Please talk me out of this - 27"/i7/SSD+1TBHDD

Time to buy a new iMac! My iMac PowerPC is still functioning well, but it's too slow now - finally time to update.
New iMac will be used primarily for internet, email and iTunes... BUT, I'll be doing a lot of HD video editing utilizing Final Cut Express and photo editing with Aperture. I'll also be using HandBrake from time-to-time. I'll do zero gaming.
I love the real estate a large screen provides, so I'm definitely getting a 27" iMac.
Considering my video editing needs, I'm leaning towards the 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 because of it's performance and hyper-threading capabilities? Good idea - yes/no?
From what I've read on other forums, many people suggest sticking with the standard 4GB of RAM, and then upgrading from another source (crucial) at a less expensive price. Good idea - yes/no? And, how much total RAM would you recommend for video editing?
Now, the BIG QUESTION:
Do I spring for the SSD? Many consider this a dramatic performance enhancer, but I can't get over the cost. I'm considering getting a SSD for OS/Applications and a 1TB HDD for storing photos/music/videos/etc.. I already own a couple external HDs I could use, too.
The additional $750 for the SSD + 1TB HDD option is right at my breaking point, and I can't decide whether to go SSD, or stick with the standard HDD.
Any suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm really looking forward to my new iMac, but want to make sure I order the appropriate machine for my needs (as it is a big investment).
Thank you for your time!

The i7 2.93 GHz is going to be a beauty for the price. I think you’ll love it.
I’m not sure anyone wants to talk you out of this because we’re all real curious about the benefit of using the SSD in conjunction with the standard internal hard disk. If it was me, I’d wait for Macworld and others to update their benchmarks. Macworld’s are nice because they include real world applications like Aperture, Photoshop, Handbrake, etc.
I don’t know how much benefit you feel is worth the cost of the SSD. If the system with SSD cost 30% more and gave you a performance benefit of 20%, would you still buy it? I guess if you look at my profile, you can tell I went the route of maxing out the internal disk capacity and memory since a lot of work is done in memory and I can wait awhile for the disks to load programs and data from the internal disk. This talk about SSDs to speed startup times can be misleading. Okay, so I could boot in one-third the time, but I only boot once a week. You see what I mean?
i’d be more interested in how it improves major operations in Aperture, Photoshop, Final Cut...

Similar Messages

  • My iPhone 6 ear speaker is not working properly I couldn't able to hear any thing from ear speaker to lissen I had to put on loud speaker or to use handsfree please help me out with this problem if some body have answer?

    My iPhone 6 ear speaker is not working properly I couldn't able to hear any thing from ear speaker to listen I had to put on loud speaker or to use hands free please help me out with this problem if some body have answer?

    Hi Venkata from NZ,
    If you are having an issue with the speaker on your iPhone, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
    If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker - Apple Support
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Brett L 

  • HT1212 My iPod touch is disabled after too many attempts and I want to enable it without getting it clear so can you please help me out in this....

    My iPod touch is disabled after too many attempts and I want to enable it without getting it clear so can you please help me out in this....

    A data recovery company MAY be able to do it for a price. The Disabled is a very good security feature.
    JWhy not just restore from the last backup you have?
    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
    iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen                         
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
    For how to restore:
    iTunes: Restoring iOS software
    To restore from backup see:
    iOS: How to back up     
    If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
      Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

  • My osx version is 10.8.2. i was buying the facetime app for my mac. i got this error -"FaceTime can't be installed on "Macintosh HD" because the version of OS X is too new." so please help me out of this funny situation.

    my osx version is 10.8.2. i was buying the facetime app for my mac. i got this error -"FaceTime can’t be installed on “Macintosh HD” because the version of OS X is too new." so please help me out of this funny situation.

    https://www.apple.com/support/mac-apps/facetime/

  • Hey,i forgot my login password,so i changed the password by using terminal command(reset password).now i have new user name with new password,but i can't find  my data which i have saved on mac.please help me out in this matter.

    hey,i forgot my login password,so i changed the password by using terminal command(reset password).now i have new user name with new password,
    but i can't find  my data which i have saved on mac.the storage is showing data used and free space on the disk
    please help me out in this matter.

    How did you change your user name?
    resetpassword wouldn't have done it. If you managed to create a new user, then your data is still in the old account.

  • HT1338 My macBook pro i5 2.5 dual core screen in blinking, please help me out in this issue. I am using mac os x 10.8.2

    I have bought new macbook pro 13.3" i5 2.5 dual core. I was working fine but suddenly when i restarted my macbook after a shutdown its screen started blinking or scattering type. But before shutdown it was working very fine, dont know what happened to it. Please help me out.

    Try running the Apple Hardware test to see if it picks anything up:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11342
    You can also try starting in the safe mode to see if the condition is the same. Booting in this mode takes a long time to start:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

  • In my ip 5s lte is not working please he me out from this problem

    lte is not working in my iPhone 5s . Tell me some good idea for solving out from this problem

    Your iPhone needs to be model A1457 and your carrier needs to be either Beeline or MegaFon, which are the Apple supported carriers for Russia.  Otherwise, you iPhone may not support the LTE bands used by other carriers.
    There is no way to fix this problem.  You need the correct iPhone model and a supported carrier or else the service may not be available.

  • Please help me out with this error:Logical dimension table D_TARGET has a source D_TARGET that does not join to any fact source.

    I get the folowing error when I run the global consistency check
    WARNINGS:
    Business Model DAC_Measures:
    [39008] Logical dimension table D_TARGET has a source D_TARGET that does not join to any fact source.
    Can someone help me out please?
    Thank you!

    It seems your dimension is not joined to any facts. Did you check your BMM/physical joins?

  • Facing the error while applying time series function against measure fields in BI reports in Fusion .Could you please assist me out of this

    Formula syntax is invalid.
    [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 27037] Unresolved level: "Time"."Quarter". Please have your System Administrator look at the log for more details on this error. (HY000)
    SQL Issued: SELECT AGO("Win Loss Facts"."# of Won Opportunity Revenue Lines", "Time"."Quarter", 2) FROM "Sales - CRM Pipeline"
    OK (Ignore Error)

    I this this is a bug..
    and also, try to use the syntax:
    set variable ENABLE_ANSI_ORACLE_CALENDAR_EXTRACT =1;     by pasting it in BI Answers (Business Intelligence)
    / Edit analysis / Advance tab/ "Prefix" section
    and then click on "Apply SQL".
    Thanks

  • Managing Data Backupss?????? Please help me out in this :)

    Hey all,
    I have created a software for a school, and yes I am managing it quite well. I am not very well versed with the latest technologies and the latest design patterns. My software is functioning well but I am facing two problems in it, one of which I am going to discuss here.
    I am taking the back up of my all the data and keeping it on a CD for a safer side.. but I am also not able to guess what I will do if the CD or the data gets corrupted. So can anyone please help me and instruct me and give me a brief idea as to how I can take backup of my databases...........like into the Floppy, in the CD or in the Email servers, anything....
    Any help wud be reallly helpful....
    well If I have asked any silly question, then I am sorry but please tell me wat to do.. i dont wanna go to a blind direction
    Thanks for the help :)

    Namaskar.
    You might want to do a search on backups or backup schedules. This is more of a "sysadmin" question.
    My experience is limited however, the backups in previous job went something like this:
    1. Full backups (monthly)
    2. Incremental backups (daily and kept off site)
    In both cases, DATs were rotated.
    my two paisa.

  • Please, get me out of this hell (NetBeans error)

    Hello all. I'm just done with a 3 month proyect, and I just lost it all.
    I'm so worried about what I have done, please let me explain clearly so maybe someone can help me.
    So I had finished my proyect in NB, and I decided to change the default name of some variables of a jFrame class. As you know, NB allows you to do it easily by right clicking on the component and selecting "change variable name".
    Once I was done with that, I noticed that it did not automatically update all concurrences in the source code, so I had to manually change it, which of course I did not.
    So basically, I deleted this jFrame class from my proyect because I thought I had the original source code anyway, so I could copy-paste it in a new jFrame class and all would be solved.
    I was so fool ! I cannot create a new jFrame class in NB and copy-paste the source code of the original jFrame class (the one that had the default names for the variables) to the new jFrame class because it does not replace the initComponents() method which is in 'gray' and cannot be manually modified !! you know what I mean right ?
    So the only possible solution that I see is to redone all GUI from scratch.
    Any Help?

    I've done that and I cannot compile the file because of missing libriaries ( ex. org.netbeans.lib.awtextra )Great, so you've actually created dependencies upon your IDE in your application?
    Anyway, this won't affect the "cut'n'paste-to-a-file & copy into project" solution. If it does you're setting your file up incorrectly within the project. You'll have to find a NetBeans expert to help you with that.

  • I am new to illustrator. Please help me out with this.

    I am totally confused about how is it done
    I created a stripes pattern but when applying it to the font it overlaps at the closing edge of the font. Please help my if there is a tutorial for doing this.

    Sidaddict,
    You can create it from a combination of carefully chosen straight (open) paths and closed paths, especially using Object>Path>Offset Path by the distance between paths, using operations like Object>Path>Divide Objects Below on certain copies of paths along with cutting with the Scissors Tool, general copying, and deleting unwanted parts underway.
    View>Smart Guides are your friends.
    The (18) vertical paths may be created by moving copies or from a tall thin rectangle using Object>Path>Offset Path, or just by moving a copy multiple time, then cut as desired.
    The B may be created from a (partially overlapping) double set based on the innermost closed (upper) path using Object>Path>Offset Path, and moving a copy, then deleting unwanted parts.
    The E and the text frames may be created from rectangles corresponding to the innermost of a series of closed paths, then using Object>Path>Offset Path, then deleting unwanted parts.
    If the vertical lines are created as closed paths, copies of the outermost shapes of the B, E, and text boxes may be used to cut them using Object>Path>Divide Objects Below.
    Throughout, you need to think ahead and build/remove paths. Especially important is to see how the desired shapes can be built from an original closed path (set) using offset path, such as the B, E, and text boxes, where you need to imagine the parts to be later deleted again.

  • Can anyone please help me out in this scenario regarding golden gate

    We have source Plants.Fruits and target plants1.fruits. If we need toset up a filter in replicat with the condition were name is not equal to apple. Other than the row with name=apple rest has to be replicated in target. This filter has to be added only in replicate. We tested the below condition but it is not working.
    MAP PLANTS.FRUITS, TARGET PLANTS1.FRUITS,WHERE(NAME <> "APPLE");
    This condition inserts no records not only apple other records are also not replicated to target. Can anyone please suggest us the way to resolve this.

    Wrong forum - try GoldenGate or GoldenGate, Streams and Distributed Database (MOSC)

  • Please help me out with this report

    hi to all experts,
    my requirement  is to display only those purchase order that were created on Saturdays and sundays. i have toiled hard and could develop the code but still im not be able to get the requirement.IT is showing all purchase order for the given date range. what should be modified in my code.
    *& Report  Z_DAYS_SUNDAY_SAT                                           *
    *& This report will display purchase order created on saturday and sunday                                                                    *
    REPORT  Z_DAYS_SUNDAY_SAT                       .
    tables: ekko,dtresr.
    types: begin of ty_pur,
              ebeln type ekko-ebeln,"purchase document no
              bukrs type ekko-bukrs,"company code
              bstyp type ekko-bstyp,"document category
              bsart type ekko-bsart,"document type
              aedat type ekko-aedat,"date on which record was created
         end of ty_pur,
        begin of ty_days,
          days type ekko-aedat,
         end of ty_days.
    data: it_ekko type table of ty_pur,
          wa_ekko like line of it_ekko,
          it_days type table of ty_days,
          wa_days like line of it_days.
    data : dbtwn type i,
           g_day type dtresr-weekday.
    parameters : p1 type dats,
                 p2 type dats.
    ranges : r_day for ekko-aedat.
    r_day-low = p1.
    r_day-high = p2.
    r_day-sign = 'I'.
    r_day-option = 'BT'.
    append r_day.
    if p2 gt p1.
    dbtwn = p2 - p1.
    else.
    message e000(zhnc) with 'plz enter date in proper order'.
    endif.
    do dbtwn times.
    CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_TO_DAY'
      EXPORTING
        date          = p1
    IMPORTING
       WEEKDAY       = g_day.
    if g_day = 'Sat.' or g_day = 'Sunday'.
    wa_days = G_DAY.
    APPEND wa_days TO it_days.
    p1 = p1 + 1.
    Endif.
    enddo.
    select    ebeln
              bukrs
              bstyp
              bsart
              aedat from ekko into table it_ekko where aedat in r_day.
      loop at it_ekko into wa_ekko.
      READ TABLE it_days INTO wa_days WITH KEY wa_days-days.
      write : / wa_ekko-ebeln,wa_ekko-bukrs,wa_ekko-bstyp,wa_ekko-bsart, wa_days-days.
    endloop.

    Hi
    try this code I've made changes...
    *& Report Z_DAYS_SUNDAY_SAT *
    *& This report will display purchase order created on saturday and sunday *
    REPORT Z_DAYS_SUNDAY_SAT .
    TABLES: ekko,dtresr.
    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_pur,
    ebeln TYPE ekko-ebeln,"purchase document no
    bukrs TYPE ekko-bukrs,"company code
    bstyp TYPE ekko-bstyp,"document category
    bsart TYPE ekko-bsart,"document type
    aedat TYPE ekko-aedat,"date on which record was created
    END OF ty_pur,
    BEGIN OF ty_days,
    days TYPE ekko-aedat,
    END OF ty_days.
    DATA: it_ekko TYPE TABLE OF ty_pur,
    wa_ekko LIKE LINE OF it_ekko,
    it_days TYPE TABLE OF ty_days,
    wa_days LIKE LINE OF it_days.
    DATA : dbtwn TYPE i,
    g_day TYPE dtresr-weekday.
    PARAMETERS : p1 TYPE dats,
    p2 TYPE dats.
    RANGES : r_day FOR ekko-aedat.
    r_day-low = p1.
    r_day-high = p2.
    r_day-sign = 'I'.
    r_day-option = 'BT'.
    APPEND r_day.
    IF p2 GT p1.
      dbtwn = p2 - p1.
    ELSE.
      MESSAGE e000(zhnc) WITH 'plz enter date in proper order'.
    ENDIF.
    *DO dbtwn TIMES.
    *  CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_TO_DAY'
    *    EXPORTING
    *      date    = p1
    *    IMPORTING
    *      weekday = g_day.
    *  IF g_day = 'Sat.' OR g_day = 'Sunday'.
    *   wa_days = g_day.
    *    APPEND wa_days TO it_days.
    *  ENDIF.
    *  p1 = p1 + 1.
    *ENDDO.
    SELECT ebeln bukrs bstyp bsart aedat FROM ekko INTO TABLE it_ekko WHERE aedat IN
    r_day.
    LOOP AT it_ekko INTO wa_ekko.
      CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_TO_DAY'
        EXPORTING
          date    = wa_ekko-aedat
        IMPORTING
          weekday = g_day.
      IF g_day = 'Sat.' OR g_day = 'Sunday'.
            WRITE : / wa_ekko-ebeln, wa_ekko-bukrs, wa_ekko-bstyp, wa_ekko-bsart, g_day.
      ENDIF.
    ENDLOOP.

  • Please help me out for this error

    Hi all,
    I am facing one problem when I am running my appliction.
    Cannot find message resources under key org.apache.struts.action.MESSAGE
    jsp code:
    <logic:notEmpty name=+"usersList"+ scope=+"session"+>
    <bean:define id=+"records"+ name=+"usersList"+ scope=+"session"+ type=+"java.util.List"+/>
    <table border=+"1"+>
    <tr>
    <td>User Name</td>
    <td>Marks</td>
    <td>DOB</td>
    </tr>
    <logic:iterate id=+"record"+ name=+"records"+ type=+"com.irc.vo.UserVO"+>
    <tr>
    <td><bean:write name=+"record"+ property=+"userId"+/></td>
    <td><bean:write name=+"record"+ property=+"marks"+/></td>
    <td><bean:write name=+"record"+ property=+"DOB"+/></td>
    </tr>
    </logic:iterate>
    </table>
    </logic:notEmpty>But I am pretty sure that the problem is not with ApplicationResources properties file or something. Because 1) I am not implementing in such a way 2) it was running fine when I removing "center" and "DOB" in my jsp.
    My doubt of this problem is it is not able to render "marks" and "DOB" are not of string type of fields in UserVO.
    Any help in this regard is much appreciable.

    sureshkumargem wrote:
    My doubt of this problem is it is not able to render "marks" and "DOB" are not of string type of fields in UserVO.Even if marks and DOB are not of String types, that should not make any difference. Check whether you have proper getters and setters for them.
    Also check whether you have
    commons-digester.jar
    commons-beanutils.jar
    Along with struts.jar files into the "/WEB-INF/lib" folder of you context root.

Maybe you are looking for