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I currently have a late 2012 21 inch iMac that I’ve been using since 2013. It’s still working but software seems to need a bit more nowadays, especially Lightroom CC. With this in mind what would I be looking at as a replacement? I know I need more RAM and it’s still use upgradeable on the 27 inch iMacs so I would likely look at one of those. The bigger screen would be a nice upgrade too. For hard drive I know that are nearly impossible to change so I would need to get one with the right one already fitted. What would be the better bet- Fusion drive or SSD? I have an external thunderbolt drive (480Mbps) for RAWS and the LR catalogue along with a raid1 3TBx2 drive for onsite backups so storage capacity isn’t a big concern.
The question is what kind of spec would be needed for photography related use (LR CC is what I currently use for processing). How much would we be talking? I would potentially consider used as well as new. Currently I’m getting my head around how much an upgrade would be and what sod would be needed to get around 5-7 years life.
The question is what kind of spec would be needed for photography related use (LR CC is what I currently use for processing). How much would we be talking? I would potentially consider used as well as new. Currently I’m getting my head around how much an upgrade would be and what sod would be needed to get around 5-7 years life.
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