09-28-2016, 06:10 PM
buy a newer iMac.
Last year I bought a used mid-2011 21.5" iMac w/ i5 processor for $400 off ebay, complete with all the accessories in the original box.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/im...specs.html
Since it has 4 memory slots I added some leftover RAM to bring it to 8GB, but it could go to 32GB for about $120.
No problems running it from an external SSD, even via its USB 2.0 ports (has both FW800 & Thunderbolt if you want a faster, but more expensive external SSD solution)
Last year I bought a used mid-2011 21.5" iMac w/ i5 processor for $400 off ebay, complete with all the accessories in the original box.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/im...specs.html
Since it has 4 memory slots I added some leftover RAM to bring it to 8GB, but it could go to 32GB for about $120.
No problems running it from an external SSD, even via its USB 2.0 ports (has both FW800 & Thunderbolt if you want a faster, but more expensive external SSD solution)