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21.5 in or 27 inch iMac for Video editing and photography
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1603336" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>The cpu benchmark scores for the 21.5" iMac you have are around 14,000. The cpu scores for the lower end 27" iMac are around 11,000. So do the math…and that is the approximate reduction in performance you may see.</p><p></p><p>To be honest…if you were to keep the 21.5" iMac you have…and for around $150 get a good 24" external display…you would still have plenty of screen real estate.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm assuming that you got your 21.5" iMac with 8gig of ram. If there is one thing I would change about it…I would have recommended getting it with 16gig of ram. Unfortunately…the 21.5" 2013 iMac ram is not really upgradeable after purchase. </p><p></p><p>I only mentioned this due to your photo & video focus. 8gig of ram for most users would be fine…but with what you do…you may find 16gig better. But on the other hand…if it's working great with 8gig of ram…maybe you'll be just fine.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But then again…in 2-3 years…who knows.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1603336, member: 56379"] The cpu benchmark scores for the 21.5" iMac you have are around 14,000. The cpu scores for the lower end 27" iMac are around 11,000. So do the math…and that is the approximate reduction in performance you may see. To be honest…if you were to keep the 21.5" iMac you have…and for around $150 get a good 24" external display…you would still have plenty of screen real estate.:) I'm assuming that you got your 21.5" iMac with 8gig of ram. If there is one thing I would change about it…I would have recommended getting it with 16gig of ram. Unfortunately…the 21.5" 2013 iMac ram is not really upgradeable after purchase. I only mentioned this due to your photo & video focus. 8gig of ram for most users would be fine…but with what you do…you may find 16gig better. But on the other hand…if it's working great with 8gig of ram…maybe you'll be just fine.:) But then again…in 2-3 years…who knows.;) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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