Difference of 21.5" iMac 2.7Ghz over 2.9Ghz?

Does it worth the penny to choose 21.5" iMac 2.7Ghz over 2.9Ghz?
What is the major difference between these two? (hope not to mention the obvious hardware difference e.g. Nvidia GT640M vs 650M etc but rather appreciate for more technical cents of user experience for speed, multitasking speed, gaming (diablo III, starcraft II), photoshop etc software.)
I've no thought of getting MBP as i have existing 3 laptops (Windows base) at home for normal microsoft office usage.
This is my first Mac. Hope to get some valuable comments from experts.
Thanks.

That's fine but playing Devil's Advocate you have to pay extra for the fusion drive and whether it's worthwhile will depend on your use of the machine. I suspect quite a few will buy the extra drive and not really need it.
What does hack me off with the latest iMac is you have to spend another £60 to load it with the Mac software that used to come bundled for nothing and another £60 if you want to load up your own software such as MS Word etc.
It just seems that despite all their wealth Apple are once again trying to extract even more money from their supporters. I will probably end up buying a new iMac as I consider its advantages to outweigh the cost but I do think that Apple is being a tad unfair to its loyal customers.
I am not anti-Apple as I already have an iPad3, MacBook Pro and iPhone.

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