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Can you help me build my new Pro Mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="ymin" data-source="post: 993020" data-attributes="member: 142414"><p>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:</p><p></p><p>Quad-Core Mac</p><p>Processor: is it worth $400 to upgrade to the 2,93 GHz one?</p><p>Memory: upgrade to 8 GB</p><p>Hard Drive 1: upgrade to 1TB for $100</p><p>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."</p><p>Monitor - 30" display (I want the matte finish)</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts? I really only plan to use the computer for surfing, photo editing with Photoshop and Lightroom (might become extensive), and email.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ymin, post: 993020, member: 142414"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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