A little background: I work as a web designer/developer in the education sector and, back in March, counseled my university employer to purchase a brand new iMac 21.5-inch, 2019 (further specs below). I have been a Mac user since the Bondi Blue days and "thought" this would be a solid, bang-for-the-buck work computer to use in my home office.
From the beginning, the iMac performance has been mediocre—barely comparable to the souped-up 2012 15-inch MBP that I had been using previously. Apps are mostly usable but slow to open, and the whole experience doesn't feel very responsive. The worst part, however, has been the incredibly slow boot-up—it's so painful that I basically leave the thing on 24-7, for weeks and weeks at a time. I've never seen any computer take this long to start-up and finally show the Desktop!
What can be done to correct this problem? What are the likely suspects? Is this model just a giant turd bird or what?
Specs - iMac19,2
iMac Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019
Processor - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5
Memory - 16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Graphics - Radeon Pro 560X 4 GB
Storage - 1TB Fusion Drive
Current OS - Big Sur 11.5.2
From the beginning, the iMac performance has been mediocre—barely comparable to the souped-up 2012 15-inch MBP that I had been using previously. Apps are mostly usable but slow to open, and the whole experience doesn't feel very responsive. The worst part, however, has been the incredibly slow boot-up—it's so painful that I basically leave the thing on 24-7, for weeks and weeks at a time. I've never seen any computer take this long to start-up and finally show the Desktop!
What can be done to correct this problem? What are the likely suspects? Is this model just a giant turd bird or what?
Specs - iMac19,2
iMac Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019
Processor - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5
Memory - 16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Graphics - Radeon Pro 560X 4 GB
Storage - 1TB Fusion Drive
Current OS - Big Sur 11.5.2
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