We have already shown you that this does not pay off.
If that’s not enough anyway, you can also take the smaller iMac model and connect a hub there.Īpple’s largest iMac offer in 24″ is only an option for aesthetes: You pay a lot more for 512 instead of 256 GB of storage. So count your devices beforehand and see if that’s enough for you. But beware: there are only two additional USB 3.0 ports, no Thunderbolt ports. We would only go for this model if more ports are important to you or you absolutely want to have the Mac in yellow, orange or purple. The better configuration comes with a Touch ID keyboard, Ethernet port and 8 GPU cores and costs over 200 Euros more. This still leaves you over a hundred Euros behind the better model (but of course you still only have two ports). The keyboard can be ordered for 50 Euros, and the Ethernet port for 26 Euros. Furthermore, you only get four case colors to choose from. Also limited: the ports on the back: there are only two Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 ports. The question remains, what are the differences between the various models?Īpple has slimmed down the smallest iMac 24″ model a bit: there is no Touch ID on the keyboard, no Ethernet port in the external power supply and the graphics only have 7 instead of 8 cores (these are the chips where one processing core is defective – but this only has an insignificant impact on the everyday performance). There are also no decision problems when it comes to the processor: they all get the M1. You have already read our tips for RAM and SSD size (those who can afford it should of course go for more internal SSD space if aesthetics are very important). If you don’t need such high speeds, but only want to save pictures and videos, then it is even cheaper, because you can use USB SSDs, which are slower, but also much more attractive in price. You can also save the money and invest it properly. This is the better solution, especially if you do video editing, because experience shows that even the biggest internal SSD will be too small at some point. So, for the extra cost of 256 GB to 1 TB, you can upgrade to 2.5 TB externally and also keep the internal 256 GB. Apple wants 460 Euros as a surcharge for 744 GB – that is 3.5x as much per gigabyte. A reliable 1 TB SSD costs about 170 Euros externally. If you need more storage, we would go straight for 1 TB Thunderbolt models at today’s prices for external SSDs: they support the TRIM command (so they don’t slow down even during permanent use) and are almost indistinguishable from the internal ones with up to 2000 MB/s speeds. The basic models come with 256 GB, which is sufficient for simple surfing and office tasks. The question is how big the SSD should be: We would simply settle for the basic configuration.
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