Hello everyone - newbie here. I'm in the market to make a switch to a Mac but I think the issues with the 27" iMac are too big to be ignored so I am going to go with a Pro Mac (I would like to purchase this in the next week or two so I don't want to wait until the iMac is fixed and deliver). I'm looking for some advice on which configurations I should get. I've tried to google some of this stuff, but I'm not very computer literate. So here is what I've picked:
Quad-Core Mac
Processor: is it worth $400 to upgrade to the 2,93 GHz one?
Memory: upgrade to 8 GB
Hard Drive 1: upgrade to 1TB for $100
Graphics card: go w/ the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB or upgrade to the ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB? Someone told me that the Radeon is for video games and video editing - neither of which I do but I also saw a post saying the NVIDIA card was "crap."
Monitor - 30" display (I want the matte finish)
Any thoughts? I really only plan to use the computer for surfing, photo editing with Photoshop and Lightroom (might become extensive), and email.
Quad-Core Mac
Processor: is it worth $400 to upgrade to the 2,93 GHz one?
Memory: upgrade to 8 GB
Hard Drive 1: upgrade to 1TB for $100
Graphics card: go w/ the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB or upgrade to the ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB? Someone told me that the Radeon is for video games and video editing - neither of which I do but I also saw a post saying the NVIDIA card was "crap."
Monitor - 30" display (I want the matte finish)
Any thoughts? I really only plan to use the computer for surfing, photo editing with Photoshop and Lightroom (might become extensive), and email.