need for me to upgrade to 16GB of RAM, bearing in mind most of my works are photoshop CS6, Adobe Bridge, Lightroom, minor video editing, and iTunes, 3 to 4 of these programs will be opened at any one time.
3) I may even consider 27”. Will the most basic spec of 5k beat the highest spec of 4k”, like i5 vs i7?
4) Is there a big leap bet HHD and Fusion drive?
5) Will the new iMac able to support Snow Leopard using bootcamp? I have some usable old programes that won’t able to run on version later than SL.
Thank you