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ChrisU
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p.1 #1 · Which imac for PSCS3 & Lightroom

I am looking to buy a 27" imac but am not sure which model to go for.
Either a faster processor or more RAM?
(1) i5 2.66ghz upgrading the RAM to 8gb
(2) i7 2.8ghz and leave RAM @ 4gb
which model would run PSCS3 & Lightroom the fastest?
Thanks

Nov 15, 2009 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #2 · Which imac for PSCS3 & Lightroom

Just FYI, I have an iMac that is several years old (2.0ghz/2gb RAM) and it runs LR 2.5 and PS3 (plus Nik and Topaz plugins) just fine. YOu should have no problem unless you have enormous files.

Nov 15, 2009 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #3 · Which imac for PSCS3 & Lightroom

Processor, Ram is much easier to upgrade later (and way cheaper from places other than Apple). The benchmarks I've seen put the i7 at a healthy lead over the i5 and for a very small and worthwhile amount of money.

Nov 16, 2009 at 11:51 PM

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p.1 #4 · Which imac for PSCS3 & Lightroom

As a rule....all things being equal......go for the best processor as that will be the thing that, ultimately, determines how long a life your computer has.

I'm still using a G4 single processor that I bought new six years back......I'm just about thinking I need to upgrade!

Nov 17, 2009 at 05:21 PM

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p.1 #5 · Which imac for PSCS3 & Lightroom

There may be issues with PSCS3 - Adobe doesn't officially support PSCS3 on OSX 10.6. I've seen god and bad reports with the combination - YMMV.

Nov 18, 2009 at 12:08 AM

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