IMac 24" GT 130 vs HD 4850 and 3.06 vs 2.93 - 24inch iMac
Hi
I'm thinking of buying an iMac - either the 24" 3.06 or 2.93 and either the GT130 or Radeon HD4850.
I plan to dual boot with Windows XP.
Couple of questions:
1. Which is the best option? Bang for Buck etc.
2. How big a partition should I create for XP - I will only be installing a few PC games so won't need a huge partition - I was thinking 50GB - most of my data will be on the OSX partition so want to maximise this side.
3. Also, should I wait until June and WWDC in case there are some spec bumps or price tweaks and/or OSX Snow Leopard?
I will use my iMac for video editing - iMovie, and Final Cut Express and some photo editing etc.
Some help would be great before I take the plunge.
Thanks
RC
As for 3.06 versus 2.93, that's a difference of 0.13 MHz or about 4%. The real world difference is probably even less. Is it worth $150? You need to make that call.
As for ATI versus NVIDIA, it seems like Apple is working more closely with NVIDIA recently. The ATI option does cost more by $50. I think either one would work fine in terms of performance.
So for (1), the best bang for buck is 2.93 GHz with the NVIDIA video.
For (2), only you can add up the installation size of those games. 50GB seems reasonable, if the games and OS will fit with some room to spare (maybe 20% extra)
For (3), we can't discuss future Apple products in this forum. But the current iMac line was introduced only a few months ago.
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