Need help picking a family desktopp C:

Well I have a macbook pro, and im slowly encouraging my family to switch to the apple side, my moms next laptop will be the macbook air, But noww we kind of need a new family desktop since ours suckk, but i was wondering, should i get the last years version Imac 21.5 inches with 1tb, and 3.2 ghz for 987$ Or just wait for the new ones?

There aren't any new iMacs coming anytime soon -- they were just updated last month. You've indicated you're not buying new anyway.

If you have your eye on the 21.5 iMac, I think it makes an ideal home computer. Seems like a good price as well.

Hey Chas - where did you get that the iMac's were updated? They weren't. The Macbook Airs and the Macbook Pros were updated, the iMac systems have NOT received an update yet. There is a rumor that they will be updated in September or October - and on some benchmark sites there has been data appearing about the potential new iMac, but the current ones available are over a year old at this point and were not updated a month ago. See:
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com
http://www.webpronews.com/new-imac-mac-pro-in-the-works-coming-in-2013-2012-06
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...retina_macbook_pro_new_imac_in_september.html
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ap...ed-apples-13-retina-macbook-pro-new-imac.html


To the OP: If it were me I'd wait, but that's because I'd want the newer ivy bridge and a new more powerful GPU (assuming they would update the GPU) - but those are due to my needs and wants. If you are just doing general work (word processing, web surfing, email, etc.) the current last year model should last you for quite a while.

There aren't any new iMacs coming anytime soon -- they were just updated last month. You've indicated you're not buying new anyway.

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Huh? Maybe it's a little too early in the morning out on the left coast? I think chas might have been thinking about the MBA and MBP.

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Huh? Maybe it's a little too early in the morning out on the left coast? I think chas might have been thinking about the MBA and MBP.

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I don't know - this is the second time he's made a post claiming the new iMacs are out. see: http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/280469-im-so-lost.html#post1430243 near the bottom...

Yeah, sorry, brain malfunction. I was thinking iMac but you're right, they are due soon. Must have gotten them confused with the Mac Pros somehow. Mea culpa.