I7 with 16GB or I5 with 32GB RAM? (my test)

webfrasse wrote:

My take on this is that CPU can't ever be upgraded = by the fastest available

Ram, I can upgrade myself on the 27" = I ordered with 8GB

Disk, from what it looks right now it's probably not a user upgradeable device = I ordered with 3TB Fusion

In your case it looks like your holding back on $200 on a machine that will last 4-5 years. The one thing that will give it extended life is the faster cpu. Lets say it will give you one more year, that's $17/month for that year of spread out over the 5 years, $3.30/month.

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Mikael