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Questions. Just bought a new iMac
I have been out of the loop for some time, having used my Dec 2014 iMac perfectly until recently when it slowed down.
Have a macbook air (Nov 2019) rarely used. Someone suggested I hook it up to a large monitor and use it. Might do so.
But my questions concern the new iMac. Couldn't wait for the new model so ordered this (below) and upgraded it a bit.
1). Why are they only 4.5 retina today, rather than 5?
2) Why only a 24" screen as opposed to the earlier 27? Is there really a noticeable difference?
3) I never upgraded my iMac past 10.14.6 Mojave. Partly because I used iTunes and had home videos in it. So my library showed up on the TV and they could be watched there. I seem to recall after Mojave, iTunes changed? Different set up? I want to know if I will still be able to have such a library-over to the TV. I didn't like to mirror because then I was unable to use my iMac while someone else was watching the TV so I needed the library as mentioned, rather than mirroring the screen.
4) I am a basic home user. No photoshop or complicated video editing, etc. I use 1Password, an antivirus app of some sort and a couple other apps for recipes, Handbrake for basic video conversions. Basic things. For the most part the apple built in apps meet my needs.
Besides the above questions, is there anything NEW, changes to iTunes or other apps I will need to know
Also purchased a new LaCie 1TB SSD Pro External Drive with Thunderbolt 3. Just for simple backups. I have an earlier. LaCie but its a bit out of date now.
Have a macbook air (Nov 2019) rarely used. Someone suggested I hook it up to a large monitor and use it. Might do so.
But my questions concern the new iMac. Couldn't wait for the new model so ordered this (below) and upgraded it a bit.
1). Why are they only 4.5 retina today, rather than 5?
2) Why only a 24" screen as opposed to the earlier 27? Is there really a noticeable difference?
3) I never upgraded my iMac past 10.14.6 Mojave. Partly because I used iTunes and had home videos in it. So my library showed up on the TV and they could be watched there. I seem to recall after Mojave, iTunes changed? Different set up? I want to know if I will still be able to have such a library-over to the TV. I didn't like to mirror because then I was unable to use my iMac while someone else was watching the TV so I needed the library as mentioned, rather than mirroring the screen.
4) I am a basic home user. No photoshop or complicated video editing, etc. I use 1Password, an antivirus app of some sort and a couple other apps for recipes, Handbrake for basic video conversions. Basic things. For the most part the apple built in apps meet my needs.
Besides the above questions, is there anything NEW, changes to iTunes or other apps I will need to know
Also purchased a new LaCie 1TB SSD Pro External Drive with Thunderbolt 3. Just for simple backups. I have an earlier. LaCie but its a bit out of date now.
24-inch Silver iMac with 4.5K Retina displayHardware:
- 1TB SSD storage
- Magic Mouse
- Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 8-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine
- Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - US English
- Two USB 3 ports
- Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports
- 16GB unified memory
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Accessory Kit
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