Longtime windows user.....thinking of buying an iMac since wife and I got our 1st iPhones, Using it for basic apps, some video editing (the most CPU intensive program I run is NERO Video encoding), no gaming or large spreadsheet calculations, and as a extremely knowledgeable IT/IS guy (with Windows) and knowing that Windows and OSX are quite different OS's in resource requirements, performance and such I have some questions:
1. i5 vs i7 CPU performance on the iMac.
2. 8GB RAM sufficient? On my windows 10 6 core AMD system 8GB more than enough.
3. Fusion drive vs SSD performance. I know SSD is better but wondering if fusion drive would be much better than a HHD.
4. Can I install a SSD later...replacing the HDD or fusion Drive?
5. Anyone had experience with Apple refurbished iMACs?
All responses would be appreciated. TIA!
1. i5 vs i7 CPU performance on the iMac.
2. 8GB RAM sufficient? On my windows 10 6 core AMD system 8GB more than enough.
3. Fusion drive vs SSD performance. I know SSD is better but wondering if fusion drive would be much better than a HHD.
4. Can I install a SSD later...replacing the HDD or fusion Drive?
5. Anyone had experience with Apple refurbished iMACs?
All responses would be appreciated. TIA!