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Ageing iMac getting slower
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1698184" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Thanks for the spec. info. For the most part…there doesn't seem to be any obvious shortcomings with those specs. I guess the only other spec. that would be good to know is if it's a 21" or 27" iMac.</p><p></p><p>This iMac is from "Late 2009"…thus as you mentioned…in the 6-7 year old range. Many folks have had success adding ram & installing an SSD to help make an older computer feel more "snappy".<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Your iMac has a max. ram of 16gig…so a ram upgrade to 8gig could help.</p><p></p><p>As time goes on…the "computing world" gets more & more complex. What a "Late 2009" computer is asked to do in 2016…is certainly more then it was asked to do back in "Late 2009".</p><p></p><p>The unknown in this situation is…how slow this iMac feels to you. One person may find this computer to be perfectly acceptable…while at the same time you find it slow. So it kind of depends what you do on the computer & what sort of speed you expect. </p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1698184, member: 56379"] Thanks for the spec. info. For the most part…there doesn't seem to be any obvious shortcomings with those specs. I guess the only other spec. that would be good to know is if it's a 21" or 27" iMac. This iMac is from "Late 2009"…thus as you mentioned…in the 6-7 year old range. Many folks have had success adding ram & installing an SSD to help make an older computer feel more "snappy".:) Your iMac has a max. ram of 16gig…so a ram upgrade to 8gig could help. As time goes on…the "computing world" gets more & more complex. What a "Late 2009" computer is asked to do in 2016…is certainly more then it was asked to do back in "Late 2009". The unknown in this situation is…how slow this iMac feels to you. One person may find this computer to be perfectly acceptable…while at the same time you find it slow. So it kind of depends what you do on the computer & what sort of speed you expect. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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