iMac or HP touchsmart: Would get either the iMac 27 inch with i5 processor with stock options or HP 610 series.
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You may have already made your decision Juan...if so, disregard. Specs on the HP 610 may be better, but it isn't made to the quality of the iMac. There is a reason photographers gravitate towards Macs...color reproduction for one. You'll appreciate the extra resolution that the iMac's 27 inch screen gives you, the touchscreen will mean very little. You can add memory cheaply to the iMac, but even as a photographer 8GB should be fine...can always go to 32GB later. Get a flash drive as your main drive if possible...it really speeds system and application boot times....however, you'll have to custom configure through the Apple Store for that. Note, there isn't anything wrong with the HP 610...if you're going to game, for example, it may be a better option. Or, if you have a lot of money invested in Windows programs. However, you can run Windows on the Mac if necessary. Considering your needs, I believe an iMac is a better choice. My $0.02.
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You need to purchase this model pre configured with the RAM as the 21.5" iMac doesn't have a way for the user to change the Ram themselves (you have to have a service center do it). I recommend getting the 27" model which has an access panel that allows you to change RAM. Plus the screen is bigger! In hindsight, I wish I had spent the little extra for the 27" iMac to be able to have the options to expand RAM and other things in the future.
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If your getting an apple imac go to apple, you may even get a student discount which saved me $50 on it. But the great thing is I bought it on 2 weeks before the new one come out on May 3rd. Apple exchanged it for the exact same price evne thought I was outside the returns period by a few days. Best part of buying it from Apple they walk you thru the complete set up
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it depends on the specific configuration you get. There are some systems that can be faster than an imac, if they have more cores and more RAM
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If you are using a Mac, there is a hardware device called iMac you can use. I believe a 3.5 mm would work though.
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absolutely mac. Mac means high quality and reliability, and is much better than any other laptops in the world
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I'm a senior. I've had my iMac Desktop abt 4 yrs and do NOT miss my PC. Love the 21" screen (nice size for aging eyes). The wireless keyboard is fantastic, but I stopped using the wireless mouse, because the batteries kept needing replacement. Now I use a Targus mini-mouse (USB, wired) with center wheel for easy scrolling. Love it. For easy backups, I use Time Machine and an external LaCie hard drive. Haven't gotten involved in Cloud stuff yet. Eventually want a small laptop in addition to my desktop.
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I would go for a Mac air 11 or sony pro 11 inch. I am not super happy about this. The screen quality is really low.
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You are not counting that you are buying not only a computer but and experience that wont cause you any trouble. And if you think your computer experience is going to get any better with the Alternatives of Linux and Windows 8 available in the future, well better grab a napkin and weep.This computer the only revision apple needs to make to it is to ship it with 4GB of RAM. but then Amazon has the mini at $562 and you can buy 8GB for $36 that puts you at $598 with GB of ram...Its not a bad deal...
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That is a mistake in the listing. This computer does not have an Apple processor. It has an AMD C-70 1 GHz dual core processor
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I have a 20" screen made in 2007, with core duo processor. If your imac says core duo, the memory upgrade works great, and is really easy to install.
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Either one would be fine for browsing and word documents. So far my i5 has hardly been stressed at all even with some light gaming and HD streaming. The 6gb is nice, everything opens quickly and the UI is smooth.
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IngyK says.They make a portable laptop HP touchsmart screen computer check out Qvc.com.
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Apple computers are good for everything you want to do. The thing you need to find out is the year the computer came out so you can get the latest IOS upgrade which is 10.9.1. The hard drive is also is only 160 GB's and you may want to find something with a bigger hard drive. All in all Mac's are some of the best computers out there for graphic/web designs. Another thing is call apple and ask them if this computer can be up grade and how many GB's it can go up to.
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It's very difficult question. It depends what do you plan to do. I got iMac and Mac Pro. If you don't need computer when travelling and most of the time work at home on it I would take iMac.
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i would call the imac company to see its there product they should be able to tell you
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I'm not very knowledgeable on Mac products. All I know it's the Mac laptop that has the i5 processor. It's the most recent one you can buy that is not the air.