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Hi All,
I'm going to be buying a new late 2013 21.5 iMac at the end of January. I'm thinking of going for the 3.1GHZ processor, regular 8mb memory, a Fusion drive and the usb Super drive.
I'm probably not going to be doing anything more taxing with the iMac than using stuff like Garage band and perhaps some other music making programs so I'm wondering if perhaps the 3.1 processor might be overkill? My main thinking towards going down that road was a kind of 'future proofing' thing. I can afford the 3.1 setup, but dont really plan on buying a new computer again for quite a few years so I'd like it to be good for as long as possible.
If it IS overkill to go for the 3.1 though, would I be better to just skip the 2.9 processor and just get the regular 2.7 processor and fusion drive and save myself a bit of money?
Also, what are peoples opinions on getting the Apple Super Drive? Are they worth the cost or would I be better served to buy a third party drive? I'm toying with the idea of playing Blu Rays on the machine in the future and I know for that I need a 3rd party drive. ( though i dont know which one is best or what software I'd need to run it ) Any recommendations for 3rd party drives, regular or Blu Ray would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any advice and opinions. I'm used to Apple products, I have an ipad, ipod and currently use a 2nd hand 2006 15" Macbook Pro I've had for 3 years now thats frankly on its last legs, hence the need for a change. Don't feel I need the portability anymore as i mainly use my Ipad for that.
I'm going to be buying a new late 2013 21.5 iMac at the end of January. I'm thinking of going for the 3.1GHZ processor, regular 8mb memory, a Fusion drive and the usb Super drive.
I'm probably not going to be doing anything more taxing with the iMac than using stuff like Garage band and perhaps some other music making programs so I'm wondering if perhaps the 3.1 processor might be overkill? My main thinking towards going down that road was a kind of 'future proofing' thing. I can afford the 3.1 setup, but dont really plan on buying a new computer again for quite a few years so I'd like it to be good for as long as possible.
If it IS overkill to go for the 3.1 though, would I be better to just skip the 2.9 processor and just get the regular 2.7 processor and fusion drive and save myself a bit of money?
Also, what are peoples opinions on getting the Apple Super Drive? Are they worth the cost or would I be better served to buy a third party drive? I'm toying with the idea of playing Blu Rays on the machine in the future and I know for that I need a 3rd party drive. ( though i dont know which one is best or what software I'd need to run it ) Any recommendations for 3rd party drives, regular or Blu Ray would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any advice and opinions. I'm used to Apple products, I have an ipad, ipod and currently use a 2nd hand 2006 15" Macbook Pro I've had for 3 years now thats frankly on its last legs, hence the need for a change. Don't feel I need the portability anymore as i mainly use my Ipad for that.