Apple 21.5" iMac 2.5ghz QUAD Core i5 4gb RAM 500gb HD High Sierra FAST - $325 - Worth it?

[Dennis S]

https://littlerock.craigslist.org/sys/d/...27977.html

I'm going to Hot Springs Friday and thought my mom or uncle might could use it.

[jdc]

Might be OK, a little on the high side for my taste. Depending on what they are using now, might be faster.

Id really want to add a SSD to make it last even longer. Guessing they use very little data, even a 128 GB SSD might be fine.... but

Do they use a computer a lot? I tell you, even tho my wife has a similar iMac with a SSD, she's prob only used it 10 times in the last 6 months. Maybe less. But her iPad... every single day for everything... uses an apple BT keyboard for long emails... or dictates them. Siri is pretty good with that...

[Dennis S]

They use computers lightly. My uncle is frustrated with PC and uses a computer for his consulting company - mostly scientific research (not calculation), so mostly he makes PDFs and stores them. My mom would surf the net and play music. In my location, Macs are hard to come across.

[jdc]

She sounds like a perfect person for an iPad. It excels at those things. lightweight, easy to carry, easy to read...etc.

No idea what apps dad uses to "make" PDFs...

Just thinking out loud.

[Dennis S]

Does this have a CD/DVD burner?

[p8712]

For Comparison

[WHiiP]

No. That link to eBay shows the seller with over 10,000 transactions and a 98.9 % positive result. He also has more iMacs listed at the bottom of the page. Free shipping,100% Satisfaction Guarantee within 14 days.

OWC also sells used iMacs. iMacs

[p8712]

WHiiP wrote:
No. That link to eBay shows the seller with over 10,000 transactions and a 98.9 % positive result. He also has more iMacs listed at the bottom of the page. Free shipping,100% Satisfaction Guarantee within 14 days.

OWC also sells used iMacs. iMacs

FWIW I bought a 2008 metal Unibody MB from him for $100 (I best offered) - it looked showroom new with 4 cycles on the battery.

[ka jowct]

Dennis S wrote:
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/sys/d/...27977.html

I'm going to Hot Springs Friday and thought my mom or uncle might could use it.

4GB of RAM is skimpy for any recent OS.

[Dennis S]

p8712 wrote:
For Comparison

Thank you very much. That looks lots better. I'll look over his whole inventory this weekend. I know one will be great for my mom. She needs a Mac instead of an iPad so she can scan and print things.