Which iMac to buy 21" vs. 27"?

[DrMabuse]

I'm not sure if to buy the 21" 2.9 GH with fusion or the 27" 2.9GH with fusion.
As you know the price difference is just 300 $ and with the bigger one you can even upgrade the RAM later on.....but
If i imagine the 27" on my desk, it will look very big. i tried a 27" at the store today -
i had the impression that most of the time you dont even use the bigger screen.
Surfing the web or writing you just use a small part of the screen.
What do you think?
What did you decide? And why?

 

[iMcLovin]

You can get used to anything.

Buy a 27" iMac

 

[JustMartin]

I had the same dilemma. Although it hurt a little to buy something I couldn't upgrade later, after much measuring, I decided the large screen would just take up too much space (it has to share desk with my work laptop). So, full spec 21.5" for me.

 

[ashleypenny]

I went with 27" as I am a photographer. Bigger screen is better for me and I already have a 23" Dell display so didnt really want to take a 2" downgrade. Also the prospect of self upgraded ram is a no brainer.

 

[MCAsan]

Yep, go 27 if at all possible

 

[plucky duck]

27" if you have the space, the money, and the eyesight for it. Larger size display along with a larger resolution allows for ease of multitasking side by side.

 

[Ryand123]

27" if you have the space, the money, and the eyesight for it. Larger size display along with a larger resolution allows for ease of multitasking side by side.

Yeah that's the irony. The only way to prevent neck strain with a 27 is to move it back. The only way you can move it back is if you have good eyesight.

I have bad eyesight and a 21 inch.

 

[kant]

I've had a 27" for almost 3 years. That screen was sweet for the first couple of weeks but it got old rather quickly. I've got it on a desk against the wall. If it was facing out into the room it maybe wouldn't be so bad.

 

[yjchua95]

I have both the 21.5" and 27" Haswells.

The 27" is too large for my desk, so I VESA-mounted it to a wall in my basement server room to act as a home server.

The 21.5" is just nice for work and has enough power for almost everything that I do, except for heavy 4K video editing and playing BF4.

I maxed out both models. I will not recommend a Fusion because if just one sector, be it rotational or SSD part breaks, the entire drive is toast and you lose everything. Having just a pure SSD setup is far more reliable.

Fusion read/writes is 510/320 MB/s.

Pure SSD read/writes is 750/650 MB/s.

For normal usage, Fusion is fine. But if you don't intend to buy a new Mac within the next 5 years, go for a pure SSD setup.

 

[jeffsmitth]

i will recommend you 22'' because it is best i am also using it from some years and it is best if you have money then you should enjoy large screen of 22'' so in my opinion 22'' is best.

 

[tom vilsack]

Heads you get the 27" tails you get the 21"....okay one sec while I get a loonie (canadian)......puff puff,had to run downstairs to find one....okay 321 I'm about to toss...drum roll!

Congrats her majesty the queen says your getting the 27"

 

[MartinAppleGuy]

I can't even find a way to get a 27'' back home lol, 21'' all the way for that reason alone

 

[AllergyDoc]

I have a big desk the 27" fits fine on and do a fair amount of photo editing. Love the extra screen space. I have 24 GB RAM and the hard drive; I don't quit the apps I use all the time so they snap up when I need them. The hard in the 21" iMac is a slow drive meant for laptops.