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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1950463" data-attributes="member: 131855">I would have to agree there.[USER=312057]@dannyboy22[/USER] FWIW This was my course of action in a similar situation (replaced and aging but functioning 2015 iMac):1. Purchase whatever new Mac is in budget that meets your needs. Even a used M-series Mac (assuming it in good working order) is going to smoke your iMac,Many of the M-series Macs are not likely to have the same amount of drive storage as your iMac. I solved that issue by purchasing an external SSD and boot my Mac Mini from there.2. Start reloading your information from backups/cloud storage.3. I wouldn't even consider sending it out to salvage the drive unless you discover that important files are on there that are not found in your backups. Only you Weill be able to decide whether removing the old drive is worth the expense.EDIT: Edited for clarification</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1950463, member: 131855"] I would have to agree there. [USER=312057]@dannyboy22[/USER] FWIW This was my course of action in a similar situation (replaced and aging but functioning 2015 iMac): 1. Purchase whatever new Mac is in budget that meets your needs. Even a used M-series Mac (assuming it in good working order) is going to smoke your iMac, Many of the M-series Macs are not likely to have the same amount of drive storage as your iMac. I solved that issue by purchasing an external SSD and boot my Mac Mini from there. 2. Start reloading your information from backups/cloud storage. 3. I wouldn't even consider sending it out to salvage the drive unless you discover that important files are on there that are not found in your backups. Only you Weill be able to decide whether removing the old drive is worth the expense. EDIT: Edited for clarification [/QUOTE]

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