02-12-2021, 07:09 PM
I installed an SSD in my wife's instance of this same computer about 3 years ago. It is quickly approaching vintage/obsolete status for her basic usage needs, but it keeps on trucking. I can't imagine using one of these machines without an internal SSD. If you're looking ahead to redesigned iMacs with M1 CPUs, I'd probably not want to put too much $$ into this machine. Even if you have a spare SSD in an external USB case, that might speed things up a bit. I might not bother doing the internal install for just a few months of usage.