iMac 21 or 27 with 2.7 or 3.1 processor

[k11jrp]

Looking at getting an iMac soon, either 21.5" or 27". I see they come with either a quad core i5 2.5/2.7 (21") or 2.7/3.1 (27"). I have been reading horror stories on the net about the 27" and its wifi dropping out??? or maybe thats old news?? Its mainly going to be used for everyday stuff and a lot of photo handling.. Is the resolution on the 27" a lot better than the 21".. They both seem to have 4Gb memory and decent spec video cards with dedicated memory... So is it a simple choice on cost?? Any advice would be very much appreciated. I have done a search but all the reviews seem to be out of date now.

Thanks
Jon

[B B Leo]

i have the 27" oct 2010 model and love it no issues, just take apple care and you will be set up for the next 3 years!!!!

[big-paul]

I went for the 3.4GHz i7 27" a couple of months ago, but splurged on the 16Gb of RAM. It fairly flies! The screen is cracking. Not had any issues with the wifi with it.Had some with my mid 2010 MBP though but they seem to be resolved now.

[k11jrp]

Cheers guys... Big Paul - Apple website says Processor

3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache
Configurable to 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7

Configurable??? is this done with a new chip or some sort of fudge? Sorry i dont understand??

[tagy]

When you select the model in the online store, there is an option to upgrade the CPU.

[k11jrp]

tagy, thanks for that... I think it might be the 27" 2.7Ghz for me