I am considering a base 21" iMac ($1099 @ Best Buy) for home use. It would be my first Mac. Is the base model powerful enough for everyday home use and some light video editing or should I upgrade the CPU, Ram and to a Fusion drive?
I am considering a base 21" iMac ($1099 @ Best Buy) for home use. It would be my first Mac. Is the base model powerful enough for everyday home use and some light video editing or should I upgrade the CPU, Ram and to a Fusion drive?
Purchasing with the upgrades through Apple would add about $800 over the Black Friday deal at Best Buy. Just looking for some advice if I will be satisfied with the based model.
All models will do what you want. Upgraded models will do it faster than the standard models.
Just why are you thinking of switching to a Mac?
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http://i.imgur.com/5OaxOFC.jpg
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http://i.imgur.com/cqRpJOp.jpg
Before I start, I will like to point out some things Ive tried already so this doesnt end up being a back and forth of things already tried.
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*Ive tried the whole
media.windows-media-foundation.enabled to false or to true
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All my enabled plugins:
http://i.imgur.com/9fCZ1s2.jpg
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