Mac book pro to imac: I am moving from a Mac bbk pro to a desk top iMac my age is forcing me to work more comfortably. I use my pro and some external hard drives for photos and LR. My...

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

I am moving from a Mac bbk pro to a desk top iMac my age is forcing me to work more comfortably. I use my pro and some external hard drives for photos and LR. My question is how should I set up my iMac 16 mbram 3 tb hard drive I computer slow in this area any help would be much appreciated. I also want to get a tablet for LR work but I don't want an expensive one

Thanks
Joe

ephraim Imperio

I would ask Apple to switch your your hard drive from HDD to SSD in your IMac.

effie

Mundj Loc: Richmond TX

Papa j wrote:

I am moving from a Mac bbk pro to a desk top iMac my age is forcing me to work more comfortably. I use my pro and some external hard drives for photos and LR. My question is how should I set up my iMac 16 mbram 3 tb hard drive I computer slow in this area any help would be much appreciated. I also want to get a tablet for LR work but I don't want an expensive one

Thanks
Joe

If you are moving from an old MBP to a new IMac with the Retina display get the 27 inch display. But do get help at the Apple Store in setting up. I would suggest you make an appointment at the store to purchase your IMac and take your MBP with you. They will help with setup and will move your files to the new IMac. I didn't and had issues with the text size. It will normally be very sharp and much smaller than you are used to. They can and will help. If you can afford it, SSD is great. I have the 3T hybrid HD which is working well for me. My IMac has the upgraded processor, 16 MB memory and maxed out graphics option. It is great to use.

Good luck with your purchase.

ephraim Imperio

Mundj wrote:

If you are moving from an old MBP to a new IMac wi... (show quote)

16 mb memory is not enough to make your Mac faster. You meant 16 GB memory, didn't you?

effie

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Papa j wrote:

I am moving from a Mac bbk pro to a desk top iMac my age is forcing me to work more comfortably. I use my pro and some external hard drives for photos and LR. My question is how should I set up my iMac 16 mbram 3 tb hard drive I computer slow in this area any help would be much appreciated. I also want to get a tablet for LR work but I don't want an expensive one

Thanks
Joe

Hey Joe,

Apple has a feature named "Migration" that will do this for you. Since you are asking for advice I will recommend concentrating on your iMac and worry about tablets later. Don't use your computer's HD for photographs, external HDs are inexpensive enough to use in multiples. WD offers an 8 TB version for about $200.00. The portability of externals is too valuable, and WHEN they fail they art easy to replace. The migration feature is neither complicated nor technical. Set it up and turn it loose, it takes a while but will move "everything" from one to the other. Don't waste your money asking Apple to do it, they will gladly take your dollars but that will be unnecessary. Good luck to you and your new iMac, wear it in health! Have lots of fun with it.

Mundj Loc: Richmond TX

ephraim Imperio wrote:

16 mb memory is not enough to make your Mac faster. You meant 16 GB memory, didn't you?

effie

Yes you are so correct. My oops.

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

ephraim Imperio wrote:

I would ask Apple to switch your your hard drive from HDD to SSD in your IMac.

effie

Thanks

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

ephraim Imperio wrote:

16 mb memory is not enough to make your Mac faster. You meant 16 GB memory, didn't you?

effie

Yes thankd

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

Mundj wrote:

If you are moving from an old MBP to a new IMac wi... (show quote)

Thanks so much i did not think about the file transfer

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

davidrb wrote:

Hey Joe, br br Apple has a feature named "Mi... (show quote)

And if I were purchasing a $200 8TB drive, I would certainly purchase in multiples - I'd buy 2 and set them up to mirror (RAID 1). Your data is too valuable to lose, and frankly, $200 is not enough $ to make an enterprise quality 8TB drive.

jaduff Loc: Northern NJ

I have the 2010 iMac without Retina and love it. Get the biggest SSD internal drive you can afford, as this limits the risk of spinning platters eventually failing.

My next one will be SSD and at least 16 GB of memory.

Agree with the above comments on external drives to store things and they're now making external SSDs.

Best of luck. It will be great and the 27" screen seals the deal for you.

John

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

[quote=davidrb]Hey Joe,

Apple has a feature named "Migration" that will do this for you. Since you are asking for advice I will recommend concentrating on your iMac and worry about tablets later. Don't use your computer's HD for photographs, external HDs are inexpensive enough to use in multiples. WD offers an 8 TB version for about $200.00. The portability of externals is too valuable, and WHEN they fail they art easy to replace. The migration feature is neither complicated nor technical. Set it up and turn it loose, it takes a while but will move "everything" from one to the other. Don't waste your money asking Apple to do it, they will gladly take your dollars but that will be unnecessary. Good luck to you and your new iMac, wear it in health! Have lots of fun with it.[/q

Thanks for your help

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Papa j wrote:

I am moving from a Mac bbk pro to a desk top iMac my age is forcing me to work more comfortably. I use my pro and some external hard drives for photos and LR. My question is how should I set up my iMac 16 mbram 3 tb hard drive I computer slow in this area any help would be much appreciated. I also want to get a tablet for LR work but I don't want an expensive one

Thanks
Joe

Since you are using external hard drives with the MBP, you can just keep using them with the iMAC, and then you can still use the MBP if you want.

Regarding the RAM get as much as you can. Buying a fast CPU and skimping out on RAM is like buying a 400 HP SUV with a 10 gallon gas tank.

FYI that new iMac that was just introduced, is a very nice computer!

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

JD750 wrote:

Since you are using external hard drives with the MBP, you can just keep using them with the iMAC, and then you can still use the MBP if you want.

Regarding the RAM get as much as you can. Buying a fast CPU and skimping out on RAM is like buying a 400 HP SUV with a 10 gallon gas tank.

FYI that new iMac that was just introduced, is a very nice computer!

I just ordered the new one. They've upped the color depth on the display, which had been holding me back, and made better graphics available.

Only thing that pissed me off was the price of memory--that and the fact that while they provide instructions for installing memory yourself--and it's very simple-- you have to go elsewhere to be informed that doing so will void the warranty.

Anyway, I got tired of messing with Windows, and I'm very fond of my MBP for road trips, once i got the hang of the OS.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

ephraim Imperio wrote:

I would ask Apple to switch your your hard drive from HDD to SSD in your IMac.

effie

Also with the new USB-C external drives I would get an external RAID device. It should be almost as fast as an internal HD (or SSD) and it will keep all your images in one place incase your internal HD/SSD fails.