Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Considering new iMac purchase
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="JeffL" data-source="post: 1815304" data-attributes="member: 341346"><p>I have a 'Late 2012' iMac 21.5"</p><p>2.7GHz Intel Core i5 (Total No. of Cores 4, L2 Cache per core 256kb, L3 Cache 6MB)</p><p>8GB 1600MHz DDR3 memory</p><p>1TB hard drive Sata Disc (Of this 1TB I am currently using: iTunes 91.50GB, Documents 20.64GB, Photos 20.64GB and System 14.16GB) So only 192.18GB used at the moment.</p><p>Nvidia Ge Force GT 640M 512MB Graphics</p><p>Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p FHD - Full High Definition)</p><p>UI Looks like: 1920 x 1080</p><p>OS Mojave 10.14.3</p><p></p><p>My current iMac is starting to run a little slower (appears even more slower since updating from Hi Sierra to Mojave last week). Latency? Beach Ball appears, annoying. I don't use iCloud for storage, and as you can see above, I'm currently using 192.18GB of my 1TB Sata Disc. I'd like an SSD for storage (it will help with speed) and I think the 512GB would be sufficient for my needs. I use the iMac for surfing the web, email, storing photos, producing and storing Pages and Numbers documents and for my iTunes music. Quite simple really, nothing too demanding! I am in the U.K. and the current spec iMac 2017 model 21.5" is offered here in 3 variations. The 1st one is only upgradeable to a 250GB SSD so I'm considering the middle one of the three as follows.</p><p></p><p>3.0GHz quad-core 7th generation Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz</p><p>16GB memory (upgrade from 8GB + £180)</p><p>512GB SSD Drive (upgrade from 1TB Fusion Drive + £360)</p><p>Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB video memory</p><p>Two Thunderbolt 3 ports</p><p>Retina 4K 4096 x 2304 P3 display</p><p>Magic Mouse 2 (Happy with this, don't need trackpad)</p><p>Total price here in U.K. £1249+£180+£360 = £1789 (12 months interest free offer via Apple/Barclays = £149 per month)</p><p></p><p>Or I could for the next model up which would give me 3.4GHZ quad-core 7th generation Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz and Radeon Pro 560 4GB with video memory (everything else the same). Total price £1899 (£158 month)</p><p></p><p>I'd really like opinions from you knowledgeable folk about how much better (faster) the new one will be for me? Also should i just spend the £1789 or go for the extras of the £1899 one? Many thanks in anticipation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JeffL, post: 1815304, member: 341346"] I have a 'Late 2012' iMac 21.5" 2.7GHz Intel Core i5 (Total No. of Cores 4, L2 Cache per core 256kb, L3 Cache 6MB) 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 memory 1TB hard drive Sata Disc (Of this 1TB I am currently using: iTunes 91.50GB, Documents 20.64GB, Photos 20.64GB and System 14.16GB) So only 192.18GB used at the moment. Nvidia Ge Force GT 640M 512MB Graphics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p FHD - Full High Definition) UI Looks like: 1920 x 1080 OS Mojave 10.14.3 My current iMac is starting to run a little slower (appears even more slower since updating from Hi Sierra to Mojave last week). Latency? Beach Ball appears, annoying. I don't use iCloud for storage, and as you can see above, I'm currently using 192.18GB of my 1TB Sata Disc. I'd like an SSD for storage (it will help with speed) and I think the 512GB would be sufficient for my needs. I use the iMac for surfing the web, email, storing photos, producing and storing Pages and Numbers documents and for my iTunes music. Quite simple really, nothing too demanding! I am in the U.K. and the current spec iMac 2017 model 21.5" is offered here in 3 variations. The 1st one is only upgradeable to a 250GB SSD so I'm considering the middle one of the three as follows. 3.0GHz quad-core 7th generation Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz 16GB memory (upgrade from 8GB + £180) 512GB SSD Drive (upgrade from 1TB Fusion Drive + £360) Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB video memory Two Thunderbolt 3 ports Retina 4K 4096 x 2304 P3 display Magic Mouse 2 (Happy with this, don't need trackpad) Total price here in U.K. £1249+£180+£360 = £1789 (12 months interest free offer via Apple/Barclays = £149 per month) Or I could for the next model up which would give me 3.4GHZ quad-core 7th generation Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz and Radeon Pro 560 4GB with video memory (everything else the same). Total price £1899 (£158 month) I'd really like opinions from you knowledgeable folk about how much better (faster) the new one will be for me? Also should i just spend the £1789 or go for the extras of the £1899 one? Many thanks in anticipation. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Considering new iMac purchase
Top