Buying a second iMac

Hello I am buying a second iMac and Apple's website has both 20"refurbished models (aluminium 2.0GHz and White 2.16GHz) available.Which do you think is a better choice?Thanks

*Hi RMT07, Welcome* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
*If you are interested*, you might check to see if one comes w Tiger so you can get both worlds.
Good Luck, JP

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