Which iMac is better, the ME086LL/A or MD093LL/A?

These models appear to be exactly alike except the newer one (ME086LL/A) has the Intel Iris Pro graphics processor and the the older one (MD093LL/A) has the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M graphics processor. Is the Intel Iris better in any respect than the NVIDIA? Thanks.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M uses what is called CUDA. CUDA uses the graphic card to speed up graphics and video rendering... for example... Photoshop, Final Cut Pro X (I think) and 3d software like Blender. This can speed up rendering time by 4 times or more.
Intel Iris doesn't support CUDA.
I would go with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M card.

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Which method is better, the SELECT .. CURSOR(.. , or the Queries in loop

I have a table t1, this table has 1 to many relation with
tables t2,t3. t2,t3 do not have any direct relation with eachother.
I have to read all data in all tables, what do you prefer
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Why? Because...
> There is no way to join all these 3 tables correctly, because joining will
produce reduandant rows.
and...
> its impossible to join all three tables here
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Guess what.
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I am stuck between two iMacs and was hoping I could get some input from you experts.
iMac A: 24" 2.93GHz C2D, 4GB, GT130 512MB
iMac B: 21.5" 3.33GHz C2S, 4GB, HD 4670 256MB
My main concern is Aperture 3's performance. I have about 40k images that are mostly JPG, though I'm now shooting RAW only (Nikon D50). My current iMac isn't all that speedy in Aperture to be honest.
Will the 21.5" be much of an upgrade for me? Its a faster CPU, but also less video memory. I haven't been able to find much about the GT130 versus the HD4670. Which one will be better for Aperture?

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When scrolling vertically there is an horizontal line which causes distorsion of the screen. I do not have noticed such concern on my iMac or on my macbook. What happen with the macpro ?

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