Is 128 megs video ram worth $250?
A friend of mine is becoming a switcher, but has a dilema. He has an opportunity tomorrow only to purchase a 20" iMac with 2 gigs RAM. Here's the deal: he can save $250 with this special deal if he takes the computer with 128 megs video ram verses an identical computer with 256 megs of video ram purchased at any time. He is not a gamer and will not be doing video, but will be using the screen for DVD playback. Is the extra 128 megs video ram worth the extra cost? What's the likelyhood that the extra 128 will make a difference 4-6 years from now with such things as basic core functions or running Windows?
I told him that I didn't think it would make much difference, at least not $250 worth. I am interested in what you all think.
Thanks in advance.
Thorts
I told him that I didn't think it would make much difference, at least not $250 worth. I am interested in what you all think.
Thanks in advance.
Thorts
Comments
Overall, I don't really care about windows so I would save the $$$. If he will be using Win on a regular basis, I would get 256.
He works at a university and may need to dual boot (or where ever we are going with that) to be able to do some windows-based stuff rarely, but it won't be a big thing..and the university surely won't be upgrading to Vista any time soon. And he is NOT a gamer, so that's not a consideration.
Thorts.
As it is, the video chip is identical in both machines, so I don't see a huge advantage from the significant extra cost.
David