What would be best

[ddevin2005]

I have a friend who would like to by an iMac. She is a graphic designer and will be using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver. Basically Adobe suite. Which 2009 iMac would best suite her needs? What video card would be best for her?🙂 (she is not a gamer and will not be video editing out side of imovie)

2.66

2.93

3.03

Budget is somewhat of a concern

 

[Genghis Khan]

lol...fastest you can afford 😛

 

[MacMini2009]

The 2.93GHz model would probably be the best for her needs. Although, the 2.66GHz model will suffice.

 

[NathanCH]

Doesn't really matter too much. Just make sure she has at LEAST 4GB of ram.

 

[Tomorrow]

Faster is always better than slower.

More is always better than less.

Now, depending on how much budget is a concern, you might have to scale back - but my advice is that many people regret spending too little and getting too little in return; but just about nobody regrets spending more and getting more in return.

 

[kasakka]

The performance difference between those will be minimal. I'd go for the cheapest and instead invest the money saved on a SSD drive and 4GB RAM.