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drofnac

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May 6, 2021
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Hi All,

My current 2015 MacBook Pro has served me well but is on its way out. This pretty much handles all of my work needs, which are primarily video editing and some motion graphics work, with relative ease.

The specs are --

MacBook Pro: (Retina,15-inch, Mid 2015)
Processor: 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2GB Intel Iris Pro 1536

I'm planning on buying the 2021 16" MacBook Pro upon release. In the interim I'm interested in buying an iMac as a failsafe in case my ailing MacBook says enough is enough, which I would then keep as a second machine.

Could anyone advise on the timing of this purchase;
  • Is a high spec 5K iMac still a worthwhile purchase given the impending 2021 release or would it be soon rendered obsolete?
  • If the above is so, would it be more worthwhile to get a lower spec iMac with comparable specs to my MacBook 2015 as a stopgap?
  • Looking at refurbished iMacs, would you consider a Grade B or higher refurbishment to be the only worthwhile grade to purchase?
  • Any other help is also very much appreciated!
tl;dr I want to buy an iMac which will become a secondary machine when I upgrade my MacBook. What do you consider a sensible purchase?
 
I wouldn't buy any Intel Mac anymore, so I would go with the base 24" iMac (maybe with 16GB memory).
 
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