27" i5 iMac with 1Tb HD and 8Gb RAM. OS 10.9
After 3 weeks, the machine is running great. I don't do gaming and don't fool with video editing. My daily use is with Aperture for digital photo.
Even while processing an image in Aperture, the Activity Monitor shows RAM usage well in the green band, and only requires about 5.3Gb of Ram.
So, I've got some extra money from selling my old iMac. Should I add some Ram, or should I buy an ext SDD as a boot drive? And if it is RAM, is USB 3 adequate for booting, or should I splurge on a Thunderbolt case and connector?
(my dealer didn't carry Fusion Drive models and the startup time is irks me)
After 3 weeks, the machine is running great. I don't do gaming and don't fool with video editing. My daily use is with Aperture for digital photo.
Even while processing an image in Aperture, the Activity Monitor shows RAM usage well in the green band, and only requires about 5.3Gb of Ram.
So, I've got some extra money from selling my old iMac. Should I add some Ram, or should I buy an ext SDD as a boot drive? And if it is RAM, is USB 3 adequate for booting, or should I splurge on a Thunderbolt case and connector?
(my dealer didn't carry Fusion Drive models and the startup time is irks me)