RAM or Hard Drive

[drew05]

I am planning on purchasing a new iMac this Friday. I am stuck between maxing out the RAM (4 gigs) and purchasing an External HDD. In the foreseeable future I would get more use out of the RAM (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, games in Boot Camp) but I could also see some possible problems with hard drive space as well. I am planning on getting the 20 inch with the 320 gig hard drive and 2.4 (or is it 2.2?)processor.



Thanks for any advice!

 

[scr1968]

I am planning on purchasing a new iMac this Friday. I am stuck between maxing out the RAM (4 gigs) and purchasing an External HDD. In the foreseeable future I would get more use out of the RAM (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, games in Boot Camp) but I could also see some possible problems with hard drive space as well. I am planning on getting the 20 inch with the 320 gig hard drive and 2.4 (or is it 2.2?)processor.



Thanks for any advice!

RAM!

Especially if you are going the external HD route. You can add that easily down the road whenever you want. You will get more bang out our your system if you have more RAM.

SCR

 

[aaronw1986]

I am planning on purchasing a new iMac this Friday. I am stuck between maxing out the RAM (4 gigs) and purchasing an External HDD. In the foreseeable future I would get more use out of the RAM (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, games in Boot Camp) but I could also see some possible problems with hard drive space as well. I am planning on getting the 20 inch with the 320 gig hard drive and 2.4 (or is it 2.2?)processor.



Thanks for any advice!

I agree RAM also, but I hope you aren't planning on buying it from Apple.

 

[amanda kathryn]

ram is so cheap, 4GB is $112 or so from crucial.

 

[themoonisdown09]

I'd go with getting 4GB of RAM. Get the external HD later when you need it.

 

[drew05]

Thanks for the advice! I was planning on getting it from Crucial. Apple charges almost $800 for the 4 gigs!

 

[stainlessliquid]

Its $80 with free shipping at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211200

 

[jemeinc]

if you get the ram now, what are you going to back up with until you get the external? Definitely get the ram if you already have something to back up to- or if you like living dangerously ;-)