Posted on 10/21/09.
Gary,
About the new iMacs… quad core?!?! Sounds great, but who would best make use of one? In other words, how would most people know which iMac would best suit their needs?
Seems the quad is more for people into gaming, watching high def movies, or making movies or really into serious photo editing. But, for those who only do a decent amount of photo editing, making DVDs (but we’re not talking pro here), and have a decent amount of apps (but probably nothing more intensive than Photoshop Elements), would the duo core 4GB be plenty?
(Not that I’m lucky enough to be in the market, but oh, I can dream… )
– Michelle
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Quad-core simply gives you more power. It could come in useful if you edit video a lot — even just home video. Or, if you are running multiple applications. Or, if you need to run Parallels/VMWare — giving 2 cores to Windows and 2 cores to Mac.
And think about how long before the Mac is obsolete, too. Could a quad-core give you another year of life from an iMac that would have gone obsolete if it was only a dual-core? I’ve got a Mac mini core solo that isn’t that useful, but it would still be doing things today if I had paid $100 more for a core duo when I bought it.
Gary, in this ep you state that the new iMac LCD displays have a wider viewing angle. These iMacs in fact have LED displays which might explain.
They are LCD displays. LED is the technology used in backlighting the LCD display.
Gary,
It does make sense. My inner geek loves the idea of more power, faster processing. Was just seeing if that little voice was correct.
Video editing? Not so much. Photo editing is a whole different matter. I’m also one of those people who have several smaller apps open at once, flipping between screens in Spaces.
Thanks!