Imac 27inch is a better option for editing?

Hi! i am having intel based Imac 17 inch computer .I want to go for 27inch . Is that good for editing?
The imac 27inch has only one firewire 800 and i want to connect to my external hardrive and to my external monitor. So i need two firewire ports atleast. what should i do? help me please.

Monitors do not connect to Macs through Firewire ports. You use the Mini DisplayPort for that, along with a suitable adaptor like the Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter or Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter.
You can also daisy chain several Firewire devices on a single Firewire port, for instance to use several Firewire HD's or a HD & some other Firewire-connected device.

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