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Just got a hand me down iMac. It's a mid 2010 iMac i3 and although performance for basic browsing/MS Office product use seems fine, I'm interested to understand economical update options. Here's the specs:
- 27 inch mid 2010
- 3.2 GHz Core i3
- 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (2 GB in each of 4 slots)
- 1 TB SATA (600 GB available) - I'm assuming this is a spinning drive and not SSD
- 2560 x 1440 27"
- ATI Radeon 512 MB graphic card
- High Sierra (10.13.4)
Computer use is family / business oriented - web browsing, MS Office products including multi-tasking and complex Excel models, and occasional home video editing.
Here are my questions but interested in any advice on keeping this performing well for several more years:
- Seems like the i3 (which is a dual core?) is outdated since there are quad core i7s. Can processor can be upgraded, what is price, should I have this done by Apple, and is this necessary to improve speed of applications above.
- Upgrading to 16 GB at crucial.com looks like it would be $200, and assume I can sell off the 4 existing 2 GB modules. Will this improve performance of above applications?
- Looks like I could replace (either DIY or serviced) the spinning drive with an internal SSD for $200-$300? I'm guessing this will improve performance the most?
- Will I run in to any limitations with current hardware when updating to next OS, and if so, will that affect performance?
Thanks for any advice.
- 27 inch mid 2010
- 3.2 GHz Core i3
- 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (2 GB in each of 4 slots)
- 1 TB SATA (600 GB available) - I'm assuming this is a spinning drive and not SSD
- 2560 x 1440 27"
- ATI Radeon 512 MB graphic card
- High Sierra (10.13.4)
Computer use is family / business oriented - web browsing, MS Office products including multi-tasking and complex Excel models, and occasional home video editing.
Here are my questions but interested in any advice on keeping this performing well for several more years:
- Seems like the i3 (which is a dual core?) is outdated since there are quad core i7s. Can processor can be upgraded, what is price, should I have this done by Apple, and is this necessary to improve speed of applications above.
- Upgrading to 16 GB at crucial.com looks like it would be $200, and assume I can sell off the 4 existing 2 GB modules. Will this improve performance of above applications?
- Looks like I could replace (either DIY or serviced) the spinning drive with an internal SSD for $200-$300? I'm guessing this will improve performance the most?
- Will I run in to any limitations with current hardware when updating to next OS, and if so, will that affect performance?
Thanks for any advice.