21.5 inch or 27 inch imac...hmmmm....

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Im in the market for an imaac and i will be using it for video editing and browsing... what model should i get??
 

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The 27" has the option for Quad Core processors while the 21.5" doesn't, but has a pretty fast Core2Duo processor. So you'll need to look at that, and also that the graphics card is a little lower on the scale on the 21.5"..

If you're tight for money, the 21.5" should do, but if you can go to the 27", that'll be quite a boost..

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i cant afford the quad core but i was trying to decide between the 21.5 with the 4670 GFX and 1 TB hard drive and the dual core 27 inch... i was also thinking about upgrading the 27 inch to the 4850 GFX
 
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If you can, go for the 27".

The large resolution will be a major bonus when video editing!
 
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Since the graphics card can be upgraded to a 4850 ... what graphics card is best for editing... can i stick with the 4670 and still have a really good graphics card for video editing??
 
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I don't know
I just got the 27" and the SCREEN IS HUGE!!!! I seriously only use about half the screen at any given time there's so much real estate, you're gunna love it!
I got the 3.06 core2duo and its taken everything I've thrown at it and laughed.
 
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+1 - just got the dual core 27" and I love it! ;)
 

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