[iMac] Newbie with viewing distance question

[Jamie Kahn Genet]

M.Milligan <railfan at telus.net> wrote:

> Hello all. I'm new to this list. I've used Mac notebooks for many years
> now. Soon we're buying an iMac.
> 
> Our concern is the viewing distance required for the 20" & 24" screens.
> Is there a minimum viewing distance one should be from the screen?

I find the old standard of keeping the screen an arms's length away from
your eyes works well for me.

> I want to use the iMac for home computing, web browsing & email and 
> also for Photo Shop work on my digpix.
> 
> Should I max out the ram to 4GB? Is a 20" 2.4GHz clock speed suitable
> for digital photo correction and related work, or is there that much of
> a difference with the 2.8GHz?
> 
> Any help is greatfully accepted. I thank you all in advance. Cheers.
> 
> Murray

I'm finding 2GB on my 2.8GHz 24" iMac is enough, though I might upgrade
someday to get that little bit of extra performance... *is utterly broke
after just buying this Mac* ...still, it's FAR from necessary. 2Gb is
FINE.

Regards,
 Jamie Kahn Genet
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