HELP!!! 24" iMac or 20" iMac???

[Jukeman]

Im going to go ahead and buy Mac computer...I debated about getting a MacBook Pro(which cost more) but that is not really nessesary right now because I plan on doing all my music production at home instead of on the go...So with money being a issue, I am currently looking into these two refurbished iMacs which both are at the most $1,000

Which one should I get???

24" iMac is $100 more than the 20"

24" LCD Widescreen Display
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
4.0GB RAM
320GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW/CD-RW SuperDrive-DL
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card (256MB)
2007 model

VS

20" LCD Widescreen Display
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2.0GB RAM
500GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW/CD-RW SuperDrive-DL
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card (256MB)
2008 model

The 24" cost $100 more than the 20"

keep in mind that I will be using the computer mainly for music production(Logic, Pro tools, etc)

which one? Im not much of a tech guy

oh but I know you will need atleast 2gb of ram if you want to do some serious music production....GHz im not so sure about that...320GB in HDD is pretty much a standard also.

Im leaning towards the 20" but whats holding me back is the screen size, it may be a tad too small for my work flow...It also has 2GB of RAM but I can always upgrade that, but not so much with the 2.4GHz on the 24" which I dont even know how that would affect my productivity vs the 20" 2.66GHz...Im so confused...

[judgejudy]

Re: HELP!!! 24" iMac or 20" iMac???

Im going to go ahead and buy Mac computer...I debated about getting a MacBook Pro(which cost more) but that is not really nessesary right now because I plan on doing all my music production at home instead of on the go...So with money being a issue, I am currently looking into these two refurbished iMacs which both are at the most $1,000

Which one should I get???

24" iMac is $100 more than the 20"

24" LCD Widescreen Display
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
4.0GB RAM
320GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW/CD-RW SuperDrive-DL
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card (256MB)
2007 model

VS

20" LCD Widescreen Display
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2.0GB RAM
500GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW/CD-RW SuperDrive-DL
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card (256MB)
2008 model

The 24" cost $100 more than the 20"

keep in mind that I will be using the computer mainly for music production(Logic, Pro tools, etc)

which one? Im not much of a tech guy

oh but I know you will need atleast 2gb of ram if you want to do some serious music production....GHz im not so sure about that...320GB in HDD is pretty much a standard also.

Im leaning towards the 20" but whats holding me back is the screen size, it may be a tad too small for my work flow...It also has 2GB of RAM but I can always upgrade that, but not so much with the 2.4GHz on the 24" which I dont even know how that would affect my productivity vs the 20" 2.66GHz...Im so confused...

i would go with the 20" better processor and more hard drive space (which you'll definitely need) put that $100 towards some more ram

[Jukeman]

Re: HELP!!! 24" iMac or 20" iMac???

i would go with the 20" better processor and more hard drive space (which you'll definitely need) put that $100 towards some more ram

Thanks bro,

I just came across this!

Refurbished iMac 24-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
24-inch glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
640GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB memory
Built-in iSight camera

For $1,200 after taxes....

With a $1,500 budget, I think im going to go with that and not to mention its actually from the apple store unlike the other two...

It also comes with all the programs installed like iLife, iWork, Garage Band and etc unlike the othe two I posted which only has Leopard installed.

[ODogg]

Re: HELP!!! 24" iMac or 20" iMac???

that is a great deal, i'd jump on it while you can..