Quad Core iMacs. “Mac Pro who?”

[Martin Curtis]

[walter biscardi] “About the only stumbling block is the 16GB RAM limit.”
The iMac can take 32 GB of RAM. Four 8 GB sticks of the appropriate RAM (1333MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM PC10600 204 Pin) will set you back approximately $3000.

[Martin Curtis]

[walter biscardi] “About the only stumbling block is the 16GB RAM limit.”
The iMac can take 32 GB of RAM. Four 8 GB sticks of the appropriate RAM (1333MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM PC10600 204 Pin) will set you back approximately $3000.

[Martin Curtis]

[walter biscardi] “Processors are all Intel i5.
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There is an i7 option.

If you take a look at how Apple has segmented the options, you can only specify the 3.4GHz i7 if you originally select the top of the line (with 1GB Radeon 6970M GPU) 3.1 GHz i5, and it is a A$240 option. You can’t select the i7 if you originally choose the “low end” (with 512 MB Radeon 6770M) 2.7 GHz, but a bit of maths reveals that going from a 2.7 GHz i5 to the 3.4 GHz i7 plus going from a Radeon 6770M to 6970M is worth A$540, or about a quarter of the purchase price. Adding another GB to the 17’s GPU (same model) is a further $120.

I have no idea what all this means, but come Lion’s release, I’ll plead my case to the accountant for the top end model.

[Mohamed Safwat]

will there be any issues with the iMac performance if you maxed the ram to 32GB? & why do you think Apple recommends only 16GB max?

Thanks
Moe
multimedia services

[Isaac Brillant]

I have a few questions about using an iMac

Is there much of a difference between the “3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5” option and the “3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7” for $200 more?

If I’m mainly working in FCP, editing ProRes with multiple tracks, and using filters and titles, but am not getting into heavy Motion of After FX work, is 16GB RAM (for $200 more than 8GB RAM) overkill? Can I add an additional 2 4GB RAM cards at a later point or is that not possible with an iMac?

Thanks all!