Question on White 24" purchase

Good morning.
I've found a couple of places selling white 24" iMac (Intel based) on closeout.
My question(s):
Are these machines still viable options or will I be better to get the new aluminum iMac?
Any issues with the white iMacs that I might regret?
Looking to purchase soon and really finding it difficult to decide...
The white 24"
20" higher end aluminum
24" lowe end aluminum..
hmmmmm..... decisions, decisions

It would be easier to say something useful, if you would say what you are using the machine for.
If you do anything involving photo printing or pre-press work, definitely avoid the 20" aluminium model - the panel is not good for that kind of work; for most other programs it is about OK.
If you mind glare - or have any unavoidable direct light in your work place, avoid the aluminium models altogether.
The white 24" is slightly slower than the aluminium models, but not by a large margin. The difference between 3 GB and 4 GB max. RAM is not making a difference with most programs, but it can make a difference when running many applications simultaneously.
The aluminium iMacs do have graphic cards with HDCP support, so in theory they could play back protected Blu-Ray (BD) discs at full resolution. Just, as the iMac has no HDMI out, there is no BD player option and there is no BD player software for OS X - this is not really an important argument.
I would definitely try to decide between the white/alu 24" models (or even a white 20" model) - I would avoid the screen of the 20" aluminium model.

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