04-13-2018, 07:54 PM
BIL/SIL's 320GB OEM HD died awhile back in their C2D 24" Alu iMac after a misguided OS upgrade that also caused their external 1TB TM drive to explode. Got them a 525GB SSD and eventually a new 2TB NewerTech FW/USB TM drive from OWC. With 4GB RAM and SSD, it's a generally usable machine, though today's real world audio/video production may be a bit taxing for it. Look into what the kid really needs to do, and see if that vintage machine is capable. It's gonna need $150, or so, tossed at it for RAM and SSD, but its GPU horsepower is seriously lacking w/ no way of upgrading to anything current. They're nice machines for grandmas to drive to the grocery store a couple of time a week, but not so good for a millennial that wants to hot rod in it daily. There's still life in it for the right user.
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