Which iMac (storage in particular) for my needs?

[Jabzzz]

Hi all!

I am extremely interested in purchasing the latest greatest iMac 27"

I am hovering around the following configuration

I7 processor.
8gb ram (aftermarket upgrade to 16)
780m 4gb
256 SSD

This comes in at ~£2200!

Will the 256gb SSD be enough for the following: Mac partition, applications on the SSD (my mac air uses ~75gb). I have a 500gb external usb3 drive which has my iTunes and iPhoto library on.

Windows partition: with enough space to download enough games to keep my busy until the new year (planet side 2, guild wars 2, bf3/4 etc.

So would the 256 be enough for OS X and windoze with enough space for games etc? Are there any other solutions I could use? Boot into windows from my external drive etc?

Thanks all! Very excited newbie here!!

 

[jdblas69]

Are you totally sold on SSD, does the fusion drive option interest you at all?

My own opinion is I would go with the 512 SSD if I was going the SSD route. Gives you some more flexibility for the future.

 

[Jabzzz]

Thanks for the reply.

I feel that spending so much money on this machine I don't want any "older" technology. I know the fusion drive combines a 128gb PCIe SSD and a traditional 1tb rotating disc drive which I am not keen on.

If I split the partition 50/50 would that be enough for a windows 8 partition with say 5-8 games?

All my music and stuff will be on my external so the boot camp partition will only be for games and maybe solid works / catia v5

Thanks,
Jamie.

 

[d0nK]

You could forgo the i7 upgrade and opt for the 512 SSD instead.

It's a ton of money over here in the UK for an iMac aint it