[Frameworks] New 27" iMac Questions

[Ken Paul Rosenthal]

I'm going to purchase a new 27" iMac for editing video this weekend and have several questions:

1)  256GB or 512GB SSD internal drive? All my media will be stored on external drives. So will the more affordable 256GB be enough to handle everything else? PLEASE NOTE: There's a ton of information on various forums about Fusion drives wreaking havoc on audio interfaces, so I'm steering clear of them.

2)  Whenever I've brought my laptop in past years for repairs, Apple has always raised the possibility of mixed brands of RAM contributing to whatever the problem at hand might be. It's always seemed like they were just trying to push their proprietary RAM on me. Regardless, with my new 27" iMac purchase, I thought I'd remove the 8GB that comes with, then max the computer out with 32GB of Crucial RAM--or any other brand that folks might suggest. Thoughts?

3)  Lastly, best I can gather from reading through tons of forum posts, Final Cut Pro 7 does not function in Mavericks, but it will function in Mountain Lion. The new 27" iMacs from B&H still ship with Mountain Lion, but I intend to purchase direct from Apple as I have a friend who can get me a substantial discount. I'll call Apple to see if they're still shipping with Mountain Lion with the option to download Mavericks online. But was wondering if anyone who recently purchased a 27" iMac received it with with Mountain Lion? And if not, is it possible to 'down grade' to Mountain Lion?

Thanks, Ken

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