Good deal? Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 4K display and Radeon Pro Vega 20

[JasonCManley]

I've done my math and this would appear to be a tremendous deal. Am I missing a potential gotcha?

Refurbished 21.5 inch iMac 3.2GHz 6 core Intel Core i7 with Retina 4K display and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - Apple

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It's basically a maxed out 21.5 2019 iMac. Except for 2TB SSD, what else could be thrown in this thing? $2679.00 Apple Refurb seems like a great deal..?

I would be replacing my late-2013 2.7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 with 8GB of Ram that runs off of a Samsung T3 as the boot drive.

 

[3SQ Machine]

If you need the form factor of 21.5 and don't mind a slightly less-spec 27", you should go for it. Obviously, part of the cost here is the SSD but unsure if 512 would be a substantial savings or even doable. Sometimes we have to deal with what we got on the refurb store as not every configuration comes out.

 

[JasonCManley]

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[JasonCManley]

If you need the form factor of 21.5 and don't mind a slightly less-spec 27", you should go for it. Obviously, part of the cost here is the SSD but unsure if 512 would be a substantial savings or even doable. Sometimes we have to deal with what we got on the refurb store as not every configuration comes out.

I wanted to say thank you for responding to my post. I decided to pull the trigger on this. While the idea of having a 27" 5K iMac has always been tantalizing to me, in reality, it just won't work for my desk. I have this beautiful solid wood roll top desk that once belonged to my father-in-law. My current 2013 21.5 iMac sits literally about 12 or so inches from the edge. So, not a ton of room.

Going from a 1080 display to a 4K should be enough of a night/day difference for my eyeballs that I'll be happy, regardless.

I have to say...this seems like an awesome deal. Even with my corporate discount, which does include Apple as a corporate partner, this exact configuration I just purchased would be $2960.00 Brand New from Apple; that's excluding tax. So, the nearly $300 off for a maxed out 21.5'er... I should be good for 5-6 years. Certainly the last Intel Mac I'll ever buy...

Best.