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<blockquote data-quote="jtrainor56" data-source="post: 1303343" data-attributes="member: 157812"><p>Okay, I am a PC user since the 80's and in IT since 1985 so I have no problem with buying a Windows PC, but an Apple on the other hand.... is very stressful!! <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Confused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Confused:" title="Confused :Confused:" data-shortname=":Confused:" /></p><p>I currently have two Dell desktops that are about 6 years old, an IBM TP and an HP NC6220 both laptops and both at least 5 years old. I also have a Lenovo laptop that is about a year old. Only the TP and Lenovo are in use, the HP is a spare for work, it still has XP on it and I need it for an IPSEC VPN client for work. (I refuse to lug my work laptop home every night). So I get the most out of what I have, lol.</p><p></p><p>I want to buy an iMac that will last at least 5 years or longer and this is what I want to spec out for the iMac.</p><p></p><p>27" i7 3.4ghz</p><p>2TB drive with a 256gb SSD</p><p>AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5 </p><p>4gb RAM (I'll add ram myself)</p><p>Parallels or VM Fusion - to run Windows 7</p><p>(I have a lot of Windows software that is high end and would bee too expensive to upgrade at this time).</p><p></p><p>It would be used for movie and photo editing, graphics (Corel & Adobe CS5)</p><p>MS Office Suite, and a bit of gaming (my daughter is a big game player so I know she will want to play some high end games on it.)</p><p></p><p>So would it be safe to say this would be a system I could count on for at least 5-6 years without needing to upgrade? I appreciate all and any opinions/recommendations.</p><p>Thanks. Joe</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jtrainor56, post: 1303343, member: 157812"] Okay, I am a PC user since the 80's and in IT since 1985 so I have no problem with buying a Windows PC, but an Apple on the other hand.... is very stressful!! :Confused: I currently have two Dell desktops that are about 6 years old, an IBM TP and an HP NC6220 both laptops and both at least 5 years old. I also have a Lenovo laptop that is about a year old. Only the TP and Lenovo are in use, the HP is a spare for work, it still has XP on it and I need it for an IPSEC VPN client for work. (I refuse to lug my work laptop home every night). So I get the most out of what I have, lol. I want to buy an iMac that will last at least 5 years or longer and this is what I want to spec out for the iMac. 27" i7 3.4ghz 2TB drive with a 256gb SSD AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5 4gb RAM (I'll add ram myself) Parallels or VM Fusion - to run Windows 7 (I have a lot of Windows software that is high end and would bee too expensive to upgrade at this time). It would be used for movie and photo editing, graphics (Corel & Adobe CS5) MS Office Suite, and a bit of gaming (my daughter is a big game player so I know she will want to play some high end games on it.) So would it be safe to say this would be a system I could count on for at least 5-6 years without needing to upgrade? I appreciate all and any opinions/recommendations. Thanks. Joe [/QUOTE]
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