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
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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