New 27 in iMac

I have a new iMac 3.4Ghz,8GBRam,1TB+256SSD,Radeon 6970M 2GBGDDR5 on its way. I have also ordered a 1TB Lace Tunderbolt external drive.
I plan on installing windows via Paralles.
The system and program files will be installed on the SSD. What would be the best way to setup the system? Install Paralles and Windows on the external drive or the internal drive? Store the working files on the internal 1TB or the external Lace drive? Store backup files on the internal 1TB or the external Lace? All suggestions would be appreciated.

depending on how much size you will require the windows install to be then
if it's not huge then ssd is much much faster
but it don't matter if you put it on the 1tb normal hd vs. tunderbolt drive
also just to be sure you know then paralles is a virtual environment so if you want to play games
on the windows then use bootcamp or you will not get a performance you will like

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Well, a bit confused here, maybe TB...
http://www.apple.com/thunderbolt/
19. How do I connect my Mini DisplayPort monitor or monitor using a Mini DisplayPort adapter to my Thunderbolt-equipped Mac when I have other Thunderbolt devices connected?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219?viewlocale=en_US#12

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That because the activation servers were retired. Now for the good news:
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Just got back from Apple retail store in Brent Cross near London in the UK with my new 24 inch iMac.
All I can say is BRILLIANT!!. What a stunning machine. I had a 20 inch that I bought just 3 weeks back, but I managed to get rid of it to buy this new one.
Now that I have it on my desk at home I can really appreciate the extra 4 inches, it seems like a lot more than that.
As the Apple retail store is a 1-hour drive for me I insisted on taking it out of the box and booting it up in the store to check it out before the drive home. It was just as well that I did as there was a single stuck (black) pixel in bottom right hand corner. This would not bother most people, but I do a lot of Photoshop work and I can only imagine that I would be constantly trying to airbrush a speck out of a picture, only to discover that it was a stuck/dead pixel.
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Anyone who has a 20 inch, get rid of it and buy a 24 inch straight away. They are just awesome.
Even the staff at the Apple retail store were standing around me in absolute awe as I was checking mine out and filling in my personal details, as they did not have a demo unit on display at this time.
Other people were standing around too, a little crowd gathered; I felt like an Apple God for a moment there
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The fan is ever so slightly louder than old 20 inch, but again, negligible.
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Buy one today, I don't care how, just get one!!!

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This new machine takes just 31 seconds to boot from a cold start by pressing the power button on the back. Fast or what. Ever watch a Windows user switch on their machine and go have a cuppa coffee whilst they wait
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Only slight drawback is if you sit too close and are a fast typer, it's like watching tennis as your head looks from right to left as you type across the screen

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Your topic subject line says "VIDEO OUT on new Quad Core iMac."
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