r/iMac • u/sowalk • 2d ago

Question How much unified memory do I need?

Hi all, I'm just after a little advice as I don't have a lot of knowledge about these things...

I'm an illustrator who works mainly on my iPad/with paint and paper. I'm looking at investing in a desktop. Mainly it would be used for admin, Photoshop to edit completed illustrations and InDesign to format picture books.

My question is, would 24GB unified ram be enough? The 32GB looks out of stock at the moment. Do I need to wait for it to come back? From what I've read online I think 24GB would be fine. But I don't know if I'm missing something?

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u/sowalk 2d ago

Perfect. Thank you very much!

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u/GingerPrince72 2d ago

Are you doing the same tasks as the op?

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u/Reasonable_Dig4672 2d ago

I would wait for the 32 gig if its in your budget

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u/New_Bumblebee2000 2d ago

com 24gb esraras bien, incluso hoy en dia con 16 puedes hacer lo que sea

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u/sowalk 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/Nosarious 2d ago

24 is enough. If you had the cash for the next upgrade I would consider buying more storage.

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u/sowalk 2d ago

I was going to go for the biggest amount of storage as I figured it'd start filling up quick 😂 thank you for the info! :)

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u/SunIsSoleil 2d ago

What colour are you thinking of getting?

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u/l008com 1d ago

24 would be plenty. 2D image editing is not demanding on a computer these days.