Running color on 20" imac

Will Color run on a 20" 2.4GHz iMac Aluminum?
And if so, how is the performance?
Thanks

This is only impressions from a DoP student, correct me if I'm wrong.
Since Color seems to be not optimized to work with dual core processors (same for quad or octo I guess), the drop of performance compared to a MacPro with the same RAM amount is not that critical. Color is using the GPU to render it's clips.
I use the iMac with the 2,8 Extreme and even the floating point rendering is nothing painful. If it's too slow for the preview do it in 10 or 12 bits. I'm assuming you are doing regular DV, SD or HD not 2K and not a too long film.
Only thing, Color can be a pain if you don't have at least an extra monitor for your controls (or for the grading). You may don't like the TN 6bit LCD on the 20" for the color renditions. Personally the glossy screen on my 24" iMac doesn't bother me for festivals/DVD/internet grading. It's pretty accurate on the TVs and projectors I've used. I wouldn't use a bare iMac for Broadcast material. I would add a Matrox MXO or an AJA IO HD (if Color is supported).
Martin

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x

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