Is This Mac Right For Me?

[Prabz26]

Hey I'm back with more tedious questions
and I am gettin to carried away when ill be getting this thing
in June but the questions help the waiting process

Well I want an iMac and all i can afford is the lowest end model
so I wanna know is it right for me

20-inch: 2.66GHz
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
320GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

basically im not a crazy user of any sort
email, facebook, msn, homeowrk stuff (Microsfot office) are the basics

but i love to photo edit nothing to advanced but i love it
so id have photoshop or some simular program on it

maybe i'd start exploring basic video editing
start using garage band and editing mp3's and such on a program
as well venture into new Apple programs and such

so are the specs above good for me and will allow for
smooth day to day performance
the only thing i have money for and possibly think

i can upgrade is the ram to 4gb which i don't mind doing cuz its only like
$110

but i just wanted to hear you thoughts on this and
as usual

all help appertained

 

[kornyboy]

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It sounds like the iMac would be good for you. Keep in mind that as software evolves, the demands on your system will increase. Also, if you become a more regular user, you'll want more power/speed especially if you get into high end video editing. Good luck.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

You would even be good with a Mac mini. I use my mini (previous gen) for those things and it has power to spare. Use the money you saved and get the biggest Dell monitor you can and maybe a larger HDD.

 

[Prabz26]

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thanks

 

[Prabz26]

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I don't like minis no offense
i get what you are tryin to say

my school only has older gen minis and im not a fan
definetley made me dislike macs more when

i was against macs at one point and it was windows all the way

but i want a change
and the iMac was great fun to play with at best buy

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

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I don't like minis no offense
i get what you are tryin to say

my school only has older gen minis and im not a fan
definetley made me dislike macs more when

i was against macs at one point and it was windows all the way

but i want a change
and the iMac was great fun to play with at best buy

I can see why someone wouldn't like a mini...

Though DO NOT buy you Mac at Best Buy! Also, if you can wait about two months the new rev models will be available as a refurb. By going refurb, you can save 15-20%.

 

[Prabz26]

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Oh bo, ide never buy from best buy especially hearing some stories on here

plus im buying online

plus im gonna upgrade to 4gb ram and need da full size keyboard and my employee discount

but thanks again for input

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

Buy it but not from Best Buy. All of the Macs available are able to accomplish your tasks. Mini, iMac, MacBook, etc. The Mini is actually much better nowadays, thanks to it's faster CPU and tremendously improved GPU. But the iMac is a better buy, especially for you.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

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Oh bo, ide never buy from best buy especially hearing some stories on here

plus im buying online

plus im gonna upgrade to 4gb ram and need da full size keyboard and my employee discount

but thanks again for input

No prob. Great that you're not buying form "Worst Buy."

 

[gibbz]

The iMac should be great for what you need.

 

[Prabz26]

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thanks for solidifying my decision

and ill steer away from
"worst buy" lol

 

[Sun Baked]

The old Mini had the old Intel chipset with the GMA950.

The new Mac Mini is basically on par with the with the same chipset as the current iMac, though it does have the laptop hard drive cramping you there, and the bargain basement CPU.

Not a bad machine now if you have a really nice monitor compared to the entry level iMac 20.

 

[Prabz26]

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I dont really like
non-apple monitors
another reason why i want to switch to apple

i love the simplistic
and great design