Imac late 2013 21.5in thoughts

[Jordan246]

Hey I got a question for you guys i just bought a late 2013 imac 21.5in how long will this machine be supported with os updates. Just wondering. If you guys could write me back. I would appreciate it. Thanks

 

[chabig]

I’ll guess that Catalina will be its last supported OS. It’ll be seven years old next year.

 

[DeltaMac]

2012 Macs are still supported with Catalina, maybe next version will be the last for 2013 Macs.
I think you can expect 2 more years of macOS system upgrades support (plus about 3 more years for THAT OS to run out of security updates.
As the 2013 is still a practical system, I would make sure that it doesn't have just the basic hard drive, and you could also consider replacing even a fusion drive with a pure SSD. Prices continue to come down for SSDs, and the difference (particularly compared to a spinning HDD) is dramatic.
Just my opinion 😎

 

[Jake F.]

Hey guys!

I was wondering... since you're big fans of the iMac 27" 2009-2011 at this forum... 😉

Would you replace an iMac 27" Mid-2011, i5 3.1 GHz, 16GB RAM 1333MHz, recently updated GPU K1100 2GB for an iMac 21.5" Late-2013, i5 2.7 GHz, 8GB RAM 1666Mhz (can be upgraded to 16GB too), GPU Iris Pro 5200 1.5GB?

I mean, apart from the screen size, I made Geekbench 5 tests and the results are:
- iMac 2011:

1. Single Core Score: 703
2. Multi Core Score: 2307
3. OpenCL Score: 1487
4. Metal Score: 1653

- iMac 2013:

1. Single Core Score: 803
2. Multi Core Score: 2822
3. OpenCL Score: 4795
4. Metal Score: 516

I mean, there's not a huge difference between both tests, so I don't know if it's worth it! Or maybe wait some time and get a 27" late-2013!

What do you think guys?

Thx! 😉