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3 to 4 year old imac.
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My iMac is from 10/2007 and still works okay, though it could use a faster HDD or even SSD for my needs and more RAM (currently has 4GB, but can go up to 6GB).
I do some video editing with it and also work with AE on it, but since my 2009 MBP has more RAM, bigger resolution and an SSD, the MBP gets more action, as it just reacts faster.
I do some video editing with it and also work with AE on it, but since my 2009 MBP has more RAM, bigger resolution and an SSD, the MBP gets more action, as it just reacts faster.
I have a 2008 2.4GHz intel core 2 duo with 4gb of ram. It is great for web browsing and works decently for imovie and stuff. It can handle some games that are not very graphically intensive. I have never had a problem with it and the screen is amazing, probably worth more than the internals on this computer.
I have an 1.8 GHz "early 2006 iMac", which is the 32 bit Core Duo processor. I had replaced the hard drive a couple years ago with a newer one, which added some speed to the machine.
Physically, it has held up perfectly. I run SETI@Home almost every day, so CPU is at 100% for extended periods of time, but it stays cool and quiet. It is still pretty useable, but in the past six months or so I've noticed a slight lag when scrolling through web pages. Also, iLife '11 runs much more slowly than the previous version. iMovie is kind of a pain to use, and iPhoto takes a while to load in our 100+ GB of photos when launching it. In VMWare, Windows XP is slow but useable, but Windows 7 is frustratingly slow. But as far as just normal web / Word / iTunes / etc. use, it is still chugging along -- pretty good for a five year old entry-level iMac!
Physically, it has held up perfectly. I run SETI@Home almost every day, so CPU is at 100% for extended periods of time, but it stays cool and quiet. It is still pretty useable, but in the past six months or so I've noticed a slight lag when scrolling through web pages. Also, iLife '11 runs much more slowly than the previous version. iMovie is kind of a pain to use, and iPhoto takes a while to load in our 100+ GB of photos when launching it. In VMWare, Windows XP is slow but useable, but Windows 7 is frustratingly slow. But as far as just normal web / Word / iTunes / etc. use, it is still chugging along -- pretty good for a five year old entry-level iMac!
I have the exact same machine (24"). It runs fine, perfectly even. I use it to run Plex w/ 1080p MKV's as well as running large spreadsheets. Plex never stutters and I am no where near considering needing a new computer. An SSD will happen one day but just aren't cheap enough yet.
I'm perfectly happy with my computers performance.
BEFORE YOU SPEND MONEY IS YOUR HDD TOO FULL
How big is the hdd and how much is on it? does it have fw800 or fw400?
I found this link is this your mac
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac-core-2-duo-2.4-20-inch-aluminum-specs.html
you could buy this from owc
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MEQMH0GBK/
put 2 of these hdds http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136692
in it run as raid0 boot drive hooked up to firewire800 . mount behind the iMac
http://twelvesouth.com/products/backpack/
I sold this unit last early july on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...61101&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT#ht_1099wt_1078
I don't have any to sell but this is very fast.
BEFORE YOU SPEND ANY MONEY YOUR HDD JUST MAY BE TOO FULL!
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Look for the RAM usage as mentioned below.
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Have a look at Activity Monitor (Applications / Utilities /) and select All Processes and sort by CPU to see what the culprit may be.
Also check the "System Memory" tab to see what your "Page ins:", "Page outs:" and "Swap used:" are.
image below uses sorting by CPU as an example
Further reading:
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Have a look at Activity Monitor (Applications / Utilities /) and select All Processes and sort by CPU to see what the culprit may be.
Also check the "System Memory" tab to see what your "Page ins:", "Page outs:" and "Swap used:" are.
image below uses sorting by CPU as an example
Further reading:
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