fuzzy clam Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 ...getting mama a new desktop ( another mac ) and was wondering which one to go with... Apple 21.5 (she doesn't want the 27) for some reason Intel core i5 1.6 GHz dual core 8 GB memory 1 TB hard drive or Apple 21.5 Quadcore i5 8 GB memory 1 TB hard drive 2.8 GHz quadcore Question I'm having is...the second one is 300 dollars more,is it worth it.My first impression would be yes but again i'm not a computer wiz. So any help would be great and yes she's stuck on Apple computers,thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The i5 is a better cpu it all boils down to is she doing any encoding, dvd ripping or 3d rendering etc if not the cheaper option is there for you Edit : Did you edit the post I did not see I5 against the first pc when I posted so I will adust to say the quad is better etc , etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 if shes into photography or something llike graphics, you better get the quadcore or just expect slow processing times ,like adobe photoshop or finalcut pro require some heavy duty processing if you dont want any stuttering or slow processing. i would even get her an I7 and skip the !5s. they are beautiful machines but hard to upgrade which is why i would get something with a little more cpu power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 if shes into photography or something llike graphics, you better get the quadcore or just expect slow processing times ,like adobe photoshop or finalcut pro require some heavy duty processing if you dont want any stuttering or slow processing. i would even get her an I7 and skip the !5s. they are beautiful machines but hard to upgrade which is why i would get something with a little more cpu power. An i7 for his mam ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 An i7 for his mam she wants a mac ,she probably wants it for a reason, ya never know. i always get something the whole house can use. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy clam Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 She doesn't do shit on the computer except for school,some work and play candy crush,farm saga,surfing the web,download iTunes etc. Nothing heavy at all no photography,no 3D rendering,no encoding etc,just normal use. Now knowing that what would your recommendations be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 then i would get her a macmini very small but powerful $450 just add a monitor and keyboard. i used one of these for a year ,never had any problems good for surfing the internet. not a mac mini but even cheaper, http://www.amazon.com/Asus-CHROMEBOX-M004U-ASUS-Desktop/dp/B00IT1WJZQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Do not mean to be a party pooper but a 16gb ssd hard drive wont go far The first one you listed fuzzy. Or you could get twice as powerful PC for the same cash and stick , Kaspersky , Bitdefender or Eset Protection on and have Malwarebytes as a second opinion scanner. I know what i would do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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