09-12-2019, 05:13 PM
i'm in the market for a new iMac. probably won't pull the trigger until holiday/BF but i want to know what i'm hunting for when the iron gets hot.
Currently: iMac 21.5 Late 2009. 12GB RAM. 3.06 Core 2 Duo. using 142GB of 500GB storage. Sierra.
Usage: far from a power user. i surf, email, message, word process, Moneydance, tiny spreadsheets, Spotify. I do not process video and rarely diddle with photos. I want to move up because i have the money and i get more spinning beachballs than i have the patience for. I will probably keep this computer as i have need of Quickbooks 11 and that runs no higher than El Cap which i boot into from an external drive.
i'd like to stay in the $1200 range. i haven't decided yet if i want to move up to 27". it just seems so large in my office space. but i do expect this new computer to last a very long time.
i guess i'm wondering if i'd be fine with the 1TB Fusion drive. folks here sure love their SSDs. is the basic 8GB RAM enough since it seems RAM is not easy to add? refurbs are on the table; how far back in years is it okay to consider for my needs?
Currently: iMac 21.5 Late 2009. 12GB RAM. 3.06 Core 2 Duo. using 142GB of 500GB storage. Sierra.
Usage: far from a power user. i surf, email, message, word process, Moneydance, tiny spreadsheets, Spotify. I do not process video and rarely diddle with photos. I want to move up because i have the money and i get more spinning beachballs than i have the patience for. I will probably keep this computer as i have need of Quickbooks 11 and that runs no higher than El Cap which i boot into from an external drive.
i'd like to stay in the $1200 range. i haven't decided yet if i want to move up to 27". it just seems so large in my office space. but i do expect this new computer to last a very long time.
i guess i'm wondering if i'd be fine with the 1TB Fusion drive. folks here sure love their SSDs. is the basic 8GB RAM enough since it seems RAM is not easy to add? refurbs are on the table; how far back in years is it okay to consider for my needs?