iMac buying question

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  1. biggiet4jets, Jan 11, 2014

    biggiet4jets macrumors member

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    Thinking about buying a refurbished 27" iMac. The U.S refurbished store has two models I'm interested in.

    The first is a 2.9GHZ quad core 2012 model with 8GB of ram, 1TB 7200HD and a Nvidia geforce GTX 660M graphics card. ($1399)

    The second is a 3.2GHZ quad core 2013 model with 8GB of ram, 1TB 7200HD and a Nvidia Geforce GT 755M graphics card. ($1,529)

    I want to save as much money as I can so the cheaper the better. I do everyday tasks and don't do heavy intensive photography programs. I want a computer that will last me at least 4 years and will be gray for school work and to run a windows 7 VM.
     
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  2. Bear, Jan 12, 2014

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    For 4+ years, either should work. If you do play any games, I'd recommend the 2013.
     
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  3. fastlanephil, Jan 12, 2014

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    The 2013 could give you more usefulness later for not much more money. But if you plan on using it for just four years then the only difference will be a little better resale value.
     
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  4. yjchua95, Jan 13, 2014

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    Note that the GT750M GDDR5 in the 2013 21.5" iMacs actually outperform the GTX660M.
     
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  5. Bear, Jan 14, 2014

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    And I suspect the difference in resale value after 4 years will be no more than the current difference in cost.

    And that's why I mentioned the 2013 for games.
     
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