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<blockquote data-quote="Cherokee" data-source="post: 540593" data-attributes="member: 28697"><p>Hello and welcome to Mac-Forums!</p><p></p><p>The 24" iMac is one sweet machine. I don't think you'll be disappointed with your choice. OSX is a fantastic computing experience and the iMac is pure eye candy.</p><p></p><p>Hard drive specs are purely subjective. If you have a lot of data (ie. movies, photos, projects etc.) you may opt for a larger hard drive. If you're just a general internet, word processing, family photos type of person, the standard size will be plenty.</p><p></p><p>External drives are a very popular option. I would recommend at least one external drive for Time Machine (new auto-backup function in Leopard). </p><p></p><p>I ran my iMac with 1 GB of RAM for a while and it ran just fine. I think 2 GB is your best option. It's a good balance between speed and cost effectiveness. You will notice an increase in performance with 2 GB. Programs will load faster and it will be smoother overall.</p><p></p><p>I would recommend that you buy RAM form a third party. Apple charges way to much for RAM. You can get an additional 1 GB stick for 20 to 30 bucks. It takes maybe 1 minute to install. A monkey could do it. No, it won't void your warranty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cherokee, post: 540593, member: 28697"] Hello and welcome to Mac-Forums! The 24" iMac is one sweet machine. I don't think you'll be disappointed with your choice. OSX is a fantastic computing experience and the iMac is pure eye candy. Hard drive specs are purely subjective. If you have a lot of data (ie. movies, photos, projects etc.) you may opt for a larger hard drive. If you're just a general internet, word processing, family photos type of person, the standard size will be plenty. External drives are a very popular option. I would recommend at least one external drive for Time Machine (new auto-backup function in Leopard). I ran my iMac with 1 GB of RAM for a while and it ran just fine. I think 2 GB is your best option. It's a good balance between speed and cost effectiveness. You will notice an increase in performance with 2 GB. Programs will load faster and it will be smoother overall. I would recommend that you buy RAM form a third party. Apple charges way to much for RAM. You can get an additional 1 GB stick for 20 to 30 bucks. It takes maybe 1 minute to install. A monkey could do it. No, it won't void your warranty. [/QUOTE]
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