I have a 2011 21.5" iMac which has a 2.5GHz quad‑core i5. The two new non-retina 21.5 iMacs have either a 1.6GHz dual core i5, or a 2.8GHz quad-core i5. These sell for $1099 and $1299 respectively. So if I bought 2.8GHz quad-core for $1299, it does not seem like much of an upgrade from my 2.5GHz quad core. Am I missing something here, or is my upgrade path limited?
I was considering a 21.5" retina iMac, but with their paltry 5400 RPM drives, and also paltry 24GB SSD in the 1 TB fusion drive, I would want at least the 2TB fusion drive although I don't really need all that space, but want the 128GB SSD. So with the options I want I would be pushing $2000!
I was disappointed when Apple released the retina iMacs in the 27" variety only, and did not let their tactics sway me into buying one. Now that the 21.5 retina iMac is here, the options appear to be either a lame upgrade to a non-retina iMac, or an overpriced retina model.
As much as I like OS X, I am seriously considering getting a Windows 10 PC with 4k display, and save about $800.
I think I'm going to tell Apple to shove it again.
I was considering a 21.5" retina iMac, but with their paltry 5400 RPM drives, and also paltry 24GB SSD in the 1 TB fusion drive, I would want at least the 2TB fusion drive although I don't really need all that space, but want the 128GB SSD. So with the options I want I would be pushing $2000!
I was disappointed when Apple released the retina iMacs in the 27" variety only, and did not let their tactics sway me into buying one. Now that the 21.5 retina iMac is here, the options appear to be either a lame upgrade to a non-retina iMac, or an overpriced retina model.
As much as I like OS X, I am seriously considering getting a Windows 10 PC with 4k display, and save about $800.
I think I'm going to tell Apple to shove it again.