Help with Computer Purchase

Im not even sure I am in the right community but here it goes I am looking at getting new computers for my wife and me we are looking at getting 2 MBA's and one 27" iMac. I have searched the internet high and low and cannot come up with a definitive line of answers. My questions are what size would be best for the MBA's we both love the 11' but I don't know if its worth the sacrifice of 3 hours battery life and the size/ footprint secondly is the flash storage 128/256/512 I will be getting 8gb ram on either. Taking into consideration the 27" we are looking at will be nearly maxed graphics card/i7/8gb ram I will be upgrading to 32gb after we get it dont want to pay apple prices but the drive is killing me I have no idea what to get I was really only considering ssd not sure what size 256/512/1tb but then there the fusion. We will also be getting a 2tb time capsule so i thought I would be able to get away with 512 but the 1tb keeps coming up in my mind any advice on these questions would be very helpful I have been racking my brain trying to decide. Also my usage will be a large shared iTunes library music,vids whatever else probably lots of pics and a bit of documents we are both in school lastly I was wondering about futureproofing and the expected life of the computers Thank You for all advice

For the iMac 27" a fusion drive (3TB) may be suitable, and because these handle stored files differently than a two HDD computer, with automatic file movement, there is quite a bit to know about them. There are some Support articles on a variety of topics including the airport Time Capsule, and Time machine software; also migration assistant and other things. And user accounts, permissions, privileges, sharing, etc.
Not sure about 'futureproofing' computers, unless you happen to need sturdy workhorse machines you can personally swap out parts, troubleshoot, and repair yourselves. The design is going away from that standard.
Some people with a more mobile lifestyle may consider a Mini computer and an iPad that could act as a display and also a keyboard to the Mini; plus have a regular keyboard and display for the Mini Mac. But that's probably an acquired taste. The MacBook/Air models with 256GB SSD would be plenty fast, not sure about the actual battery life between the 11" and 13" models. The only MacBook model left with an optical drive built-in is the low-end MacBook/Pro 13", so if you don't mind a non-Retina display, a little more weight, it is an OK choice at less cost. I'd probably get that, because I archive digital images to DVD media and also to external HDD. The Apple USB external superdrive may be a necessity, but other brands are said to be OK.
Learning how to use the Recovery and backup systems in these newer computers and whatever OS X version they have installed (Mavericks may be a free download, not included inside some) so there is a ton of stuff to consider. Each device that can see the airport Time capsule may want to use it as a backup, so that would not suffice for three Macs to have one, but you could backup and even clone complete system copies to other fast USB3.0 or FireWire800 externally enclosed self-powered hard disk drives, as these could boot and run their original host computer. A timemachine backup can't.
I fear that I could write a few hours and really say nothing; however I have read about most problems and issues, support related and service, at least online; and see there are some items I would avoid. In fact my hardware is not new and the OS X is a bit dated. I have other interests nowadays and no longer do the 'cutting edge' or retail thing. But then, I'm not sold on a smart phone yet either. I prefer to be by myself to think, and research more directly.
However, as I age my photographic memory has faded some...
Good luck & happy computing!

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