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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
New or Refurbished iMac for features and speed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ramimac1" data-source="post: 1488328" data-attributes="member: 184050"><p>To Help you decide here is a website that has a bunch of speed comparisons. <a href="http://browser.primatelabs.com/" target="_blank">http://browser.primatelabs.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Now I don't take these to heart but it gives you a general idea of the speed difference.</p><p></p><p>one other thing to consider is the 2011 model is self upgradable ram. by the way of a panel at the bottom. 2012 model is you are stuck with what you get from the factory.</p><p></p><p>can go all the way to at least 16gb for about $100. and technically it is user upgradable hard drive with some work. refer to ifixit.com or macsales.com for differences.</p><p></p><p>I own a 2010 27" model. and one idea I have toyed around with is replacing it with a mac mini. with my own large monitor. the big difference with those is no dedicated video, not sure how that would affect you. but I would get the upgraded mini with the i7 2.3 quad core.</p><p></p><p>The nice thing about that plan is lower cost of upgrading in the future.</p><p></p><p>Just one persons humble opinion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ramimac1, post: 1488328, member: 184050"] To Help you decide here is a website that has a bunch of speed comparisons. [url]http://browser.primatelabs.com/[/url] Now I don't take these to heart but it gives you a general idea of the speed difference. one other thing to consider is the 2011 model is self upgradable ram. by the way of a panel at the bottom. 2012 model is you are stuck with what you get from the factory. can go all the way to at least 16gb for about $100. and technically it is user upgradable hard drive with some work. refer to ifixit.com or macsales.com for differences. I own a 2010 27" model. and one idea I have toyed around with is replacing it with a mac mini. with my own large monitor. the big difference with those is no dedicated video, not sure how that would affect you. but I would get the upgraded mini with the i7 2.3 quad core. The nice thing about that plan is lower cost of upgrading in the future. Just one persons humble opinion :) [/QUOTE]
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