Also, keep in mind that on most macs, it is pretty easy to upgrade the ram yourself. Just something to consider.
On 8/3/14, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > It kind of all depends on your needs. The i3 processor is considerably > slower than the i5 and vastly slower than the i7. Yes, the speed is > deceiving. The i7 processor with the slower noted speed will likely perform > faster than the i5 processor at 3.6 GHz. Most of the MacBook Airs come with > the i3 process and many people find them fast enough for their needs. The > faster the processor and the more RAM that you have, the longer your machine > will be practical for you, as long as its hardware doesn't fail. Why I say > this, is that as new apps and even more importantly, new MacOS's are > released, they tend to require more power to perform well. So, if you have > the better processor and more RAM, the machine should last you longer before > you need to spend again on a new computer. You also require better > processing power when your machine has a more powerful video card. All > these components talk to each other and there are numerous processors within > the computer, so, more graphics processing means more info to the main CPU > thus better processing power is recommended. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Aug 3, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm reading used iMac listings, and I'd like some help figuring out >> specs. >> >> Intel Core I5/3.6 GHz, 4 GB of Ram >> Intel Core I5/2.7 GHz, 16 GB of Ram >> Intel Core I3/3.2 GHz, 16 GB of Ram >> >> That is just a very small sampling. In which order of importance should I >> pay attention to the numbers? Is the Core iNumber the most important? >> How about the GHz number? It is hard to believe we now have machines with >> 12&16 GB of Ram. >> >> I haven't even given you guys the video specs. Maybe you can offer up >> some guidance on those. >> >> It is confusing when the Core iNumber goes down, but the GHz number goes >> up. What is a good balance? >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Traci >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
