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Top end 21.5 Imac Vs Bottom end 27: Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="magus90" data-source="post: 1767207" data-attributes="member: 395010"><p>Hey There,</p><p></p><p>So i decided on getting an Imac recently. Was going to get another Macbook but i figured this was the better choice for my needs.</p><p></p><p>I can't decide between the 21.5 or the 27 inch at this point. The specs for each are below. </p><p></p><p>Ideally i would like the 27 inch, but at the specs below i am worried it will perform less than the 21.5 because of the big 5k screen it has to power even though it has a better GPU.</p><p></p><p>I won't be doing anything too crazy, just some 1080 video editing in Final Cut Pro X and maybe some light gaming. </p><p></p><p>It only comes down to a $200 difference after the student discount, and accounting for that the 27 i can upgrade ram for cheap myself where on the 21.5 it will cost $200 extra. </p><p></p><p>21.5</p><p>4k Retina Screen</p><p>I5</p><p>Radeon 560 4 Gb</p><p>8Gb</p><p>256 SSD</p><p></p><p>27</p><p>5k Retina Screen</p><p>I5</p><p>Radeon 570 4Gb</p><p>8Gb</p><p>256 SSD</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks so much</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="magus90, post: 1767207, member: 395010"] Hey There, So i decided on getting an Imac recently. Was going to get another Macbook but i figured this was the better choice for my needs. I can't decide between the 21.5 or the 27 inch at this point. The specs for each are below. Ideally i would like the 27 inch, but at the specs below i am worried it will perform less than the 21.5 because of the big 5k screen it has to power even though it has a better GPU. I won't be doing anything too crazy, just some 1080 video editing in Final Cut Pro X and maybe some light gaming. It only comes down to a $200 difference after the student discount, and accounting for that the 27 i can upgrade ram for cheap myself where on the 21.5 it will cost $200 extra. 21.5 4k Retina Screen I5 Radeon 560 4 Gb 8Gb 256 SSD 27 5k Retina Screen I5 Radeon 570 4Gb 8Gb 256 SSD Thanks so much [/QUOTE]
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