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Is it worth upgrading from a late 2009 iMac 27" i7? Main use is Logic and Aperture in addition to normal stuff like surfing, iTunes, etc.
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i personally don't think so. Yes the machine is a couple years old but it is still an i7, have you maxed out the ram yet? do you need or want the thunderbolt ports? do you need the better graphics car?
now if you do need any of these things or want of them i would say yes then the upgrade may be good for you but wait till Lion is released so you don't have but that on top of the new machine if you can wait id say wait for the next refresh. you can then get a newer more than likely with lion or you can get a refurb of the 1st generation thunderbolt ones for a slighter lower price and possibly still get a free copy of lion.
now if you do need any of these things or want of them i would say yes then the upgrade may be good for you but wait till Lion is released so you don't have but that on top of the new machine if you can wait id say wait for the next refresh. you can then get a newer more than likely with lion or you can get a refurb of the 1st generation thunderbolt ones for a slighter lower price and possibly still get a free copy of lion.
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Not unless you need more than one external display or Thunderbolt.
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No. It's better, but's it's not $2000 better, save your money. Buy a new one in 2012 or even 2013 , when intel's Ivy bridge comes out.
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