Imac 27 3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7,with 1TB Fusion Drive and logic
hi all, i just upgraded my old imac and now im going to have the 27 inch 3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7,with 1TB Fusion Drive
how will logic is going to work? is it much better than my old i3 21.5 imac? i didnt like to work with my old imac, was very laggy.
thanks
Arad.
Anything purchased after mid-July has EFI (like BIOS in PCs) that only likes Lion. Maybe some up through mid-August could possibly run SL, but anyhing sold last week is Lion-only.
A very lucky few accidentally receive a SL-system when they buy new, but very few.
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