If your pruchased or ordered a new late 2012 27" iMac which CPU did you order?

[Sodner]

27" iMac's only please.

 

[Arman]

27" iMac's only please.

I choose Core i7 for the hyperthreading. I am running Parallels so the extra CPU power is a bonus.

 

[XionCore]

Spending loads of money on the iMac, the bucks for the i7 doesn´t really matter at all. And hyperthreading gives a nice speed bump in some applications.

 

[nosnhojm]

First ordered the i5-2.9Ghz, then canceled and ordered the i7-3.4GHz. I don't think I really need it, but I would have always wondered.

 

[Sodner]

According to what I saw in that order spreadsheet someone made. I'm expecting 90% to be the top of the line i7. I find that amazing that so many people got the top of the line.

 

[bembol]

OP should also add, will it be used for work or just upgrading because money is coming out of your... LOL


Basic user so I'm sticking with the i5 but I will upgrade to a 1TB or 3TB Fusion Drive.

 

[drambuie]

First ordered the i5-2.9Ghz, then canceled and ordered the i7-3.4GHz. I don't think I really need it, but I would have always wondered.

Yes. My position is that you should get the highest specs you can afford, even if it's somewhat overkill at the time. After a couple of months the extra cash spent is forgotten, but if you go cheap you'll always be second guessing yourself, and not fully satisfied.

 

[jrg1970]

i7 for the hyperthreading.

 

[jtrainor56]

To me it didn't seem to get anything less and since my first PC in 1990 was almost this much, I figured why not!

 

[steve119]

i5 2.9, I want it for music production. Some beefy music playing for drumalongs(hence the bose speakers) Some small photo/video editing and the odd film, if a game runs moderately then a bonus, if not then meh.

 

[Arman]

According to what I saw in that order spreadsheet someone made. I'm expecting 90% to be the top of the line i7. I find that amazing that so many people got the top of the line.

Well, I guess the economy has rebounded.

 

[sergiobaschi]

I went for the i7. It was the hardest upgrade to go for - the fusion drive was obvious, the 680 was pretty cheap, so those upgrades were easier to decide.

What eventually got me the i7 is a mixture of things. The price didn't scare me enough, and hopefully I'll enjoy the extra performance in CS6 apps (PS, Indesign, Illustrator, Premiere), and when building iOS apps.

Edit: Had I bought the i7 for the Fusion Drive price? Most likely not.

 

[Sodner]

Wow. Seems that people getting the 27" are not messing around. Lots of i7's for sure.