Sep 06 2006

Comparing Apples

Published by Donna at 10:00 pm under techie

I just noticed that Apple was kind enough to automagically upgrade my order. So, on my current order is:

iMac, 20-inch, 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
128MB VRAM
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2×1GB
250GB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8X (DVDR-DL/CD-RW)

I paid for:
iMac, 20-inch, 2GHz Intel Core Duo
ATI Radeon X1600/128MB VRAM
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1×1GB
250GB Serial ATA drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD+RW/CD-RW)

So, the question is… pay approximately $200 more for the 24″ iMac which comes with 1 GB RAM, but better video card — or stick with the upgraded unit (2 GB RAM) as detailed above? What would you do?

4 Responses to “Comparing Apples”

  1. # bruceon 06 Sep 2006 at 10:33 pm

    I would go for the bigger one. You’ll have buyers remorse later, considering you can get cheaper ram elsewhere.

  2. # Richieon 06 Sep 2006 at 10:48 pm

    I’m with bruce. If you can spend the extra money, go with the 24-inch iMac. I recently purchased RAM from Other World Computing and you can always do price comparisons at ramseeker.

  3. # Rodon 07 Sep 2006 at 1:53 pm

    Go with the 24″.

    It’s easier to add more ram than it is to add more screen.

  4. # Jasonon 12 Sep 2006 at 3:32 am

    Buy as much RAM as you can. You will not regret it.

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